Letters: Beautiful wedding and couple (4/25/20)
Beautiful wedding and couple
Re: “I do, COVID style,” April 24 news story
Thank you Ryan and Ashley Bradshaw for sharing your wedding day story and photos through The Denver Post. Absolutely beautiful. The best part is Ashley pointing out the lack of flair allowed them to concentrate on what really matters. Not a psychic but I do believe these two have what it takes to have a marriage that will last. Congratulations!
Michelle M. Gershon, Littleton
Salary cuts for CU coaches may not be large enough
Re: “Dorrell, Boyle, George, others taking pay cuts,” April 24 sports story
The Boulder Daily Camera and The Denver Post both ran articles concerning salary cuts at the University of Colorado. The salary cuts are 5% or 10% depending on the source. The Denver Post stated some of the salaries, $3.2 million, $850,000 and $350,000. These people will have to squeak by on $2.88 million, $673,000 down to a measly $315,000.
There will certainly be staff layoffs. Many of them making between $40,000 and $70,000. They will have to get by on nada.
Given the dire financial situation for the state, perhaps the governor should cap state employee salaries at $100,000 for the duration.
Bill Kalafus, Boulder
Buck’s vote was hypocritical
Re: “Ken Buck again votes nay as House OKs $484B in aid,” April 24 news story
Have I got this right?
Congressman Ken Buck voted “yes” on tax cuts in 2018 benefiting the rich that would increase the deficit toward unprecedented levels of debt, but just voted “no” against the House proposal to help small businesses and workers survive the pandemic because it was fiscally unsound?
This is the definition of hypocrisy: claiming to have beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.
Mary Dreger, Denver
Denver Health bonuses during cuts were a mistake
Denver Health CEO Robin Wittenstein and her board of directors must be brain-dead.
Please rush them in for observation and treatments.
The hospital is losing money, asked employees to tighten their belts and then — within a matter of days, according to CBS4 reporter Brian Maass — passed out humongous bonuses to upper management that had been earned in 2019.
Joseph E. Waters, Denver
Require customers, workers to wear masks in all businesses
Re: “Wheat Ridge to require customers to wear masks,” April 24 news story
Kudos to Wheat Ridge City Manager Patrick Goff for his unwavering position requiring all customers to wear masks when entering businesses in Wheat Ridge.
I’m very disappointed in Gov. Jared Polis’ and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s lack of such leadership and their inability to recognize the need to prioritize the health concerns of the COVID-19 crises over the political lobbying by a few that have little or no respect for others.
Statewide, all customers and business employees should be required to wear a mask, for everyone’s protection.
Garry Wolff, Denver
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