Category Archives: Letters to the Editor
Garcia the Right Choice for Governor
The lies from the TV screen are coming fast and furious, just as the misinformation from the letter to the editors. Doug Ducey is desperate to keep his job, so he and his supporters are not telling the truth to the voter at a pace never seen in the past. Ducey has not been an […]
Continue readingRogers Social Security, Medicare plans dangerous
I am highly concerned about candidate Wendy Rogers’ plans for dismantling and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. These are both plans to which I have contributed during my entire working life, and now, as a senior citizen on a fixed and limited budget, I count on them! I’m sure that most AZ seniors count on […]
Continue readingCorporations abusing powers granted to them
“I think it is a moral requirement to make money when you can,” Mulye told the Financial Times, “to sell the product for the highest price.” CNN, Sept. 11, 2018 This quote appears in a CNN article recently, encapsulating the flaw in the Milton Friedman mandate to corporate leaders that their only duty is to […]
Continue readingAnti-Sinema ads exhausting well before election
Enough already! It is two months before the election and I am suffocated by the anti-Sinema campaign ads on television. As a resident of Northern AZ, I have appreciated Kyrsten Sinema’s common sense votes and actions during her time in Congress. Like Rep. Tom O’Halleran, she represents a diverse district with moderation. She has been […]
Continue readingO’Halleran is a fiscally responsible representative
House Republicans proposed an additional $646 billion in tax cuts this week — a number that could grow to roughly $2 trillion over a decade. Having come under criticism for favoring corporations over individuals in the December 2017 Tax Scam, House Republicans are now pushing a bill to make the individual tax cuts permanent. But […]
Continue readingVote for French’s commitment to education
Thank you, Karyn, for this letter — and vote for Tyler, too! There are two House seats in LD-6 and we need to flip them both! As the #RedforEd movement has made abundantly clear, Arizona ranks in the very bottom tier when it comes to school funding. #RedforEd’s massive influence has dramatically focused public attention […]
Continue readingVote for candidates who support workers
Wages have stagnated since 1977 because the ability of workers to organize and bargain collectively has been significantly curtailed. Sunday’s article (Millennials have it tougher, Daily Sun, C1, 8/26/18) that describes how people born between 1980 and 2000 are struggling financially with lower take home pay to purchase items that are more expensive today. Corporations […]
Continue readingCongress must put a price on carbon
Unless we address the root causes of local plant and animal losses (“Ask a Ranger,” Aug.23), the trend will only accelerate. While some species may find ways to persevere, others like alligator juniper trees will apparently move up in elevation–or out. That carbon dioxide traps heat is now well understood. And as CO2 continues to […]
Continue readingDemocracy Is Not A Spectator Sport – Vote!
This letter was published in our Flagstaff newspaper on August 21. Remember to vote August 28 and November 6. Democracy is not a spectator sport! Our system of government was established for, by and of the people. It depends on citizens exercising their right to cast an informed vote. When people throw away their right […]
Continue readingCarlisle the right choice for senator in LD6
Sylvia Allen’s official candidate statement says “On education, I have served as chairman of the Senate Education Committee, passed legislation in support of teachers, children and administrators. Voted for the the teacher salary increase and more funding for the schools.” Sylvia Allen is not a friend of education. She has consistently opposed higher salaries for […]
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