Letter: Disgruntled by newspaper’s endorsement of Frank

To the Editor:

I read the July 19, 2014, News Sentinel daily, and I felt very disgruntled when you, a newspaper not located in Oak Ridge, is endorsing political people in Oak Ridge.

I like it when people think for me.

I thought it ironic that you supported Terry Frank as mayor of Anderson County.

I toured the new Anderson County jail extension that the state forced the county to build and how the county struggled with what would happen if state and federal funds were denied Anderson County citizens.

I was at the Courthouse when a group of Baptist extremists vowed to have a federal motto placed on the County Courthouse. I always looked at the county leaders as representing me and not discriminating against me and others.

Then after some thought, I asked myself how many truly religious people have these words in their churches: “En dios confiamos.”

The answer is zero. Discrimination is alive and well in Anderson and Knox counties.

My question is when will Knox County get tagged by Baptists. Life sure is enlightening.

Lee Roy Gilliam

Oak Ridge