Letters to the Editor

None of this would have helped Maria, of course, since neither system can flag cases of ID theft. But the 27-year-old single mother is finally getting assistance from Wendy's: The corporation has agreed to send her a letter stating that she never worked for the restaurant chain, which will allow her to finally get on Medicaid.

"Hit Singles," Michael Paglia, February 15

I'm a big fan of Michael Paglia's column, but I'd like to disagree with two criticisms in his otherwise very positive review of Liam Gillick's Weekend in So Show, at the Lab at Belmar. Paglia laments the absence of a "real connection" between the Lab and Denver's "exhibition-goers," but every Lab event I've gone to in the past two years has had a full house. Somehow they are able to bring in Denver and Lakewood crowds who are interested in contemporary art! Paglia also complains that the Lab hasn't had shows by local artists. Maybe local artists like the opportunity to see work by Gillick and other internationally recognized artists whom Paglia himself seems to like so much.

Exposure to this kind of art is a great form of support for our local arts scene. We've all seen exhibits by the area artists Paglia mentions, but never work by Gillick.
Patrick Greaney
Denver

"Ladies' Plight," Patricia Calhoun, February 15

It's too bad that the issue of discrimination toward males is being championed (in this column) by the likes of Steve Horner. All too often, the Defenders of Male-dom everywhere are portrayed as egotistical and jaded misogynists whose real issue is that they just aren't getting enough... respect. Sadly, that's a pretty accurate picture of these guys -- but the glaring spin used by Patricia Calhoun does little to address whether or not there really is an issue of discrimination at stake.

Not that it really matters -- there's only discrimination if enough people think so. As a bartender, I've seen ladies' night from both sides of the bar, and it's really just about giving people what they want, right? I'm okay with that. That said, can they make the fat chicks pay a cover, too? Not like anyone's going to buy them a drink, anyway...

Or would that be discriminating?
Casey Carlson
Denver