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More cameras good idea for patrol vehicles
Video from cameras mounted in police cars is pretty common these days. Often when we in the public see it, the video is a record of some accident or confrontation, but it serves a wider purpose. That is why we are glad to see that the Yuma Police...
Iran-U.S. dilemma ignored
It is unfortunate that during the presidential primaries little attention has been paid to U.S.-Iranian relations, strained since the 1979 revolution and the American hostage crisis. Under the current Bush Administration, the relationship has worsened...
Used wrong word for technologists
A recent article about the latest technology at Yuma Regional Medical Center's diagnostic imaging department left me a little concerned that the technologists were referred to as technicians. Technicians we are not! We are highly-trained , well-qualified...
Can't understand Republican mind
I guess I will never understand the Republican mind. Bill Starr says in his Aug. 8 letter to the editor that Barack Obama is not qualified to be president because he is a baby boomer? And the mainstream media is getting his name into the letters column?...
Want to vote for a real politician
In a little more than two months there will be an election for any number of offices local and state and federal, including for president (yawn). This has gone on too long and has become a farce, a badly written play. What we have left is two men...
Ballot measure on gays clearer after agreement
The voters are the winners in an agreement that was reached between two state officials regarding the wording for the ballot description of a proposition regarding gay marriage on the November ballot. Arizona's Secretary of State Jan Brewer and...
HBO mini-series gets it all wrong
The title says it all. "Generation Kill," HBO's seven-part mini-series about the first stage of Operation Iraqi Freedom, depicts today's American servicemen as trigger-happy killers lusting to open fire without determining if a target is military or civilian. ...
Jail should be uncomfortable
According to a recent editorial in The Sun, the Arizona lawmakers have been misunderstood yet again. They never intended for the "victims" of coyotes to be prosecuted. With that kind of reasoning, if you hire someone to burn down your house, you are the...
Supply side is part of oil mix
Rep. Raul Grijalva’s published suggestion that Americans need to undergo a lifestyle change as part of an energy solution may be valid, but I’m always suspicious of politicians who tell the people what to do. Shouldn’t it be the other...
Lutes Casino gets medal too
Lutes Casino wins a medal in our books. Once again, Lutes Casino allowed us to hold an auction to benefit the United States Olympic/Paralympic athletes. We were quite successful. We raised $3,400. Thank you to Marty LaBelle, Mark Hansberger, Wendy...
Experience is necessary
So, Norma Nelson wants to be the new sheriff? Let's see what she would bring to the office. I found nothing in The Sun's article on Aug. 14 in the way of law enforcement experience. She has an associate degree in law enforcement, a bachelor's degree in...
Professional teamwork back in Olympics
Four years ago I wrote: “The ... arrogance and naiveté about the international competition by a couple of loud mouth players embarrassed ... this nation (in Athens). I sat mortified watching America's so-called Dream Team, aka men's basketball...
There is time to look again at road funding
Although supporters of a proposition to tax Arizonans for state transportation needs are unhappy it will not be allowed on the November ballot, it is actually a good thing. The measure - put forward with the support of Arizona officials and...
Constitutional search limits not respected
A founding document of the United States makes it clear that people and their property can't be unreasonably searched or their property seized, and that if this must be done, then it has to be because a crime has likely been committed. This prohibition...
Do not need court cameras
I am writing in response to The Sun's editorial of Aug. 13. While I usually agree with Terry Ross on issues, I strongly disagree on the issue of video recording courtroom events. When video cameras are introduced into courtrooms, then everyone...
Grijalva out of touch on energy
Rep. Raul Grijalva's statements on Aug. 16 in The Sun about energy policy should be a wake-up call that he doesn't listen to the majority of people he represents. The national average calling for drill here now is over 75 percent, yet he is still...
Two kinds of marriage
I believe one of the reasons so many people are opposed to same sex marriage is they don’t understand there are actually two types of marriage in our society. One is the sacrament of marriage where consenting adults make a covenant before...
Yuma needs new hospital
I took my husband to be seen at Yuma Regional Medical Center emergency room and we waited almost three hours. Finally, I told my husband we can be seen quicker tomorrow at an urgent care clinic. This long wait during the summer - it's not even winter...
Water department quick to respond
On Aug. 15, I went to check my box for mail and discovered water gushing out of my water meter. I called the Public Works Department. My call was answered by a very pleasant, polite lady who told me to hold on and she would make a call. It was only...
Federal judge supports law on voter rules
Another federal court ruling has backed what is common sense - that it is a legitimate function of the government to ensure that those who vote in elections are legally qualified to do so. The specific issue addressed by U.S. District Court Judge...
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