Security? Nope

I am writing, with the support of my neighbors and friends, to ask Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham why there have been Department of Homeland Security officers roaming around Santa Fe. Did she request this assistance from the federal government? If so, why? No one is threatening Santa Fe’s federal buildings. These officers have no business being here.

Given recent events in Portland, Ore., (“Oregon mayor to Trump: ‘Get your troops out,’ ”) the appearance of Homeland Security vehicles in our city has created considerable concern. We are all doing our best to comply with safety protocols during this pandemic, and as far as I’ve been able to tell, there have been no violent protests and little defamation of property (federal or otherwise) in our city. Now, it appears the same Homeland Security officers have gone underground and cannot be clearly identified. This is far too reminiscent of what I remember about Hitler’s Germany.

I am a psychologist and holistic health counselor — ergo, a mental health provider. We are all under a great deal of stress with COVID-19 and the restrictions imposed upon us. We do not need further cause for anxiety. These federal officers should be removed at once.

Valentine McKay-Riddell Santa Fe

to wear it with nostrils showing? Also, I am respectfully requesting that at the checkout area of a store, if someone is in the way of your grabbing something off an end cap, could you kindly please wait until the person is out of the way? Yes, you might have to ask the person behind them if they would allow you to get your item before moving forward themselves. And, yes, it might make you two to five minutes later to where you were going. But you’ve protected yourself and others. As I recall, the instructions are to mask (fully) and social distance.

Lucinda Nelson

Santa Fe