The overall messages of the conventions by the two major political parties offer voters two vastly different visions for America. One party offers a nightmare for the nation, and the other a bright future for it. The onus for us voters is to cut through all the hype, anger, fist-shaking, accusations, gutter tactics, deceit, class warfare, race-baiting, and downright lies, and decide which vision to choose in November, keeping in mind that our decision will determine if our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will suffer under a nightmare or thrive in a bright future. We have to decide for ourselves, each in the privacy of our homes and in the depths of our hearts, if we want to be part of the nightmare or part of a bright future.

Jimmie L. Hollis, Millville