Letters to the Editor

In the history of our world, when has reacting in fear and ignorance ever resulted in positive change? I beg the people of stoplostandfound.com: Open your hearts and minds to the possibility that welcoming this facility into your midst may have a beneficial impact on your community. Like your own children, these teens had no control over the circumstances of their births, but they are here now, and it would serve you and your families well to embrace the potential that each of them possesses rather than to turn your back, listing them as not your problem. I am now a mother of four children, all under the age of seven, and I would not hesitate to cohabitate as a neighbor of Lost and Found. The Found is doing an immeasurable favor to us and our children by rehabilitating these kids while it is still possible to effect change in their lives.

Tell me, and them, if not this proposed site, where do you want them to go? An internment camp, maybe? While we're at it, why not brand them with a mark to warn all of their previous sins? So long as it's not in your neighborhood, what do you care, right? That is, until it's your child, nephew, neighbor who experiments with drugs, sex, gangs, etc. Then what? Where will you or they turn for help after you've relegated the only people trained and willing to make a difference to "anywhere but here"?

Please take into consideration the track record of Lost and Found, both with its neighbors and residents. I am proud to have been associated with an organization committed to the safety and future of all our children.
Terri Soukup
Lakewood

Now Hear This, Michael Roberts, June 7

I first became aware of Richard Thompson when I stumbled into the Blue Note in Boulder with about 75 other lucky people during the Richard and Linda divorce tour. I've been a bit of a rabid fan ever since. As I read the last sentence of Michael Roberts's review, "still hasn't paid off" caught my eye. On the one hand, I agree: He's every bit the guitarist Eric Clapton is — and, in some ways, more. Although widespread fame and monetary compensation in relationship to talent haven't appeared, still...traveling the world to sold-out small shows of adoring fans, playing with a wide variety of groups and styles at a moderate pace, doesn't look like too bad of a life, either.

Yes?
Richard Ray
Denver

"TB or Not TB," Adam Cayton-Holland, June 7

At least Andrew Speaker made a conscious decision. Most people never even think about "Is my kid bothering the person in the seat in front?" or "Did I pick up the avian flu on the stopover in China?" All things considered, given the choice to be confined in Italy or come home to the most advanced medical care in the world, I would have done the same thing.
Jerry Riley
Arvada

"Kink in the System," Joel Warner, June 7

I'm behind Michael and Deb all the way. I hope that the case is taken not only to the Colorado Supreme Court, but also to the United States Supreme Court. I get tired of BDSM being considered something depraved and evil. It's about time that our voices are heard loud and clear and we can do what we do without fear of repercussions or shame.

Let's keep it safe, sane, consensual and fun!

All eyes are on this case. Please keep the great news coming, and let's hang together and win.
Darlene Thompson
Melbourne, Florida

Ask a Mexican, Gustavo Arellano

In the May 31 Letters column, prison inmate Michael Brodsky asked Gustavo — aka Ask a Mexican — why he won't answer the questions "no self-respecting Mexican would shy away from." Well, I have a solution for Brodsky. Why doesn't he just ask another Mexican inmate whatever he wants to know?

There are plenty of Mexican prisoners in Colorado. I know, because I'm one of them.
Frank Lontine
Cañon City

According to her letter about Ask a Mexican, Laurel Miller thinks that someone with the name Gallegos should be pro-illegal immigration. Guess what? Then someone with the name Miller should be against it! Prejudice works both ways! For Miller's information, American citizens of Hispanic descent are not of a monolithic thought. Moreover, anybody who thinks that someone should seek a better life at the expense of others is not logical.
Haydee Pavia
Laguna Woods, California