Carolyn Davis: No heroes in legislature

I received a postcard from Children’s Hope Alliance and the Barium Springs Home for Children inviting me to “an event” at the museum honoring Phil Berger, Tim Moore, Tamara Barringer, Sara Stevens and Nelson Dollar for “helping children throughout N.C. and giving them a better life.” What a joke!

The educational and medical needs of our children have been pushed back to the hills by our state legislature. This is really sad for our state.

Naturally, I will not attend. If this “alliance” were honoring the Wake County teachers who have given up their summer to do a “book mobile” at several apartment complexes, then that would be a different story. North Carolina folks know who the real heroes are, and it is certainly not the legislature.

This story was originally published July 29, 2015 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Carolyn Davis: No heroes in legislature."