ICE proposal still wrong<\/p>\n
Re: \u201cCommittees to weigh rejected ICE proposal \u2014 $25M offer from federal government would have police join 287(g) program,” Tuesday Metro & Business story.<\/p>\n
For the record, this voter endorses neither: federal troops arriving uninvited to act as police in local civil unrest; nor local police performing federal responsibilities of protecting our borders<\/p>\n
I do not care how many federal dollars are used to convince the mayor. It\u2019s still wrong.<\/p>\n
Steve McCluer\/Far North Dallas<\/p>\n
Some at City Hall lead<\/p>\n
Re: \u201cHiring More Cops Didn\u2019t Break Dallas \u2014 Voters got it right. Why did so many of us get it wrong?” Oct. 28 editorial.<\/p>\n
Opinion<\/p>\n
Get smart opinions on the topics North Texans care about.<\/p>\n
By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n Thank you for this editorial acknowledging that The Dallas Morning News was wrong to oppose Proposition U and too slow to recognize the urgency of hiring more police officers. It was refreshing to finally see your editorial board admit what many Dallas residents have been saying for years: Our city is severely understaffed and public safety has suffered as a result.<\/p>\n However, there was one glaring omission. You wrote that Dallasites are frustrated because Dallas City Hall always says, \u201cIt simply can\u2019t be done.\u201d What you left out is that a few city leaders have been saying the opposite all along \u2014 and deserve credit for it. Mayor Eric Johnson, Public Safety Committee Chair Cara Mendelsohn and Vice Chair Jesse Moreno have consistently sounded the alarm and fought to fix this crisis.<\/p>\n Instead of painting all council members with the same brush, why not highlight those who have actually led? Especially when others, like Adam Bazaldua, openly tried to limit police hiring.<\/p>\n You\u2019re on the right track advocating for more police. Now finish the thought by acknowledging those who\u2019ve been right all along.<\/p>\n Joe Coffman, Dallas<\/p>\n Do better for neighbors<\/p>\n Re: \u201cFailure to Fund SNAP Indefensible \u2014 Food banks will step up, but Congress cannot leave millions without groceries,” Oct. 29 editorial.<\/p>\n I am in 100% agreement with The Dallas Morning News editorial board that what is happening to our most vulnerable right now as SNAP benefits are threatened is a moral failing of our country. I also feel it is a moral failing that we are accepting of the fact that 1 in 8 people in our country rely on SNAP to eat. We can and must do better for our neighbors.<\/p>\n I hope everyone in Texas and across the country can agree: Taking food from seniors, kids and poorer families is wrong. Food is a basic right. In the past, both Republican and Democratic administrations sustained SNAP during government shutdowns. We must ask why this time is different. The courts put pressure on the administration to release the contingency funding for SNAP, but our lawmakers should support this release as well.<\/p>\n And let\u2019s not stop there. We need to put the pressure on to reopen the government with a bipartisan funding bill that keeps costs down for working families, fixes health care and maintains funding for SNAP.<\/p>\n Marti White, North Dallas<\/p>\n GOP Senate hopefuls alike<\/p>\n So far in the Senate campaign, all Messrs. John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt seem to be saying is that each of them can follow directions from Donald Trump better than the others. If that\u2019s all it takes, then maybe I should run for Senate. I could probably do that as well as they can.<\/p>\n I\u2019m just curious, gentlemen. Apart from the fact that your opponents are evil incarnate, do you have any actual independent thoughts on how you could make life better for Texans that would allow me to tell you apart?<\/p>\n William Carroll, Far North Dallas<\/p>\n Suing Tylenol ridiculous<\/p>\n Re: \u201cState sues Tylenol makers \u2014 Companies concealed autism risks from U.S. consumers, Texas attorney general argues,” Oct. 29 Metro & Business story.<\/p>\n This lawsuit is so shameful and ridiculous, especially since there\u2019s no hard evidence that Tylenol causes autism. Hopefully, the courts will throw this out as frivolous, but don\u2019t count on it, since there\u2019s money to be made.<\/p>\n We Texans will surely be paying for it, and Tylenol will either go out of business or prices will go up.<\/p>\n Alice Montgomery, Dallas<\/p>\n Out of Kafka and Orwell<\/p>\n Re: \u201cAnyone Surprised by NBA Scandal? Marriage of sports and gambling is taking us where we don\u2019t want to go,\u201d Oct. 29 editorial.<\/p>\n Wow! On one page 13A of the Oct. 29 paper, the editors of The Dallas Morning News editorial section struck gold twice. First, Lee Judge\u2019s cartoon which highlighted that President Donald Trump found money to build a $300 million dance hall at the White House, but is cutting off food help for the poor. <\/p>\n And second, on the same page, the editorial regarding the NBA betting scandal contained the statement, \u201cLet\u2019s face it: Congress is the last place we should go looking for ethical clarity and problem-solving.\u201d <\/p>\n I recently reread Franz Kafka\u2019s The Trial and have decided to also reread George Orwell\u2019s 1984. I like current events.<\/p>\n Thomas Kelly, Lantana<\/p>\n Exploits of new Mavs\u2019 owners <\/p>\n Re: \u201cArena a house divided \u2014 Mavericks seek legal ruling against Stars as feud boils over,” Oct. 29 news story.<\/p>\n Talk about making an entrance! New Mavericks owners, out of towners by the way, buy the team and immediately make their presence known. Let\u2019s shake up politics with the gambling proposal. Then trade off the best player on the team. Disregard the fans who disagreed with that decision. <\/p>\n Demand a new arena. Then, why not, let\u2019s sue the other team that plays in the arena that we don\u2019t want to play in. Can\u2019t wait to see what else they can come up with!<\/p>\n Rich Rigsby, Wylie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ICE proposal still wrong Re: \u201cCommittees to weigh rejected ICE proposal \u2014 $25M offer from federal government would…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":275470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,14840,3139,14842,90,11644,409,25227,18880,7281,1260,77928,80,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,53954],"class_list":{"0":"post-359283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-city-council","11":"tag-dallas-mavericks","12":"tag-dallas-police","13":"tag-elections","14":"tag-food-insecurity","15":"tag-immigration","16":"tag-john-cornyn","17":"tag-ken-paxton","18":"tag-letters-to-the-editor","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-nba-mavericks","21":"tag-politics","22":"tag-texas","23":"tag-tx","24":"tag-united-states","25":"tag-united-states-of-america","26":"tag-unitedstates","27":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","28":"tag-us","29":"tag-usa","30":"tag-wesley-hunt"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115501537998964642","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}