If Harris Teeter can expand, it can afford to keep its promise on eggs | Opinion
Harris Teeter’s $253 million investment in the Charlotte region sends a clear message: capital is abundant. Yet behind pristine new aisles lies an ethical contradiction.
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While parent company Kroger pours hundreds of millions into renovations, it continues to delay its 2016 pledge to eliminate battery cages from its egg supply chain by 2025. By pushing its deadline to 2030, Kroger leaves an estimated 1.5 million hens supplying Harris Teeter trapped in wire cages too small to spread their wings.
Grocery executives cite market costs for the delay, but Harris Teeter’s massive real estate expansion completely undermines that excuse. Meanwhile, competitors like Target, Costco, and Food Lion have proven a full cage-free transition is entirely achievable.
True quality requires supply-chain integrity. If Harris Teeter can mobilize $253 million for store upgrades, it can afford to end cage confinement and publish a transparent roadmap to meet its promise.
Zaria Morphoenix, Charlotte
I recently watched a television advertisement featuring President Donald Trump that aired during major NFL broadcasts, including the Carolina Panthers game. At the end of the advertisement appeared the words: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
That should make every taxpayer stop and ask a simple question: Why are we paying for this?
Our elected representatives took an oath to uphold the Constitution and serve the people they represent. That responsibility does not disappear because the questions may be politically uncomfortable.
Government money belongs to the American people. If our tax dollars are being used to put a presidential message on television, we deserve to know whether that spending is lawful.
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Dennis G. Lazarus, Charlotte
On Fox News Sunday, the ambassador to China stated that President Trump offered directly to President Xi Jinping to sell weapons to China during Xi’s visit here. I know it’s been said before, but I can’t even begin to imagine the howling on the right if a Democratic president did the same.
Mark Herman, Charlotte
Interesting article about a family with local connections rescuing a person from a car accident involving downed power lines. Their courage is commendable.
However, their rescue actions were quite dangerous.
When there is an incident involving power lines on a vehicle, rescue by a non-trained, not equipped person, can become a double tragedy. Would-be rescuers have often become second victims.
As someone who has 53 years in the electric utility business, who has written programs for firemen and other rescue personnel, and trained many of them, it is always my direction to keep everyone away from the vehicle until the utility has shut off the power.
My instruction is always this: If there is someone in the vehicle who is seriously injured, they may or may not die. If you touch the vehicle while it is energized, you WILL die. I have seen this happen far too many times.
Dan Houston, York, SC
Our current CMS Board of Education continues and accelerates the pace of previous boards with its drama, total lack of care for taxpayer money and truly little regard for the children. Too bad the entire board isn’t on the ballot in November. The board members voting to fire the Superintendent after months of ridiculous, expensive investigations should be expelled posthaste.
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Larry Clark, Charlotte
