Whimsical street names

I had the biggest chuckle this morning with Paul J. Batura’s column regarding street names. Village 7 is well known for its very diverse street names, and as Batura pointed out, being an optimist (Jubilant, Hopeful, Happy Jack), being laid back (Leisure, Nevermind) or being a risk-taker (Daredevil or Gambler) were brilliant.

The developers also had a bit of whimsy with some street names. They carved out a small portion in the area, and every street name starts with H. Harmony, Hopeful, Hollow, Half Turn, Hamlet, Hammock, and my personal favorite Hemlock. Yes, Hemlock is considered a Shakespearian poison in the play Hamlet. Hemlock and Hamlet connect. I live on Hemlock but always found the developers humor in doing this remarkably funny, and a way to amuse the residents. That may not be the case today, but it certainly seemed it was 50 years ago. What a fun thing to do with your children. Drive around your neighborhood and see how the street names can connect. I did that with my daughters many years ago. You may be surprised how interesting the names can be. Clearly, not random but thought out.

Trish Beyer

Colorado Springs

The abortion reversal pill

Re: Federal judge sides with Colorado pregnancy center / abortion reversal pill. Imagine this in the Centennial State. A draconian anti-life law was permanently blocked by a federal judge recently. The anti-life law in question was the one enacted by Colorado in April 2023 that prevented pregnancy aid centers from using abortion pill reversal treatments. A simplification of how it works: Pregnant women take the abortion pill mifepristone to block progesterone, a hormone essential for maintaining a pregnancy.

If women have regrets about the abortion, progesterone can be administered to block the effects of mifepristone, if administered within 24 to 72 hours after taking mifepristone. No, the abortion pill reversal is not approved by the FDA, but neither is it outlawed by the FDA.

The gist of the case comes from Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot of Alliance Defending Freedom: “The court is right to rule that the state (Colorado) can’t force women to follow through with a chemical abortion when a safe alternative is available.” The abortion pill reversal has a success rate of over 50%. Complications, if they occur, are not severe. If researched, the chemical abortion pill is the one that has had serious complications. It gets worse, Planned Parenthood has been discovered advising pregnant women who develop hemorrhaging, requiring hospital visits, to not reveal they have taken mifepristone (it’s bad for business).

Pregnant women are more likely to have serious complications from the abortion pill than from the abortion pill reversal.

Daniel Pryor

Peyton

Public service and accountability

When we elect someone to represent us, we expect them to show up — not just in Washington, but here at home.

With Congress on recess this month, our Representatives should be holding real, in-person town halls. Not tele-town halls where questions are screened and scripted. Not closed-door meetings with a select few. Real town halls where every voter has a chance to be heard, ask questions, and get straight answers.

Lately, it feels like too many politicians would rather hide behind press releases and social media posts than face their constituents directly. But public service isn’t supposed to be easy—it’s supposed to be accountable. That’s what town halls are for.

There are real issues facing our community that deserve open and honest discussion. We deserve to be part of that conversation, not shut out of it. I’m urging Lauren Boebert in Colorado District 4 to schedule and show up for a town hall this month.

Show up. Listen. Answer questions. That’s not too much to ask. That’s democracy. Do the job we hired you to do!

Joshua Richards

Castle Rock

Illegals within our borders

First of all we need a population that can read the Constitution! ( our schools aren’t producing as many grads that are literate as in prior years, few are teaching civics classes) All the clap-trap about illegals having the “right to due process” simply is NOT held up by the Constitution of the United States. Our Constitution addresses this question in the 14th Amendment. Please read it carefully! What does it say exactly about this?

Read the opening paragraph of the 14th Amendment. (Any well-written paragraph has an introductory sentence that defines what that paragraph is about.) And the 14th begins with defining that the paragraph is about: quote : “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and of State wherein they reside. “ Then goes on to say: “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

And who is in the “jurisdiction” of the United States? The Constitution says in the 14th, its “citizens”. Not illegals, not green card holders, etc, but its “citizens”, which is what you would find in most any country in the world. No foreigner has any “rights” in any other country.

One has rights only in the country in which he is a citizen, if he is lucky enough to live a a country with laws protecting individual rights at all!

No mention of illegals within our borders: only “citizens” of the United States are entitled to these rights. If you need a copy of the US Constitution to read for yourself, here are some contacts for a free copy: call (800 546 2843) Or go to the CATO Institute www.cato.org. These are just two of many sources for free copies.

Marcena Springer

Colorado Springs