Early start on gambling

It seems it isn’t enough that adults are gambling their money away. Now you want to teach children to gamble.

At least that is the impression I got when I looked at a newspaper page that I assumed is for children. It is the page sandwiched between the colored comic pages; one side of this sheet has instructions for children’s activities and the other has instructions for playing poker.

It is common knowledge that gambling is addictive. Many adults are hooked on that and now you want to make sure kids get an early start on it. Even many of the so-called comics aren’t funny and certainly aren’t geared to children.

I suppose that is all we can expect from a newspaper that has more emphasis on sports than on real news.

Joanna C. Strout

Milbridge