Letter to the Editor: Newcomer responds, welcomes store owners

Normally, I don’t let other people’s opinions bother me. Everyone has them, and I don’t always agree with them. That’s life. That being said, I have to admit that I was personally offended by Ms. Skidmore’s opinion on newcomers to Odessa. I have only lived in Odessa for a year now. I don’t have family that was (always) here, but family here nonetheless. I needed a place to start over, get back on my feet and get my son away from overcrowded classrooms. I found all of that here in Odessa and NEVER have I once stolen from this community or attempted to corrupt any value system. Whether Ms. Skidm...