Dear Editor,
Wow, wow, I have been holding this back until now. I read about Stuart Johnson & his apparent saving grace to the library situation. A huge photo opportunity with the Rotary club to launch a mini library. sweet boy, are you sick in the head?
I am utterly disgusted in both French St Martin & Dutch St Maarten with respect to libraries.
Over 15 years ago I came to this island. The 1st place I went to was the library in Philipsburg. English books.. I felt comfort. I paid my annual dues as a French Resident. year after year I renewed, enjoyed CDs, books, recipes...now that I have a child, since Irma, all that is lost..gone, only just a bit of history. Imagine, The library is history?!
Honest TO GOD! Here are governments who preach the lord saving you! Let's sit & pray about our problems...oh please....Let's stop & pray.. pray for what? An intelligent government? Governments who claim they want the best for their people. Governments who talk big about Education.Governments who want tourism to prosper. Since Irma, I’ve come to realize that the governments on both French & Dutch sides have zero, no, nada, interest in the common people.
Again, it was reading this article about Stuart & his little libraries that struck a nerve.
YOU both on either side of this island make me sick. Something tells me I’m not alone in this. The entire island. Its time to stand together. French & Dutch government not giving any money into the rebuilding of the libraries on either side. That is the basis of Education.
How, how, please tell me how, you sick individuals in government can say you are representing the people on this island? Heres what....you keep people stupid & the stupid never ask for more..right?? How can rebuilding libraries be at the bottom of the totem pole?
I sit here forced to homeschool my child. Why, because I have zero faith in you sickos educating my child. All you care about is money lining your pockets.
Dare I even comment on that so-called Christian Person who represents Education on the Dutch side, & Mr. Daniel Gibbs, you sir should feel shame, shame to the core for the nothing you have done for the children in St Martin. Shame on all of you for failing the children & us parents who want so much more.
Disgusted parent representing St Martin & St Maarten,
Mary De Francesco
