Letters to the Editor for Oct. 10
As an Irish descendent , I too feel conflicted when viewing Queen Elizabeth’s burial. My grandfather, Patrick McGoldrick, was taken prisoner at age 16 from Galway and after three brutal years in a British prison he was unshackled as they kicked him onboard a ship for Ellis Island. Patrick had no formal education, could not own land, but was handed a rifle at age 15 by the IRA. He fought till captured. He rode the rails to San Francisco.
Destroying Ukraine to develop Tucson?Re: the Sept. 25 article “Weapons from Tucson’s Raytheon unit aid Ukraine.” Has making sure more things will get broken and more people killed and generations will seek revenge become some sort of community development project, the consequences for other communities be damned?
They are true patriots. They proudly display our flag and stand at attention when the national anthem is played. They love our country and over the centuries have fought and died to defend. We cringed, as did you, over Trump’s crudity. We voted for him in spite of that, as we were tired of voting for decades without positive results. He was our last hope.Support for public educationOur schools are not failing, we are failing them. The theory that we should abandon over 100 years of support for a robust public education system for a free-market one that rewards those who can navigate it is patently unfair and foolish.
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