A passionate commentary criticizing taxpayer funding for stadiums, specifically targeting the Denver Broncos. The author argues for ending public financial support for sports venues and expresses a desire for the team to relocate if they continue to exploit the system.
Enough already! Not trying to single out the Broncos , but The People should not pay another nickel in public funds for stadiums, period. Those days should be long gone and it’s time to get past any notion of that kind of financial support. Enough has cost us plenty.Remember the last time a multi-millionaire Broncos owner extorted stadium money from Denver families who could not afford a ticket to the game? It’s happening again.
The new stadium is now not new enough to maximize profits for the billionaire Broncos owners, so they are threatening to move … again. I say let ’em move. Buh bye. Don’t let the stadium door hit you on the way out. Those old Broncos jerseys will triple in value the day the team is relocated to wherever they end up. Then maybe some Denver families can sell the shirts to buy some groceries for their kids.Jonathan Shikes thinks the best license plates in Colorado are the historical ones. His personal favorite is the green license plate with an outline of the Rockies and white sky. One historical license plate not mentioned that needs to be recognized is the black and white one that shows the snow-covered Colorado Rockies with a native wolf centered between the plate numbers and reads, “Born To Be Wild.” This plate is historical not only because the Rocky Mountains formed approximately 75 million years ago, but also because native wolves roamed these very mountains for hundreds of thousands of years until the 20th century, when wolves were ruthlessly eliminated from the landscape. The mountain and the wolf have a special relationship, stated writer and naturalist Aldo Leopold. “Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf.” This mountain/wolf license plate is important because it is a unique symbol that Colorado acknowledges the wrongs of the past and now wants to make amends with the return of the wolf to the landscape. Colorado is welcoming the wolf home to its native habitat, the Rocky Mountains.Broncos’ Pat Surtain II on Josh Allen’s fourth-down touchdown pass: “I thought it was out” If you would like to show your support for wolves on the Colorado landscape, display one of these license plates by making an appointment with the DMV. There will be an extra charge, the same as with all special plates. A percentage of the funds will go directly to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.Re: “Jimmy Carter deserved our thanks and respect, not our sneers a president’s legacy,” Jan. 5 commentary Thank you for the commentary from Nicholas Kristof characterizing President Jimmy Carter. Most of us know about the long gas lines, inflation and a failed attempt to rescue Americans from Iran happening on Carter’s watch. However, long before his death, I think many of us might’ve considered him the best ex-President. Most of them are rarely seen after leaving the White House. Carter was the exception. I don’t know how many homes he personally helped build through Habitat for Humanity. I suspect those with a roof over their heads love telling visitors a president helped to build it. I did not know, however, that he tirelessly worked to improve the health and welfare of Africans and worked to eradicate the Guinea worm. As we enter a second Trump term, ask yourself this question: What will Donald do for others when he’s finished in Washington, D.C.?The Denver Post editorial on our state budget did readers a disservice. If you are going to describe the challenges to our state budget and only give a few sentences to TABOR you are missing the primary driver. Furthermore, the editorial is full of contradictions. It reads like, “Oh yes we believe it’s important that we have kindergarten and preschool, and yes we know that there are thousands of people in our state who rely on Medicaid and medical and behavioral health providers who are having a challenging time continuing to keep their door open. But we have to find efficiencies! We have to make cuts and tighten our belt!” No. What we have to do is allow our growing state population and thriving economy to translate into a state government that takes care of the underserved, as well as infrastructure and all the other things government is meant to do. The little bit of money people get back from TABOR might help pay for the much-chagrined cost of eggs, but it doesn’t help ensure that we have the public transportation systems, roads, investment in clean energy, social services, public safety, education systems, and public and primary health care services we deserve.Too many Coloradans are waiting too long for Medicaid, unemployment insurance, tax returns, veterans care, professional licenses, drivers licenses, safer roads, and other critical state services
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