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It Pays to Pay Forward!

Editor:

With all the negative stuff we seem to hear so much about, here’s how a small act of kindness can turn into something bigger.

At the checkout line at the supermarket recently, my husband and I offered to let the gentleman behind us go ahead of us in the checkout line. We were not in a hurry, and the gentleman had only two or three items. The gentleman smiled, thanked us, and moved ahead of us in the line. We thought nothing more about it, until it came time for us to pay our grocery bill. Turns out that the gentleman we let go ahead of us in line paid for most of our bill! He gave the checker a $100 bill to pay for his few items, the remainder of the money, his change, he had the checker credit to our bill. What a nice surprise!

Ironically, when we first pulled into the parking lot of the supermarket before shopping, I noticed that the license plate of the car parked in front of us had a personalized plate which said, through letters and numbers, “pay it forward!” It makes you just want to say, hmmmmmm … Kathleen Brubaker, McKinleyville

Fourth District

Editor:

I am a Democrat living in Humboldt’s Fourth Supervisorial District. Although we have two capable Democratic candidates running, I choose to vote for Natalie Arroyo because of her breadth of experience, her commitment to environmental issues and the effectiveness of her campaign organization.

That last is particularly important because the third candidate in the Fourth District race, a proven conservative, should not be allowed to win. Humboldt County deserves to finally have a progressive majority on its board of supervisors.

Natalie Arroyo can win and provide that majority. Her election, joined with Steve Madrone’s re-election from the Fifth District, will give our community the forward-looking leadership it deserves.

Pam Service, Eureka

Editor:

Natalie Arroyo has been endorsed by the Yurok Tribal Council, U.S. Congressmember Jared Huffman, California Assemblymember Jim Wood and many elected officials throughout Humboldt County. She has earned support from unions, such as Operating Engineers Local Union Number 3 District 40, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 16, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 and the Carpenters Local 751.

Her work in the field of environment and public health has earned her the respect and support Of the Redwood Coalition for