Letters: Falling through the cracks (4/18/20)

Falling through the cracks
Re: “Millions without legal status won’t get checks,” April 13 news story

Letters: Keeping a lifeline out for abuse victims (4/19/20)

Keeping a lifeline out for abuse victims
I am writing today to call your attention to a serious issue related to the COVID-19 health crisis: domestic violence. Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women and children in the United States.

Letters: Striking a balance (4/29/20)

Striking a balance
Easing the restrictions on COVID-19 risky activities is like setting a speed limit on our roads. The higher the speed limit, the greater the freedom to drive as one pleases, and the greater the number of statistically probable deaths. There are those who would advocate for unfettered freedom notwithstanding higher death rates, and vice versa. The political and economic challenge is in finding a socially acceptable balance. Although one might differ from our elected leaders on where to set the limits, or how fast to proceed in adjusting those limits, there is going to be a trial-and-error period during which data and societal feedback will trend toward an acceptable trade-off between freedom and harm. Let’s cut our local leaders some slack as they attempt to strike a balance.

Guest commentary: It is time for the Colorado General Assembly to return to work

Part of the genius of the American system of government is the unique role of the legislative branch – the citizen-legislature – to serve not only as the exclusive law-making arm of government, but to act as a check and balance to the executive branch. This is an even more critical function during times of unprecedented crisis.

Letters: Poisonous rhetoric (4/30/20)

Poisonous rhetoric
Re: “Inside state’s growing anti-shutdown movement,” April 27 news story and “Polis responds to lawmaker’s criticism of stay-home order,” April 16 news story
In a world of social distancing, words are often our only means of communication. I am disconcerted that those in the anti-shutdown movement use them to divide our community.
The chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Ken Buck, draws an inaccurate parallel between feared Marxist regimes and Gov. Jared Polis’ actions to carefully preserve public health and production at the same time.

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