Dear Editor,
Wow, wow, I have been holding this back until now. I read about Stuart Johnson and 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 and Dutch St Maarten with respect to libraries.
Over 15 years ago I came to this island. The first place I went 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 [Hurricane – Ed.] 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 and pray about our problems … Oh, please … Let’s stop and 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 and Dutch sides have zero, no , nada, interest in the common people.
Again, it was reading this article about Stuart and 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. It’s time to stand together. French and 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? Here’s what … You keep people stupid and the stupid never ask for more … right? How can rebuilding libraries be at the bottom of the totem pole?
I sit here forced to home-school 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, and 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 and us parents who want so much more.
Disgusted parent representing St. Martin and St. Maarten,
Mary De Francesco
