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Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Arizona Daily Star Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Arizona Daily Star Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.The Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and National Guard will not make their recruiting goals this year and likely next year. Wokism has infested the military. Defense Secretary Austin just ordered the renaming of several military installations with any ties to the Confederacy. Installations included long standing and historic Fort Benning and Gordon in Georgia; Forts Lee, A.P Hill and Pickett in Virginia; Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Rucker in Alabama, Fort Polk in Louisiana and Fort Hood in Texas. Navy ships will be renamed. The Biden administration is allowing HIV infected persons to serve in combat zones. Physical fitness standards have been lowered. Critical race theory and gender neutrality are being taught. Kelisa Wing, the Pentagon's diversity, equity, and inclusion chief of the department's Education Activity, teaching K through 12, is under investigation for numerous anti-white comments she has made. A witch hunt was done in the military hunting for white extremists, few were found. Biden and Democrats pose threats to our military's combat readiness. Read more:
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Letters to the Editor: Oct. 21 Letters to the Editor for Oct. 21 DA provides update after Penn State student dies from excessive alcohol consumptionRyan O'Malley, 21, was found unresponsive by his roommate in the early hours of Oct. 16, 2022. His funeral was Friday Oct. 21. Jerry Lujan, SaddleBrooke Oct 14, 2022 I almost choked on my breakfast as I read Jack Walter's letter (10/10) saying MAGAs include Democrats and Independents, that they are true flag-waving patriots and Trump, like FDR cares for the middle class.Oct 15, 2022 Tuberville ‘conscienceless’ During a Nevada rally, Alabama’s U.Subscribe to the free BGC newsletter for everything in one place KSAT 12 Sports reporter and producer Andrew Cely will be sending a on Thursdays and Sundays to keep you updated on everything local high school football this season.We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Dems and Independents are NOT MAGAs PERIOD! It was MAGAs wielding the American flag when attacking the Capitol on January 6. That is patriotism? Wheelchair bound, FDR, would never, ever, make fun of a handicapped person. Sen. FDR brought Social Security and more for the middle class. Trump gave the uber rich a tax reduction and began divisiveness in the country like never seen before. He said, “Democrat’s support reparations for enslaved peoples’ descendants, “they think the people who do the crime are due that. Trump's"philosophy" is all about him. Your"last hope" was a complete failure. Tuberville smeared Blacks by suggesting they lacked the awareness and ability to campaign for their own reparations. Jerry Lujan Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. 46 Claudia Wilson, Midtown Oct 14, 2022 The Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and National Guard will not make their recruiting goals this year and likely next year. Tuberville simply resurrected the white supremacist rant. Wokism has infested the military. Defense Secretary Austin just ordered the renaming of several military installations with any ties to the Confederacy. I see why. Installations included long standing and historic Fort Benning and Gordon in Georgia; Forts Lee, A.P Hill and Pickett in Virginia; Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Rucker in Alabama, Fort Polk in Louisiana and Fort Hood in Texas. Trump reviled NFL players who took a knee to protest police killing Black and brown men, encouraged their teams to fire them, and derided them as “sons of bi***es. Navy ships will be renamed. The Biden administration is allowing HIV infected persons to serve in combat zones. Yes, men who rebelled against their nation. Physical fitness standards have been lowered. Critical race theory and gender neutrality are being taught. 6. Kelisa Wing, the Pentagon's diversity, equity, and inclusion chief of the department's Education Activity, teaching K through 12, is under investigation for numerous anti-white comments she has made. A witch hunt was done in the military hunting for white extremists, few were found. However, four Black players — Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown, Carlos Rogers, and Carnell “Cadillac” Williams — fueled the perfect season, not Tuberville. Biden and Democrats pose threats to our military's combat readiness. Claudia Wilson Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. Tuberville’s comments flowed from his despicable, depraved, and decadent heart. 47 John Balsbaugh, Midtown Oct 14, 2022 Like lemmings, those in the religious right have careened over the precipice of eternal damnation. Having exhausted their credibility with Christ defending the callous, insolent miscreant they helped elect, they now stand accused (by King Solomon) of being abominations. But coercing Tuberville to spout a non-apologetic apology is futile. (Proverbs 17:15) The false prophets of the right cackle with glee as Barabbas takes a seat on the SCOTUS belying the fact that the Messiah is the original bleeding-heart liberal. The inane crusade against abortion is now an offering of Cain, because any victory would be tainted by their Faustian bargain. Karlos Dansby played for Auburn; he called Tuberville’s statement, “unnecessary, dead wrong, ugly. Because these incorrigible apostates vote with the same blind, misguided zealotry that drives the suicide bombers of ISIS, Democrats and Independents must put up a united front to oppose them, otherwise, the USA will become a heretical theocracy like Iran! PS: This letter was written after Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed in October of 2018. John Balsbaugh Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. Tuberville is corrupt, conscienceless, and contemptible. 48 William Penrose, Oro Valley Oct 14, 2022 The Republican Party seeks to demolish democracy and establish authoritarian rule in the US. But I worry that they haven’t thought their plans through. Greenwood. It’s a lot more than just owning the liberals. For a preview, they can just turn to their own Bibles, I Samuel 8. Choose your version. When the people demanded a king to rule over them, Samuel warned them what a king would involve. The people would be assigned jobs at the king’s pleasure, their daughters would be cooks and bakers and soldier’s wives. You will take up arms whenever the king desires. The king will take your wealth and your family and you will have no say in it. But the people insisted, and so God granted their wish, warning. “And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.” I fear that we have chosen the path of the Israelites. William Penrose Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. 49 Alan Cross, Northwest side Oct 14, 2022 A recent letter writer suggested that, if Trump was still in office, he would have assisted Russia in their Ukrainian invasion. You think that because Trump could converse with world leaders he would have backed them in war? I contend Putin never would have invaded if America had a strong leader. Another letter writer criticizes Trump by saying"Our state and nation need people who have their head screwed on right". Apparently the writer hasn't listened to the current President speak or watched him try to ride a bicycle. Other letter writers criticize the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Folks, all the court did was correct a bad decision from the past. Even liberal justice Ginsburg said Roe v Wade was a bad decision. Apparently, you folks don't understand the Constitution. These matters are state matters, not the federal governments decisions. Alan Cross Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. 50 Thad Appelman, Northwest side Oct 14, 2022 If you really want to witness the final demise of the Great American Democracy, Vote Republican! Thad Appelman Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. 51 9 hrs ago Putin and nukes It is interesting that Vladimir Putin uses the United States’ bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima as excuses for him to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The Soviet Union/Russia declared war on Japan on Aug. 9, 1945, the same day that the US dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Then the Soviet Union/Russia military moved in to grab the southern part of Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands from Japan. And the bombings saved millions of lives, including my father’s life. Putin talks of wanting to use battlefield nuclear weapons, but any use would not only condemn such a country, but would fortify those around Putin to “eliminate” him. It also reminds us of Stanislav Petrov, who, on Sept. 26, 1983, did not forward a false report of a U.S. nuclear attack to his superiors and literally saved the world. We have seen the loss of confidence the Russian people have for Putin. I believe there are plenty of those like Petrov who would sabotage such a launch. Matt Somers Blame the statute, not the judge Re: the Sept. 30 letter “Let the truth be told.” The letter writer who opined that “the judge who made the (abortion) ruling must feel unworthy to compete with other women” is clearly unfamiliar with Arizona’s judicial selection process. Judge Johnson had to initiate a rigorous application for an appointment to the Superior Court bench and, along with other applicants, male and female, had to undergo a competitive vetting process by a bipartisan commission. These are hardly the actions of “a relic” who feels “unworthy to compete.” In fact, Judge Johnson has a distinguished legal career. We were colleagues from 2015 to 2017, and I found her to be ethical, smart and thoughtful. I don’t like her decision in this case any more than the previous letter writer did, but I trust she came to the conclusion she did only after a careful reading of current and historical statutes, a thorough review of the rules of civil procedure, and non-partisan deliberation. In this case the “relic” is the statute, not the judge. Laura Penny State neglects public education Re: the Oct. 1 article “Teacher scholarship program to get extra $15M.” Allow me to sarcastically congratulate the Republican-controlled state Legislature for its commitment (really lack thereof) to fund public education in Arizona. Really, all they care about is providing public money to pay for private education, without any controls. Case in point: Funding for the Arizona Teachers Academy. The Academy provides scholarships to college students in Arizona who commit to teach in Arizona. The Academy requested $25 million from the state budget, but the Legislature reduced that request 40%. That would have meant fewer teachers committing to work in our public schools in the future, worsening our current critical teacher shortage. Thankfully, Gov. Ducey added $15 million to the Academy. That money came from federal funds, money authorized by the Democratic Congress. Come November, we need to elect state legislators who are truly committed to fully funding public education. Donald Klein North side Are you a bystander? Over 50 years of research has documented the “bystander effect” in which people fail to intervene in a sexual assault that they witness. This especially happens in large groups — few take responsibility. Would you step up? How does modern politics reflect this failure of social responsibility? The young, people of color, ethnic minorities, women, those with disabilities, and gender minorities suffer from correctable injustices. All social progress has been achieved through the organized action of citizens — including democracy itself, and all rights we enjoy. When we “opt out,” we sidestep our role in creating the society we want. We say “No thanks” to having someone’s back who cannot win their fight alone. We say “I’m good” to the victims of discrimination, exploitation, abuse, harassment and outright attack. We say “I don’t get involved in politics” because we are privileged; we are lucky; we are in a protected class. That’s messed up. People should help each other. Learn the issues and vote! Kirby MacLaurin South side Migrants gaming asylum system CNN’s Fareed Zakaria is no right-wing journalist. Just the opposite. He hosts a GPS show and recently interviewed former President Bill Clinton. During it, Zakaria said, “the asylum system is broken, it was meant to be a system for people in desperate circumstances and now what you have are essentially economic migrants gaming the system, as a way to get in.” I think Zakaria is absolutely right. He is the minority of voices in the liberal news media being honest about this. Sheriff Tom Schmerber of Maverick County in Eagle Pass, Texas, just said that migrants want to be apprehended by the Border Patrol so they can be processed and released. He said: “They’re taking advantage; they’re using us. So the solution to me would be … zero tolerance.” What does all this say about the moral character of the hundreds of thousands of migrants making false asylum claims when they are really coming for economic reasons? I think Biden, Harris, Mayorkas, Kelly, Hobbs, etc., all know this. Daniella Constantini Sahuarita Don’t be fooled Mark Kelly is using a page from Kyrsten Sinema’s advertising playbook. Project yourself as a “moderate” in your ads and maybe some “on the fence” conservatives will vote for you. Make no mistake, Mark Kelly is a liberal Democrat who votes, as instructed by Chuck Schumer on all the important policy changes implemented by Mr. Biden. Kelly has $53 million in campaign funds. Who spends $53 million for a job that pays $174K? Fitz implied that the Republican candidate would have “strings attached” by his handlers in a recent cartoon. How about $53 million strings attached to Mark Kelly? My caution to Republicans, conservatives and Independent voters is don’t buy what Mark Kelly is selling in his ads, unless you like the policy direction we are being taken in by the present administration. Don’t give your vote to someone who has 53 million reasons to continue to vote, as instructed, by Schumer and the progressive wing of the Democrat Party. Bob Guth Foothills Restaurant owner handled emergency Last Tuesday evening as we enjoyed a pleasant evening meal at Grumpy’s, there were two medical emergencies within minutes of each other. Both were handled exceptionally well by Lori, Grumpy’s owner. Lori called 911 and took action to control the situations. Lori’s experience in the hospitality industry and expert handling of both situations took place with a full restaurant, without causing panic among customers. Thank you, Lori! Al Price Oro Valley Use facts when voting in CFSD Public education is a critical foundation for the future of all individuals and for the society we all share. Members of school boards should honor that foundation and not misrepresent it for personal gain or personal agendas unrelated to education. I am writing as a long-term parent and active community member in the Catalina Foothills School District. Voting for Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss and Gina Mehmert will assure honesty and integrity on our Board. Their opposition is running on a platform that has misrepresented information at the expense of the feelings and accomplishments of Catalina Foothills students. We are Arizona’s No. 1 comprehensive, non-selective high school. Student accomplishments abound at all grade levels along all meaningful parameters. Alumni excel. The schools are diverse and inclusive. Curriculum and instruction are regularly examined and made responsive to needs. Students, teachers and the community should feel proud of the exemplary and thriving educational foundations we have built here. Please do not fall for misinformation that attempts to devalue and defile that accomplishment. Terry Fortunato Migration and the ‘American Dream’ Re: the Oct. 15 article “Ciscomani often quiet on ‘American Dream’ success.” Thank you for Maurice Goldman’s article. I, too, have wondered about the circumstances regarding the Ciscomani family’s successful migration to the United States. It is odd that Ciscomani takes pride in living the American Dream while advocating for denying that same dream to others. Maurice Goldman wrote of his family’s successful migration from Germany in 1948. Millions of my ancestors left dire circumstances in Ireland to seek a better life in America. With so much talk today of unaccompanied children seeking to enter the United States, it is worth noting that an Irish teenager by the name of Annie Moore and her two younger brothers were the first to enter America through Ellis Island. Migration has been a part of life since the dawn of time, and the world’s changing climate will necessitate even greater migration in order for dreams to be reached. Dave Gallagher Foothills Common sense This Election Day, when we decide the political direction of our state and country, let us reflect on the words of Founding Father, Thomas Paine, whose pamphlet “Common Sense” written in 1775-1776 was the prose that moved the populace to independence. Paine states “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being right. ” In this election, voters are facing this very issue. We have been told for two years by Trump Republican candidates seeking public office that the 2020 election was rigged or stolen. This is a lie, it’s wrong and endangers our democracy. Paine understood human behavior, writing, “Time makes more converts than reason.” This Election Day, let us choose reason over the time-worn lies of Trump Republicans, and elect candidates, who profess the truth about the 2020 election. Washington believed “Common Sense” was the catalyst that drove our independency from Great Britain. This Election Day, make your “common sense” vote the catalyst that rids us from Trump Republicans. Edward Heller Northwest side Help CFSD keep thriving As an educator who has been in the classroom for over a decade, I would like to speak to my experience with our district, school board and the community they serve. I grew up in CFSD and am proud to have attended Manzanita, OGMS and CFHS. I was thrilled when I was given the opportunity to return to this outstanding district as a teacher. During my tenure, I have witnessed firsthand the dedication of the staff, administrators and teachers here in CFSD. This commitment stems from a passion for helping children grow and succeed. I cannot stress how inaccurate the portrait is that’s being painted by the BTB candidates about what is actually happening in the classroom. Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss and Gina Mehmert have the experience and dedication to help our district continue to thrive. They understand that the CFSD board should keep the focus on the students. Julie Michel, in CFSD for 12 years and an alumnus of the district Foothills Immigration Election season brings out the politicians braying about their solution to the imagined migrant problem. I say imagined because this is a non-issue. If either party really wanted to resolve this debate they could. It is not rocket science. Spend one day in jail for every day you employ a non-documented individual. Illegal crossings will shut down quickly if there are no jobs. People come here for a better life; without work there is no reason to come. It will certainly make the drug runners easier to spot. Political hacks do not give a damn about immigration. They just want to get you riled up enough to not notice the wads of cash they are stuffing up their drainpipe. Richard Snyder Midtown The price of democracy I am fearful of our country’s swing toward authoritarianism and denial of the democratic process. The Republican Party has accepted the lies and pledges their allegiance to a megalomaniac, whose only agenda is ego. If you look at Germany after WWI, inflation was insane, people needing wheelbarrows full of money to buy bread. Promises to make Germany great again certainly resonated with a defeated, starving population. By comparison, Republicans are denying democracy because a gallon of gas is a dollar more. Are we that spoiled as a nation that we can’t accept that we are still recovering from the pandemic, that war in Ukraine has affected the price of oil, and that looking to a “strong” man to solve our problems is not the answer? We have only to look at authoritarian governments around the world to know where this will lead: jail for dissidents; women back in “our place”; minorities scapegoated; loss of freedom for everyone. Democracy should hinge on more than the price of gas. Beth Dingman .