OPINION:
Sen. Kamala Harris is pretty, but that is where her good points end. Her ancestors owned slaves, so I don’t know how she gets away with calling other people racist. Why does the political left never mention Ms. Harris’ slave-owning ancestors? I guess she cannot help it, but neither can any Southerners help that their ancestors owned slaves. My great-great-grandfather came over from Ireland and was a congressman in South Carolina. He had a plantation near Columbia, South Carolina, where my grandmother was born. He left a slave girl to his wife when he died. Should I be held responsible?
When it comes to helping small businesses, Ms. Harris and running-mate Joe Biden could do much more. They should encourage New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to get that state to pay for all mandated COVID-19-related renovations to the small-business restaurants which they forced to close. President Trump should donate to the cause, too. Sitting around arguing about small business owners is just plain wrong.
K. LEE BAILEY SELF
Virginia Beach, Va.
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