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Bilingual signs
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Lisa Bornstein & baby boomers
Brent Green of Denver writes:
An Open Letter to Lisa Bornstein, re: “Move along, you Boomers …”
Many people of your generation are very good friends of mine; we work well together and get along. Nevertheless, your antediluvian and tiresome way of thinking divides society generationally into “us” and “them,” fomenting useless animosity between age groups.
So, once again, on behalf of the 78 million members of the Baby Boomer generation, I apologize for myriad transgressions we’ve imposed on your Generation X. Although we can never make up for decades of perceived injustices, I encourage you to look on the bright side.
Being part of a younger and smaller generation will soon have economic advantages. According to Merrill Lynch, our nation will confront a 10-million worker shortfall by 2010. That means lots of available jobs for younger people to fill.
Further, you can expect Boomers to help make America a better place to grow old. Just as Boomer women helped force the workplace to become more accommodating for young columnists who prefer not to work as “Gal Fridays,” we will challenge ageist claptrap such as that which dominates your op-ed piece.
Boomers have a longevity bonus of 25 to 40 additional years, thanks in part to their contributions to science (15 of the 16 honorees in TIME magazine’s “America’s Greatest in Science and Medicine”). Thus, we have some time to make America a better place for you to age. We even have time for forgiveness.
As for Boomers’ historic dominance of popular music, I can’t offer much solace except to point out that many artists near your age — many of them influenced by classic rockers — are contributing brilliantly: Sarah McLachlan and James Blunt, for example. Plus, Boomers buy a majority of the CDs being sold today; even artists near your age really appreciate it.
One final point: Your jeremiad appeared in the best medium to reach us. According to the Newspaper Association of America, over 60% of newspaper readers are Boomers. Also, 80% of the Fortune 500 CEOs are Boomers and thus have substantial authority over national advertising budgets.
I hope you value the financial support for your bully pulpit!
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The English language
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Littleton Wal-Mart
As a citizen of Centennial, I am watching closely the debate about whether a Wal-Mart should be built in Littleton. As I, along with others, wait to find out what will happen, I wonder: Do we really need another Wal-Mart in Colorado?
What I know about Wal-Mart is that they do not treat their employees fairly. Their employees earn minimum wage and sometimes have to work overtime for no pay. The only good thing I can think of about Wal-Mart is that they offer jobs to people who need them. But even though these people are employed, they still don’t get paid enough to survive on. And the lack of health care benefits means that most of the employees and their families cannot pay for medical care in order to stay healthy enough to continue working.
I think Colorado does not need another Wal-Mart, and I hope Littleton residents vote
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Illegal immigrants
I’m supposed to feel pity for this kid? Is he crying for any of the American kids out there who who have to pay the higher tuition? Is he
Rather than sitting in his room, surrounded by his gloomy paintings and whining that nobody’s going to pay for his education, here’s an idea for Rodriguez: go out and get one of those jobs “Americans won’t do” and pay your own way through college. Just like my kids who were born here of American citizen parents will be doing.
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Education
With due respect to Penry, Witwer and interested and concerned parents, Merrifield, in addition to being a legislator, is a retired teacher. Thus, he probably has more expertise on such matters. Are nonprofessionals allowed to regulate bridge construction, emergency rooms, court procedures, etc.? Of course not. Yet, many politicians and parents feel qualified to regulate curriculum. Again, with due respect, unless they are also trained as educators, they are not.
Since Colorado still ranks in the bottom ten states in per pupil expenditures, I suggest these politicians and parents focus their attention on the persistent problem of under funding of public education in this state and leave the teaching to teachers.
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Health care
Only a free market can achieve this.
The commission thinks it knows best, discarding the only free market proposal (named FAIR), and recommending the very government interference that caused our present problems in health care — more people in Medicaid, and more restrictions on consumers, doctors, and insurance companies. Colorado would then scramble to contain costs by restricting access to health care, i.e., bureaucrats would allow access only to certain approved providers, treatments, and drugs.
These recommendations won’t work because they violate the rights of every person involved. You have a right as an individual to choose exactly how you spend your own health care dollars. Regulation and control by any government violates this right. But the 208 Commission thinks it knows better than you and your doctor what kind of health care is appropriate for you.
To learn more about how government interference caused the problems we face in health care and health insurance, visit www.WeStandFIRM.org
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Borders
George Lilly of Denver writes:
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George W. Bush
Does that compare to George Bush skipping out on his reserve duty to avoid going to Vietnam while currently sending American soldiers for their 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms to die in Iraq? Of course the records of Bush’s absentia cannot be proven because the information has been hidden by the Bush administration.
SO, they can’t prove me wrong either!!
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Congressional Democrats
The allies created a web of deceit, disinformation,
Had this deception not been successful, the D-Day invasion would have been a failure and for a lot of reasons, ultimately Hitler would have won the war.
The Democrats in Congress appear to dismiss Churchill’s advice and wish not only to advise the enemy that we will withdraw our troops from IRAQ, but provide a timetable for doing so.
As Goethe said, and it is so appropriate for this Congress,
I can only assume the Demo crates want to save secrecy and deception for use only on the American public, but be up front and truthful with our enemies.
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Race
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Sen. Ken Salazar & Alberto Gonzales
At the time Sen. Salazar escorted Mr. Gonzales to the Senate for confirmation, the senator already knew that Mr. Gonzales had authored the infamous “torture memorandum
When dealing with an individual who does not balk at war crimes, how can one be “disappointed” or surprised in any way when that individual turns out to be a scoundrel in other aspects of his behavior?
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Illegal immigration
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Immigration bill
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Depleted uranium & Piñon Canyon
This may explain the suffering by Iraqi and Afghani children from birth defects, tumors, respiratory, gastrointestinal and skin diseases in areas where Americans attack with DU munitions.
Soldiers are training with U238 munitions in Piñon Canyon, the US Army live fire range near Trinidad CO. How many tons of U238 are ‘lost’ in Piñon Canyon weekly? ‘Lost’ is an army term for how U238 evaporates on impact in a 10,000 deg plume of nano-particles. Every projectile vaporized produces trillions of nano-particles, each of which is the seed for a tumor. This likely is prompting the Army’s desire to expand Piñon Canyon.
Why do we allow this highly mobile, unimaginably toxic, radioactive, heavy metal, nano-particle loose on our children, on ourselves, on anyone? Please call your representative in the U.S. House and Senate (switchboard: 202-224-3121). Ask that we stop using U238 munitions.
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Mike Littwin & illegal immigration
They are not immigrants: they are intruders. Not one of the previous immigrant groups (one of which I am a member) had the chutzpah to demand that Americans must adapt to us: we were only too happy to do the adapting ourselves. Sixty years after I left, I still speak my mother tongue well enough that I can go to the city of my birth and pass for a native who had never set foot outside of that city’s boundary. But I would not dream of asking to have every sign, every government publication and every ballot translated into my native language. I’d be proud to match my knowledge of English with any U.S. college graduate.
Above all: the illegal invaders are the only group who are born Reconquistadores. If you ever saw immigrants carry a Czech, Hungarian etc. flag, it was once a year to remind their fellow Americans of the then persisting Soviet occupation of their native country. Unlike the sea of Mexican flags at the intruders’ demonstrations. Their leaders openly advocate the return of U.S. Soutwest to Mexico.
All this in addition to the inability of the U.S. to accomodate some 35 million new illegals (in addition to other legal immigrants) by 2027 (as spelled out, black on white, in the scheme Washington punks concocted). Not when farms along the North Platte are forbidden to take water out of their wells because the cities had pre-empted their water rights.
The last two points modify Littwin’s headline (
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Teenage mother
Objecting to U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, letter writer Mike Smith wrote, “The terrorists declared war on us!” and “If funding is cut ... the terrorists will appear in numbers on Main Street USA, taking up where they left off in Baghdad” (“Pullout talk only encourages ‘maniacs,’” May 18). Michal Kucera, Indian Hills Iran is one of only two countries in the Middle East that has the four prerequisites to become a power in the region: wealth (oil), water, a substantial land mass and a large population. The other country was Iraq, now headed by a U.S.-dominated government. James Duncan, Denver There’s plenty of controversy over of the panel discussion at Boulder High (“Organizers defend sex talk at Boulder High,” May 16), particularly the sex aspects, various conflicting moral views, etc., but I have a different question. Mark Hill, Boulder The city of Denver plans to open an “emergency shelter” to clear the streets of homeless people during the Democratic Convention. Robert Wheeler, Highlands Ranch Legal immigrants to this country have always been welcome. That people who have come here illegally expect to have the privileges of citizenship is outrageous. Susan Malone, Castle Rock While our tax dollars support illegal immigrants in their health, education and welfare, let us not forget who benefits from these workers. The companies who hire illegal workers benefit. Rowena Collins, Colorado Springs “Gunny” Bob Newman’s anti-Muslim rant is merely the latest attempt to use fear and bigotry to justify the dehumanization of people of color (“Host’s tirade affects KOA,” Business, May 18). Crystal Middlestadt, Denver Can we simply work on taking care of the problems we have? Let’s work on reducing population through population control (birth control and abortion). Let’s live and let live by not telling our brothers how to live their lives. Ray Coffman, Morrison This letter has not been edited. This letter has not been edited. Kathryn Gray’s online letter of May 15, simply headlined “Abortion,” illustrates the thinking of many abortion champions. Gray wrote that unless you have experienced an unwanted pregnancy, adopted or fostered a child, you are not entitled to an opinion on abortion. James Jones, Littleton‘I guess I thought it couldn’t happen to me.’ ”
Ms. Rodriguez is still in school. That is good that she is trying to complete her education and wants to become a Nurse.
I have some questions about the whole story.
Who paid for the prenatal care?
I am not going to believe for one second this family is not getting some sort of aid paid for with our tax money.
Now you can argue her mother works and pays taxes too.
There is no way this family is getting by or Ms.
There lies the problem and the devil in the details.
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RTD
One can only wonder, in an audit of RTD’s management of Fas
If not, or placed incompetently, then the onus is on Mr. Marsella’s tenure as well as the board’s for it’s oversight failure.
I am for mass transit - but against mass incompetence.
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Shock jocks
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It’s our actions that have fueled terrorism
Smith’s connection between Iraqi insurgents and terrorist attacks on the U.S. are the epitome of the ignorance plaguing the Bush administration and the American political right. Warmongers like Smith are quick to use these scare tactics, but seem to forget that we declared war on Iraq, not the other way around, and it was our invasion of Iraq that created or brought the terrorists there.
Had we not invaded, we would not be fighting Iraqi terrorists in Baghdad or Main Street USA.
The same mindless rhetoric will undoubtedly be used to justify an attack on and/or occupation of Iran. Once we topple the Iranian regime, insurgents will emerge on the streets of Tehran to engage U.S. forces and Smith will argue that if we don’t fight them in Tehran, we will find them on Main Street USA. The reality is that our own military adventures create these insurgents and terrorists.
A long-term stop to terrorist attacks against Americans will require a critical look at our own international behavior.
Just say no to an attack on Iran
There are serious reports from high-level government sources that the Bush administration is planning to launch a pre-emptive, illegal and sustained air and naval war against Iran. The reason? The Bush administration wants exclusive control of the Middle East’s huge oil reserves and they view the current Iranian regime as an impediment to that goal.
When Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to include a prohibition against an attack on Iran in the Iraq supplemental funding bill, she gave Bush the green light to go ahead with his plans against Iran.
Members of Congress will not be able to undo the profound and lasting effects an attack on Iran will have on the entire region. And they will not be able to dodge the shame of shunning their oversight responsibilities yet again. Call and tell them to prohibit Bush from attacking Iran.
Controversial panel forgot the jail part
A psychologist on the panel said, “I’m going to encourage you to use drugs appropriately. And why I am going to take that position is because you’re going to do it anyway.” Does the panel and the school board have the blessing of Boulder’s (and all neighboring communities’) police departments? Because no matter the context of that statement (and others encouraging drinking), drug use and underage drinking remain illegal.
I can’t believe the superintendent or anyone else is attempting to defend that. Next year, the panel might as well add, “Go ahead, because we know you’re going to end up in jail anyway. Tell your parents to wait by the phone with bail and an attorney.”
Hiding the homeless
We want the country to get a really good impression of Denver, so let’s hide our homeless under the red carpet we’re rolling out so no one thinks we have “big city” problems like other big cities.
Perhaps we’ll be able to attract more people to Colorado to join us on the freeways every day and form a longer line up to the mountains every weekend.
What other things can we sweep under the carpet? Tax increases? Crime? Water restrictions? Honesty?
Nothing to fear
My daughter-in-law from Europe is going through a five-year process to legally gain U.S. citizenship. She isn’t marching in the streets.
Every person illegally in the United States can make the choice to return to their country and go through the process like my daughter-in-law and others who respect our laws.
True lawful immigrants have nothing to fear from Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
Corporate welfare
Isn’t our tax support of aliens a form of “corporate welfare” then?
What policies would support these companies in the hiring of citizen workers instead?
Talk-show host’s rant
I applaud business owners such as Peggy Beck for taking a stand against Newman’s hateful language.
When will we wake up and realize that imprisoning, torturing and discriminating against entire communities, such as Muslims, does nothing to strengthen or protect our country?
The root of all our ills
Let everyone have the opportunity to help reduce population, the root of all our problems.
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Lisa Bornstein & baby boomers
I have 2 daughters in their 20s, so have been open to good music of all kinds, and they have embraced the music of my generation the same way I embraced the swing and bebop of my parents’ youth. But in the 60s there were about 7 genres of popular music to get into, and now there are about 700, in other words, something for everyone! I despise hiphop but it’s not very hard to ignore. The punk movement of the late 70s and early 80s was the last great “sound,” which is still being carried on by new bands, as much as the neo-psychedelic or neo-folk groups of today. And “Rolling Stone” magazine began in 1967 so is obviously skewed toward the “boomers,” but there are dozens of other music magazines on the stands, many probably compiling “greatest heavy metal albums", “greatest alt-country songs", “greatest emo bands", etc.
TV? It’s gotten neither better nor worse since I was a kid. I don’t watch series like I used to, but the ones I like, I like just as much.
Movies? The 70s did seem to be a kind of cinematic renaissance, but just like all of these pop culture art forms, there have been truly great artists and masterpieces in every decade of the 20th century, and art lovers of all ages have an immense treasure to mine if they so desire. Generational differences are much more negligible than they used to be, so you can stop trying to perpetrate the gap. We’ll die off soon enough, as will your generation, but the art we leave behind, as well as our commitment to peace, love, and understanding (still nothing funny about them!) will live on.
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Cabrini shrine
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Social Security
Communism in the old Soviet Union lasted 70 years, 1917 to 1987. Social Security in the USA lasted 70 years, 1935 to 2005, That is to say SS was dead in 2005 but somehow, like El Cid, continues to live.
Let there be a program set in motion to phase out SS completely over the next 70 years. The cut-off age should be 21. The young workers pay nothing in and no benefits accrue.
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Fort Collins war protesters
Not quite true. Those of us on the west side of College, who oppose the continuation of the war, frequently carry a sign which states, “GOD BLESS THE WHOLE WORLD, NO EXCEPTIONS.” I believe that God does not bless the evils that many nations do — and instead condemns those evils. I also believe that God approves of all efforts to end all wars and promote peaceful relations between all of God’s children.
If some 2/3rds of the American people oppose the war, as polls indicate, why does the war continue? If more of the 137,000 population of Fort Collins were distracted and cared enough, there would be a lot more than the some 20 people who gather on both sides every Saturday. I admire those on the east side (the war supporters), since they, at least, are not part of: “the apathetic throngs, the cowed and the meek, who see the world’s great wrongs, and dare not speak” (author unknown to me}.
The war continues primarily because too few people care enough to raise their voices in anger. The 3,300 dead and 24,000 wounded Americans, and the 655,000 dead Iraq civilians — and their grieving families have not aroused the consciences of the American public sufficiently. The lack of a draft, the silence on this issue by most religious leaders and the failure to impose heavy war taxes have also contributed to the nation’s apathy about the war.
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Iraq war
If we attacked Iraq to save lives here, then we went in for the wrong reason, we have now lost more lives there than we lost in the 9-11 attack on us. Not only have we lost close to 3,500 soldiers in Iraq, we have also had tens of thousands of our soldier wounded and mentally scarred and hundreds of billions of dollars wasted. That does not include the perhaps hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered physically and mentally because we made up some reason to go to war.
If we attacked Iraq for any reason related to oil then it was also for the wrong reason because our gas prices are now sky high. Could be that we attacked the wrong country. With the mentality that has existed in the White House here lately, all those people probably look alike in long gowns.
Perhaps our soldiers aren’t supposed to know who they are fighting. They have spent four years wondering around in the dessert accomplishing nothing but stepping on bombs and occasionally getting shot at. It just seems that after four years of failure someone in Washington, D.C. could have come with the idea that all those hundreds of thousands of soldiers would have looked mighty good and it would have been much safer policing our borders and assuring that no one could harm us. It is never too late, however, look at all the damage and the hurt that has been brought to us because soneone did not know his butt from a hole in the desert.
Elected officials
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Lisl Auman
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Immigration
“20 million people becoming legal is NOT enough. Not all are Mexican and that is the problem. We need more Mexican people to become citizens so that the Republican Party can be done away with and America can have a ONE PARTY system of government. America will be better off with a ONE PARTY system of government.” Javier Rodriguez founder of the May Day Marches:
Both Mr. Morones and Rodriguez are American citizens but swear allegiance to Mexico.
Pro immigration Activists agree with the following: America is an oppressive country to minorities.
Americans are “imperialist pigs” and “slave holders” The oppressive government of the United States must be dismantled.
War was declared on the United States on 4/29/06 at 7PM with a “new National Anthem
They want
This is not about human rights or immigration. These people do not want to be part of America. They want to take America from within for
We, the people, have an obligation to our children and future generations to insure that they will live in freedom and prosperity under the Constitution of the United States of America. We must stand united and stop this invasion of our country and way of life. We must insure that the government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth. We can be silent no more!
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Jerry Falwell
Despite “The Good,
How many “Bibical Sins", did he violate?
Where do I start?
Stealing from the Poor and ignorant?
Taking their money and his position of power and fostering Hate.
Doesn’t the “Golden Rule” count for Anything?
Mr. Falwell was sent away at the “Gates of Heaven”
In my mind...God was not pleased to see him.
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Health care
Bringing more government involvement into health care “reform” is not a solution. It is a recipe for disaster. Of the proposals considered, only one reflected my views: the “FAIR” proposal, which has been cast aside. Only by reducing government involvement in health care will we get the kind of justice that will bring about the best care for all at the best possible price. We must remember that health care is not and cannot be free: the skills of doctors, researchers, technology companies must be fairly compensated. The alternative is slavery: of the few taxpayers who will foot the huge (unworkable) bills, and of the providers of health care who will ultimately leave the profession in order not to be enslaved by it.
This is not regulation on some dispensable part of our lives. This concerns everyone’s survival to some degree; nobody will be untouched by the outcome of this process. We have a lot to lose!
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Secretary of state
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Immigration plan
But what do they do? They add more insanity.
They are allowing illegal alien gang members to become citizens by simply declaring their desire to leave the gangs.
The lawyers hired by the illegal’s for their “application” will be paid for by the legal citizens of this great Republic through our tax dollars.
What about illegal aliens that have been sentenced by a court of law to be deported and have absconded? They get to stay too!
And all of these aforementioned, educated and skilled illegal aliens get to cut in line ahead of all those already going through the legal process!
But we’re not done yet Bob, they get to bring their extended family!
When Rome fell, it fell from many causes. One of the causes centered on a deal struck with a certain “barbarian tribe.
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Greeley mayor & immigration
Mayor Tom Selders of Greeley is a brave person. In urging an end to immigration raids in his community, he is speaking for the children who have no voice, children whose parents were arrested and deported because they are in this country without documentation. Let’s face it, the immigration system wouldn’t be a mess if our government hadn’t given so many mixed messages for so many years—we want your labor, cheap, and we don’t want you to make any demands like fair wages or safe working conditions, and when you’ve given us what we want, please go back to Mexico or Peru or Nicaragua. Oh, and don’t forget to leave your spouse and children at home. My reply to Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, who asks if we’re demanding that the government stop enforcing the law when we ask for an end to immigration raids, is ‘If it’s a broken law, and folks who know the issue know that it is, put your efforts into fixing it, not enforcing it.’ We can only hope that our legislators listen to the majority of people who, like Mayor Selders, want comprehensive immigration reform that is fair to those who do the labor as well as those who hire them, and that includes keeping families together.
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I-70 corridor
The Owens administration’s selection of a highway-widening-only option ignored the overwhelming call of Colorado citizens for a balanced approach for transportation in the mountain corridor that includes transit. A widening-only approach was a 20th century solution to our 21st century problems, would devastate the livelihood and environment of our mountain communities, would increase the consumption of ever-more expensive and scarce gasoline and the production of dangerous greenhouse gases, and after 15 years of construction-induced gridlock would reach capacity 5 years after completion. What kind of a solution is that?
Taking a step back in the process, as Mr. George has called for, will allow us to develop a 50-year, not a 5-year, solution. Efficient, environmentally-friendly transit would offer Coloradans and visitors to our beautiful state an option other than endless miles of brake lights, choking exhaust fumes, and highway shutdowns due to accidents or bad weather. Imagine instead a fast, quiet train ride after a weekend of skiing or camping while sipping a hot cup of coffee, reading a book, and zipping past highway traffic.
Because of Mr. George’s sensible decision, developing an economically and environmentally sustainable solution to our mountain corridor transportation problem is once again within our grasp. It is vital that we take advantage of this opportunity and make our voices heard.
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Mike Littwin
Littwin asks how do we know they don’t want to speak our language? Because people who have been here 15 years still can’t speak ENGLISH! How do we know?!!! Is he really that stupid? Go anywhere and listen to all of them speaking Spanish. They don’t want to learn. Somehow they think we owe them to learn Spanish!!!! I for one am tired of molly coddling them and having to pay for these illegals. Littwin must not care how over crowded our country is becoming- driven by illegal immigration and chain migration. He must believe that if a crook steals a car and gets caught- if he pays a fine he can keep the car and there’s no consequences for his actions. If someone breaks into his house and then pays a fine- he’s allowed to stay in his house. I guess that’s ok with Littwin.
The man is not wrth reading. He constantly bashes Tancredo and anyone who believes as Tancredo believes. He couldn’t make a pimple on Tancredo’s backside!!!! I’ve noticed he’s removed his email address so we can’t tell him what an idiot he is so please forward this to him.
In the mean time, please give the man his walking papers cuz his writing isin’t worth the space it takes up!
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Controversial teacher
Next I would like to talk about the issue of the pictures of drugs and kids getting arrested in the yearbook. The press has made it seem that Conifer High School is turning into a school of druggies and that it not the case. Not everyone does drugs and not everyone is getting arrested. One of my teachers this year explained to use in class that Conifer High School is not a bad school, because he use to work in the city and it was much worse there. He proceeded to tell us that when he taught down there one student would get suspended every day. Up in Conifer we only have about one student suspended per semester or year. We are not a bad school! I live in Lakewood and go to Conifer High School, because I don‘t want to go to any of the schools in the city. The city schools have more drug, gang, and kids getting arrested and that is why I drive about 20 extra minutes so I can go to a good high school. That great school where teachers listen to what we have to say and we are all one big happy family is Conifer High School. I am a high school senior and I believe that Conifer High School is not going bad.
Now you know first hand that Ms. McTague is not a horrible teacher as she has been made out to be. You also now know that Conifer High School is not full of bad kids. Just compare the city schools to it and you will see the big difference that Conifer High School is just a great place to attend.
Lisl Auman
If the thug (who killed the policeman) Auman was riding with had not killed himself, he would have been found guilty of first degree murder and Auman may have been spared the felony murder trial because there would have been a murderer to try in court.
The facts of the case also indicate Auman did not legally commit burglary but broke into and entered a house to retrieve only her own property (which is not burglary per se) so there was no underlying felony.
I’m in disagreement with two points of Colorado law or how it is conducted. Felony murder should be restricted or limited to apply to those persons who actually form an evil intent to kill and not people who are in police custody at the time of the murder.
Second, I believe that anyone who kills a policeman should face the death penalty and not face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The only reason a murderer should escape the death penalty is actual innocence.
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Iraq war
Thanks also, Congress, for financing the continuing blood and mayhem, death and indignity - the coward’s way out instead of doing the right thing and ending this national embarrassment.
I guess we’re just not done building our obscenely grotesque embassy in Baghdad - I guess we’re just not quite done building those 6 American military bases, which will contribute immensely to the well-being of the average Iraqi - guess we are just not quite done STEALING from the Iraqi people, and leaving this region in an unholy mess
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Air traffic controllers
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association shares the concern of the editor for the need to modernize the air traffic system. In the early 90’s, the FAA tried to implement ISSS* without including NATCA’s participation. This ended up costing the taxpayers in excess of $3 billion dollars and the project was never implemented. It was a complete failure. Since then, the FAA has included NATCA’s participation in numerous modernizational projects with great success.
The FAA’s current mission is to cut costs, no matter how much it jeopardizes the lives of the flying public. Air traffic control facilities throughout the country are severely understaffed forcing controllers to work longer hours with a constant increase in air traffic. There are ways to cut costs without jeopardizing safety, however, the FAA does not want to hear these ideas. Unfortunately, this came to light in Lexington, KY, where innocent people fell victim to the FAA’s “staffing to budget” policy.
So, for the editor to say, “This could eventally put passengers at risk” regarding involving a third party arbitrator to resolve contract disputes is a statement made by someone who simply does not have the facts. A change in the law is needed to stop the FAA’s current mission before it is too late. There are no guarantees when you present your case to a neutral third party arbitrator for resolution.
Both sides present their case and the arbitrator gives a fair ruling.
The most important mission for NATCA has always been, and will continue to be, the safety of the flying public!
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Eugenics drives many abortion defenders
If we ignore Gray’s bizarre notion of how the franchise should be limited in a democracy, we are left with her argument that abortion is necessary as birth control.
Gray’s logic argues that a healthy mother has the right to abort a healthy fetus simply if the mother thinks that the child’s life would be a burden or, in other words, would be an unwanted life.
Gray’s position hearkens back to the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, who reasoned that society would be stronger if the surplus population of the unfit or unwanted were weeded out prior to birth.
A small percentage of the 800,000 or so abortions that occur in the United States annually are related to health concerns. And yet many proponents argue for abortion not as birth control but for health. This is a diversion that is used to confuse the question.
Gray’s letter is helpful in that it brushes away the rationale of health and reveals the unvarnished motive that truly animates the abortion industry — eugenics. Apparently that is true even in the Barbara Davis Center at Children’s Hospital with whom Gray made a point of identifying herself.