WTOP’s new management made a big mistake Re: “Voice of D.C.-area traffic reluctantly leaves WTOP,” Feb. 1
I was stunned to see that Lisa Baden was forced to leave WTOP radio because of their “business” decision to bring traffic reporting in-house. I guess the recent purchaser of WTOP, Hubbard Broadcasting, thinks good business is chasing away some of the station’s best talent. Maybe they’ll ditch Doug Hill and Chris Core next and really alienate all of their listeners.
What a great idea … buy a really popular radio station and change it! Didn’t they ever hear the advice “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?”
We’ll miss you, Lisa; no one has ever made me laugh over traffic like you have.
Tanya Spann Roche
Laurel
Midterm election was not about Obama’s race
Re: “Some still fighting the late unpleasantness. Like Jim Moran,” Jan. 26
After the State of the Union address, Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., told an international audience on the Arab television network Alhurra that the results of last November’s election were because most Americans are racists who “don’t want to be governed by an African-American. …”
This latest Moran outburst is not only wildly inaccurate, it is un-American.
I do not support many of President Obama’s policies — including Obamacare, energy policies that keep us reliant on foreign oil, and his $850 “stimulus” package — because I do not think they are good for our country. But the vast majority of Americans who voted for change last November did so because of these and other fact-based and policy-related reasons.
As an American, I am very proud that in 2008 we elected an African-American to be our president. It is a tangible reminder of how far we have progressed as a nation in which slavery was once an institution. We aren’t perfect, but we have come a long way.
Rep. Moran should correct the record with Alhurra. He also owes an apology to his fellow countrymen.
Patrick Murray
Alexandria
Congressmen use scholarship program to attack Obama
Re: “Do the right thing, right now on D.C. Opportunity Scholarships,” Jan. 25
Reps. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and Darrell Issa, R-Calif., recently wrote a very compelling op-ed extolling the virtues of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarships, which provided up to $7,500 annually for children living in the District of Columbia to attend private schools. I am inclined to believe that neither of them is truly concerned with the quality of education of these students. Rather, their proclamation is another attempt to portray President Obama in a negative light.
That being said, I submit that if they are truly concerned they should initiate legislation for full scholarships for deserving students (the cost of private schools annually far exceeds the $7,500 threshold). More importantly, they should work in concert with all concerned parties to hold all schools accountable for the quality of education — or lack thereof.
Marvin E. Adams
Washington
