Letters to Editor

Editor-

In addition to all the rigamarole involving Donald Trump the past seven or eight years, it now appears he's become a shooting target for anyone needing a little practice.

In the last couple of months, former President Trump has been the victim of two assassination attempts. The first occurred while he was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter was killed by Secret Service personnel after Trump had been wounded.

The second incident involved a shooter hiding in a hedge row bordering his golf course in Florida. Luckily, the Secret Service discovered the suspect – fired at him – then chased and arrested him after he fled the scene in a vehicle.

Dear Editor: These are comments about two articles in the Friday GCB. The
US Air Force now wants permission to extend its flight area over
Southwestern New Mexico to increase training areas. This permission would
include the release of chaff. The US Air Force has been releasing chaff
for years if not decades over desert areas in California. In addition to
the materials released from planes or drones higher in the atmosphere,
this would increase the burden of atmospheric toxins. Chaff is composed of
this: Chaff, originally called Window or Düppel, is a radar
countermeasure involving the dispersal of thin strips of aluminium,
metallized glass fiber, or plastic. Dispersed chaff produces a large radar
cross section intended to blind or disrupt radar systems. It is a
well-known medical fact that aluminum and plastic contamination in our
organs should be increased. Breathe deeply. That's sarcasm.

The second article regarding Heinrich's unsurprising support of sending
long-range missiles into Russia should perhaps influence how people vote
in November. Remember that Heinrich is strongly supported by Los Alamos
National Lab, the home of the atom bomb. What a boon to a weapons lab! I
can only hope I am unnecessarily concerned that these actions of NATO
aided by US politicians will start a nuclear holocaust.

Sue Noel

Española, NM

Dear Editor:

This article:

https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/the-mail-in-ballot-vote-on-school-bonds-peculiar-results  is almost more confusing than the bond results were.

For example, "Its failure will save the taxpayer in property taxes about ½ of what the passage of the other bond will increase." This means, (I think) that a 4 million dollar increase, is offset by the 2 million dollar reduction? This implies that the net result is 2 million dollar increase? That appears incorrect, even though the article says the failure of the long bond and the passage of the short bond will net out at "about half of what the other bond will increase.".Half is 2 Million. and using the numbers in the article, it appears to be a $2,580,000 increase.

Editor-

JOE LIKES VACATIONS

"The 81-year-old commander-in-chief has racked up 532 vacation days in less than four years — about 40% of the 1,326 days he's been in office.

"It would take the average American — who gets 11 (work) days a year of vacation — approximately 48 years to accumulate that number of days off, according to shocking data compiled by the Republican National Committee." – The New York Post, Sept. 7, 2024
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Who doesn't like vacations?

Editor-

Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris

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"I worked at @McDonalds when I was a student, doing french fries and ice cream. There wasn't a family relying on me to pay the bills — but that's the reality for too many workers today. Proud to stand with @SEIU today for livable wages and a safe working environment." – posted on X, 4:28 PM, June 14, 2019.
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You instinctively know the 2024 Presidential Campaign is nearing an end when one of the candidates boasted she spent time as a cook and ice cream server at the Golden Arches.

Obstensibly, to supplement her income while attending Howard University, a private federally charted university in Washington D.C.

Editor:

"Our agenda to lower costs for American families would cut taxes for the middle class, reduce grocery costs, take on price gouging, lower the costs of owning and renting a home, continue to bring down the costs of prescription drugs, and relieve medical debt for millions of Americans." – Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2024.
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Kamala is off and running.

In typical socialist-liberal fashion, she's outlined her plan to get America going. Which seems to be a slightly reworked slogan of Trump's "Make America Great Again."

Strange, she and Joe have had almost four years to get America going. What's the hold up?

Dear Editor,
I write this letter with great reluctance but feel it necessary to inform the public of the deceitfulness we have encountered. Six weeks ago, my husband, a well-respected retired CPA who has served our community for over 20 years, was preparing an editorial about the Silver Schools Special Election Bond Question. During his research, he discovered that an advertisement on the Silver Schools website grossly underrepresented the tax impact of this bond by two-thirds.

Concerned, my husband brought this to the attention of Silver Schools officials, who initially expressed shock and gratitude, calling it a "mistake." He was personally assured that the issue would be corrected and communicated to the public. Believing the matter resolved, my husband proceeded with his editorial, mentioning only that the District had understated the tax impact but promised to correct it. His editorial highlighted that the bond would result in a 23% property tax increase, which could adversely affect our community.

Our WNMU President, Dr Joseph Shepard, is a truly nice guy. He is a very friendly, outgoing, gregarious and charismatic person. He has done a number of good things over the last decade to enhance and benefit our University. Unfortunately, he has several serious character flaws. A major one is greed. He believes that he is entitled to lavishly spend public money to benefit himself, his wife, and some of his associates.

I had high hopes that, after having been exposed earlier this year for having misused taxpayer money for luxury overseas travel for himself, his wife, and several members of the Board of Regents, and for purchasing very expensive furniture for his University residence, Joe might have turned over a new leaf and would make an honest attempt to use public money wisely. Unfortunately, Joe seems to be a slow learner.