The sacrifices continue Books for kids

Regarding the letter (“Violence never changes,” Feb. 20) by Phillip T. Kehoe, sir, you are right; we will not change. In the United States, the god of guns demands human sacrifice, and we must supply. Please remember that other cultures that engaged in human sacrifice often picked the young as being the best offering for their god.

My suggestion, sir, is this: If you are not ready to move to a civilized country, at least train yourself to read or listen to or watch as little as possible about such events. This will help your mental health. In fact, I think we should start a campaign to get the news media to stop reporting these events. I believe this reporting might very well make the problem worse, and it certainly does not help.

James Pierce Santa Fe

BOOKKIDS would like to thank for the article about our nonprofit’s book giveaway at Nina Otero Community School (“Creating young readers,” March 1). This 2022-23 school year, we have given books to the children at Sweeney Elementary, Chaparral Elementary and Amy Biehl Community School. BOOKKIDS will be at Aspen Community Magnet School in a week and end the year at Ramirez Thomas Elementary School.

Every child at these schools gets five books of their own choosing to take home. Our goals are to establish at-home libraries and to encourage reading in the home. It is our job to inspire our young citizens to read. Volunteers and donations are needed, however. To volunteer or to donate, please contact BOOKKIDS, Debbie Maloney, debbiemaloney1@gmail.com or go to BOOKKIDS, Santa Fe on Facebook.

Debbie Maloney Santa Fe