Letters to the Editor form June 17
Ron Proctor wonders in his opinion article if TEP owes us $300Mil? First, thanks to Ron for his work as a climate activist. I count myself in this group working with Citizen’s Climate Lobby, and others. Now, the question. When looking at a for-profit monopoly, like TEP, it pays to be suspicious. Billing practices, profit levels and more are fair game for questioning. Ron wonders if TEP billing a “franchise fee” to pay the city’s contract is suspicious if not worse.
It appears the writer has confused and conflated “equality” and “equity.” Equality, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the quality or state of being equal.” Equity is “justice according to natural law or right, specifically, freedom from bias or favoritism.” Worth noting that one statement by the writer is correct. Yes, “the Democratic Party champions equity” — and for that, I say, more power to them.Where is that MAGA violence?President Joe Biden repeatedly refers to the 70 million Republicans and independents that voted for Trump in 2020 as MAGA Republicans. He uses it inferring they are violent right-wing extremists, and Democrats swallow it hook, line and sinker. Other than the Capitol protests on Jan.
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