{"id":1413879,"date":"2020-01-05T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=992365"},"modified":"2020-01-05T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T07:00:52","slug":"sunday-letters-trumps-character-festival-street-elections-2nd-amendment-and-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/sunday-letters-trumps-character-festival-street-elections-2nd-amendment-and-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday letters: Trump\u2019s character, Festival street, elections, 2nd Amendment, and Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dishonesty is part of Trump\u2019s character<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Trump was elected, in spite of his long list of misdeeds, bankruptcies, sexual harassment accusations and his intolerance of racial diversity. Some voters thought he would bring about needed changes. But after three disastrous years, you can\u2019t help but wonder if his supporters are paying attention, at all (to anything other than Fox News).<\/p>\n

After his tax give-away to the rich, like himself, and excessive spending, our Federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2020 is projected to rise by $1.1 trillion. This, after his screaming about the horrible deficit during his campaign. Now, he shows a lack of concern about the ballooning National debt by saying; \u201cI won\u2019t be here.\u201d His \u201cAmerica First\u201d philosophy is a short-sighted and selfish desire to shirk all our global responsibilities and commitments. The shameful decision to be the only country in the world to drop out of the Paris climate accord and now actively work against it, is beyond the pale. How could anyone, especially young people, vote for Trump understanding that he couldn\u2019t care less about saving the planet that they\u2019ll inherit. He denies there is a problem and belittles people who are at the forefront of finding solutions, like Greta Thunberg. His dismantling of so many essential safeguards to protect the planet and the rights of normal citizens to help rich corporations (like his own) become richer is a disgrace. It will take decades to regain all the protections he\u2019s eliminating.<\/p>\n

But, perhaps, the saddest part of his legacy is how he is normalizing conduct and attitudes that we as a country have always rejected. Dishonesty is part of his character; he has lied so many times that it\u2019s being taken for granted without anyone from his party willing to say \u201cenough.\u201d His recent attack and insult of a distinguished, deceased congressman and his wife, was disgusting and we heard barely a murmur from those associated with him. The \u201cmoral majority\u201d is losing any claim to morality. And you can\u2019t help but wonder how the family values party and the religious right justify their continued support for him.<\/p>\n

Jerry Krebs,
Glenwood Springs<\/p>\n

Smackdown on Beautification Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe it was just me\u2026 but the \u201cFestival Street\u201d on New Year\u2019s Eve looked more like a scene from a WWE Friday Night Smackdown episode. Was there a cage fight planned for that night?<\/p>\n

The entire \u201cBeautification Street\u201d was contained with 8-foot fencing. It looked more like a refugee area than a Festival Street. It certainly wasn\u2019t beautiful. Not even close. And certainly not festive. In addition, they fenced off the area in such a way that it was very difficult for them to \u201cget out of the cage\u201d and perhaps support Restaurant Row by going inside for warmth and a drink.<\/p>\n

I did not attend the party due to age and weather. But I do love this town. And if this is how the town is going to throw festivals on said Beautification Street, then the City gets an F- grade.<\/p>\n

City of Glenwood: have your party planner go to Breckenridge and see how they do it. Then go to Durango and see how they do it. Then apply the knowledge gained to all future Festival Street events. Neither of these tourist towns cage in their patrons.<\/p>\n

If the cage was all due to beer sales, then chuck the beer sales out the window and allow the people who want to drink support the downtown businesses \u2013 instead of putting up a wall like The Donald.<\/p>\n

All the drawings and interpretations of the Festival Street presented in the PI shows trees, people milling about, fun, freedom. But none of these renderings showed an 8-foot cage. What up w\/ that?<\/p>\n

Dave Heyliger,
Glenwood Springs<\/p>\n

Community should have a voice in determining who fills mayor position<\/strong><\/p>\n

I applaud Glenwood Springs City Council\u2019s interest in re-visiting the City Charter with regard to elections. While I do not feel that the issue regarding a runoff for individual seats that do not attain a majority of votes is of significant importance, I feel strongly that the time has come for a change that would empower Glenwood\u2019s citizens to directly elect the mayor.<\/p>\n

I had the privilege of being selected to serve as Glenwood\u2019s mayor three times and considered my service to have been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. However, leaving this selection up to as few as four council members does not necessarily serve the greater interests of the community.<\/p>\n

Although, the powers of the mayor are somewhat limited, he or she does represent the community as a whole and it seems appropriate that the citizens of the entire community have a voice in determining who fills the position.<\/p>\n

Bruce Christensen,
Grand Junction<\/p>\n

Chacos negates the 2nd Amendment for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Chacos reveals her anti-gun agenda in the last sentence of her diatribe: \u201cThe right to own a gun is simply an American privilege we choose to tolerate in today\u2019s society. (\u201cGuns: Freedom is never really free,\u201d Post Independent, Jan. 2)<\/p>\n

With that inane statement, Andrea negates the 2nd Amendment for everyone. According to Andrea, you have no right to own a gun, you can only own a gun if Andrea decides you deserve one.<\/p>\n

The day some liberal decides whether or not I can have a gun, is the day hell freezes over! And we all know global warming will never allow that to happen, don\u2019t we?<\/p>\n

Bruno Kirchenwitz,
Rifle<\/p>\n

Democrats are either criminal or clueless \u2026 or both<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hal Sundin raises valid points in his latest column, (\u201cThe bad news is, there\u2019s so little good news,\u201d Post Independent, Jan. 1) It\u2019s just sad to see that the 2020 Democrats can\u2019t see them in the same light. Kind of an oxymoron when the year and the party are compared.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s disturbing is the loudest champions of truth and fact don\u2019t have any problem with ignoring or bending the facts themselves. It would make them better people if they weren\u2019t afraid of Trump to raise real, relevant issues like Hal. Their problem is that they have too much to hide at the top. Sorry Hal, the Democrats are neither for you or against you. They\u2019re either criminal or clueless \u2026 or both.<\/p>\n

Fred Stewart,
Grand Junction<\/p>\n

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