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Politicians performed
as expected in Glasgow
Re. “Experts wanted more from nations’ agreement,” Page A4, Nov. 15:
There is no magic bullet that will cure global warming. The answer involves a basket of solutions I’m sure weren’t discussed sufficiently at the recent world meeting. With billions of cars on the road, one commitment to greater efficiency would pay rich dividends. Instead, we manufacture and sell SUVs, an inefficient vehicle that few should drive.
The author was right of course, but these meetings are not about solutions. They are about talking about solutions. After all, these people are politicians. It’s naïve to think otherwise.
Robert Sinuhe
Oakland
In Sacramento, budget
surplus in wrong hands
I’m so glad I live in a state that taxes me into oblivion only to have so much tax revenue they don’t know what to do with it.
I’m sure my money is in good hands, though, with the people building a train to nowhere or paying for needles for IV drug users. If they give some of this money back to people who actually paid all this money in the first place, I’ll buy a case of wine from our progressive governor’s grand and equitable estate.
Max Ritter
Livermore
Running far-left cartoon
shows poor judgment
The choice of a political cartoon for the Nov. 24 paper (Page A6) is the most despicable one I have ever seen in your paper. It is completely biased by the paper’s far left-wing choice and the Times should apologize to all its readers for poor judgment.
Trying to tie GOP efforts to make our elections secure, which, in the case of Arizona, have been approved by the Supreme Court of the United States, is not akin to someone using an AR-15 and shooting someone.
Our country is being torn apart by such baseless bias on the part of the mainstream press. Shame on the East Bay Times for continuing this assault on the truth. These instances only serve to divide the country and turn people against one another. Please try to do better.
William Gregory
Benicia
Golf course dishonors
veterans on holiday
I am a veteran and frequently golf at the Mission Hills Golf Course of Hayward, which is under the jurisdiction of the Hayward Area Recreation District.
I was appalled that on Veteran’s Day, which is a national day recognizing those who have served our country, that they were charging their “Holiday Rates,” which is $10 higher than the normal rates, for everyone, including veterans. Because of it being a nine-hole course, many veterans use it. Not only wasn’t there any kind of acknowledgment posted thanking veterans for their service, they charged them an extra fee.
One would think that an organization like this would at least honor the veterans with a discount instead of an extra charge.
Jerold Juhl
Fremont
Messaging isn’t
the issue; policy is
Columnist Jackie Calmes (“Democrats’ messaging problem begins with who is controlling the megaphone,” Page A6, Nov. 17) has no messaging problem. What she has is a message problem.
She acknowledges that CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the rest of the mainstream media — and by rest I assume that she means ABC, NBC, CBS, the Washington Post and many others — lean toward Democrats. Yet she goes on to argue that Fox News and Breitbart control the messaging. How ridiculous.
The Democrats have always controlled the megaphone, yet they still don’t understand that no matter how loudly they yell into it that Brussel sprouts taste great, you’re still not going to increase sales. The same can be said for Biden’s policies.
Bill McGregor
Berkeley
Convert youth correction
facilities for homeless
We don’t have a homeless problem; we have addiction (drug and alcohol) and mental health problems. One wonders why we don’t have the courage to help these folks.
If we made residential rehabilitation mandatory for repeat offenders in both categories, we would be left with those we can help, and are willing to be helped. It has been reported in the news that youth correction facilities are being shut down — sounds like a perfect setting for mandatory rehabilitation or mental health care that provide all the logistics needed to house, feed and treat these folks. It may be cheaper than spending the record $4.8 billion the state is planning to spend over the next two years and get these poor folks off our streets
Jeff Johnson
Lafayette
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