1 Dallas’ hosting efforts — I volunteered for the Republican midterm convention. I want to commend Mayor Eric Johnson and all the city employees and residents for putting a good face on Dallas.
Police, fire, other public servants and citizens all made this event safe. It was enjoyable and memorable.
The hotels, shops, restaurants and more evoked our Texas slogan, “Tejas” — friendship to all visitors. It’s what we expect to give to anyone who comes to our city.
I’m thankful for those who came to Dallas and we look forward to more visits from these people in the future.
2 Jean Huddleston — Re: “Goodbye to a friend, teacher, mentor — May all students starting the new school year have teachers like Mr. Emra,” by Christopher de Vinck, Saturday Opinion.
After reading de Vinck’s column about his dedicated teacher, mentor and friend Bruce Emra, my thoughts went immediately to my sister, Jean Huddleston, a teacher at The Shelton School here in Dallas.
Like Mr. Emra, she is dedicated to making learning fun, inspiring and an adventure for all her students. Just one of many examples is when she made a pancake breakfast for her students while reading about the adventures of Peter Pan. But mostly she is loving and compassionate and truly cares for the well-being and success of each of her students.
So, I would like to give a huge shout-out to all the Mr. Emras and Mrs. Huddlestons out there who are invested and dedicated to giving our children the best and finest education possible.
We are thankful!
Ann Marron-Clark, University Park
3 A positive message — Seen on the back window of an SUV: “I hope something good happens to you today.”
Simply by reading that message, something good did happen to me. It brightened my day and made me feel good. Thank you for the positive message!
Kirk Miller, Richardson