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When I saw the item criticizing the "attitude" of employees at the Newsstand Cafe, I had to respond. The truth is, every time I have been in the establishment, I have experienced poor quality and, even more unnerving, poor service. Screw the small business if you cannot at least compete with an attitude similar to that of the baristas at the big bad "S" chain. At least there they act sincere and appreciative of my daily dose to the bottom line.

F. Watson

via the Internet

Editor's note: For more news about the Newsstand Cafe, see Mouthing Off, page 61.

Suits Him to a TeaI am writing in response to Justin Berton's recent hatchet job with respect to Mike Dunafon ("Glendale T&A Party," January 20), a candidate for mayor of the city of Glendale, co-founder of the Tea Party and a personal friend of mine. The article was clearly intended to eviscerate Mike with no evidence that the reporter had made any attempt to learn about the person before taking hatchet in hand.

The interesting thing about all the bad press the Tea Party has been getting is that none of the press mentions the campaign issues. Nowhere is there any discussion or reference to the fact that we intend to hold the incumbents who are running for another term -- as well as a previous councilmember who is running again -- accountable for their records in office. Among other things, their records include perjury in affidavits attesting to no known environmental hazards on the site where they built a preschool, all the time knowing that the land was essentially a toxic dump; support of HB 1305 two years ago, which would have given to Denver approximately 11 percent of our tax base; and numerous other questionable if not illegal acts.

The simple fact of the matter is that Glendale literally cannot afford another term for the Rice administration. Mike Dunafon is running to prevent our city from being bankrupted and absorbed by Denver.

Mike Barrett

Glendale

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