Cookie jar caption perfect
Congratulations to Donald Rose, the winner of the Ken Paxton cookie jar caption contest. The caption was perfect. Great job!
Linda Fielder, Carrollton
Celebrate women
The full participation of women is a foundational tenet of democracy. During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the contributions of women throughout our history and reaffirm our commitment to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls.
Paul Bacon, Hallandale Beach, Fla.
Put a stop to shootings
Re: “Residents fed up after shooting — Violence erupts at late-night party; stray bullet flies into home with 3-year-old inside,” Wednesday news story.
This headline caught my eye. It’s a master understatement! I think most Texans, and probably most Americans, are fed up with the amount of shootings we hear about every day. I don’t care about the Second Amendment. It was written long before the age of people attaining an arsenal of guns. It was meant for people to protect their property and hunt for food.
Our politicians have got to put a stop to all these shootings. I feel like I am living in the wild, wild West.
Sue Varcoe, Far North Dallas
Arrests will stop rental melees
I found it interesting that after a shooting in the Plano city limits, no arrests were made. The people shooting are known by name as that is required to rent an Airbnb. The same for people disturbing the peace — no arrests were made.
The quickest way to stop these types of issues is to have arrests. People renting properties in Plano will soon realize such behavior is not tolerated in Plano. It is obvious that the Plano police need to do their job better. The quickest way to turn Plano into a crime haven is to have the law-abiding folks move out and increase the number of rentals.
Gary Ester, North Dallas
Accept vote fraud claims as lies
Re: “Docs show Murdoch, hosts knew claims false — Mogul says he allowed Trump lawyers as guests despite spreading of lies,” Tuesday news story.
Rupert Murdoch has sworn under oath that he, Fox news executives and news hosts lied about election fraud to buoy Fox ratings while admittedly knowing these claims were false. My question is when is the rest of the population, including our Texas legislators, going to accept these facts as truths?
There are many pressing issues that need to be addressed by our elected officials. Education access and standards, rural Wi-Fi access, infrastructure, health care, homelessness and hunger. Sadly, Texas ranks 42nd overall in health system performance nationally and has the highest uninsured rate in the country. We rank 40th in education.
According to the Department of Agriculture, Texas is among the 10 states with the highest percentages of households who experience hunger. Yet our leaders focus on limiting voting access and stiffer sentences for the few known cases of voter fraud.
Please, Texans, stop electing officials whose main focus is passing legislation that empowers these privileged individuals, instead of improving the lives of all Texans.
Vincentia Civello, Dallas
Reject network of falsehoods
The lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News has exposed internal texts and emails that clearly show that Fox hosts not only lie, but that they know they are lying. The network promulgates lies about election fraud, vaccines, climate change, etc., for one simple reason — profits. Deliberately lying would be a big scandal for a legitimate news organization, but not for Fox News.
I hope that this news revealed by the lawsuit causes many viewers to reject a network that is nothing more than a propaganda arm of the Republican Party.
Bob Michaelsen, Denton
American is creating opportunities
Re: “Conservative groups targeting American — Think tank says carrier is discriminating in attempt to boost Black representation,” Wednesday Metro & Business story.
Why are these groups being critical of American Airlines trying to create more minority opportunities for executives and pilots? Seems like a brilliant idea with a severe shortage of labor in the industry.
The United States is on the cusp of becoming a “minority-majority” nation in the very near future. If I was a stockholder (and I am), I would think that a company that looks like America in the future would be beneficial.
The real problem for conservatives is not about merit but more about their entrenched white male domination and exclusion of anybody who fails this conception. It is beyond my comprehension that this mindset is still alive and well in the 21st century. But here we are! You see, when the conservatives say they want to “take back America,” what they are really talking about is a pre-civil rights era that has more in common with the 1950s than 2023.
I mean, really, the last couple of lines of the story said that American has 13% minority and 3% Black employees. Give me a break! I guess these folks will not be satisfied with only 97% white!
I will not live to see the day (I’m 69) when the torch is passed to a new, more enlightened generation that will make it their goal to live in a more just and humane society.
As the song says: “A change is gonna come.” Let’s hope sooner rather than later.
John Hitt, Dallas/Oak Lawn
HOV lanes a transfer of wealth
Re: “TxDOT to revamp stretch of HOV lanes on U.S. 75,” Tuesday Metro & Business story.
Let me get this straight. People who pay motor vehicle fuel taxes, where the money comes from for state highways, will fund lanes which only vehicles that do not pay the fuel tax will be allowed to use. This is a transfer of wealth from people who cannot afford electric vehicles to those who can afford them. Longer term, the Legislature needs to be figuring out how we will pay for highways once everyone is driving electric cars.
Edwin Cooley, Rowlett
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