Columnist has defamed the president of our nation

For shame! How did Laurie Roberts get onto page 3 of the Sept. 4 Republic with a column captioned “How will Trump weasel out of his DACA dilemma?”

It may come as a surprise to Ms. Roberts, but as the president of the United States, Mr. Trump faces challenging issues regularly. He must retain or modify or change positions constantly as part of his responsibilities.

To question whether the president’s decision on DACA is to “weasel” out of a dilemma is just plain intentional defamation and belongs at the bottom of a bird cage, not masquerading as news reporting.

— Gerald L. Anchor, Paradise Valley What’s with the arrow going up at D-Backs games? What gives?

This year I have been watching most of the Diamondbacks games (partly for the free tacos; mostly because they are doing so well).

They talk about the arrow going up, but I never see it. Is it imaginary? Is my eyesight poor, or is there a hidden meaning? — Judy Caldwell, Snowflake

Editor: The arrow is imaginary and only goes up when Diamondbacks closer Fernando Rodney gets a save, which he has done 35 times this year. Rodney began this little ritual in 2012 as a San Diego Padre. He pretends to shoot an arrow in the sky to pay tribute to the local village near his hometown in the Dominican Republic called “La Flecha” — Spanish for “The Arrow. ” It’s a freeway, people, not the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Why do Saturday drivers think the 101 is the Indy 500?

I go 70 mph and I’m getting passed by people going 90 and by 90-year-old people.

Oh, I know why. They have a death wish. — John Brady, Chandler Putting ‘dreamers’ at the front of the line is completely illogical

I don’t understand the logic behind special treatment for the “dreamers.” The claim seems to be that since they were brought here as children by their parents they should not be responsible for being here illegally.

I wonder if people would accept that logic in other circumstances.

For example, suppose you left on vacation and someone broke into your home and moved in. When you returned you would demand they leave. But would you allow their children to stay since they only moved in because their parents took them there?

Or how about someone steals your car and gives it as a graduation gift to their child. Does the child get to keep it; after all they did not steal it?

Of course the answer to both of these question is no, the children do not get to benefit from their parents’ illegal actions even though they did not knowingly participate in the crime. I understand the sympathy for the “dreamers,” but the logic that they should get preferential treatment seems at odds with basic common sense. — Scott Core, Cave Creek To bring people together requires listening to the voices of others

So we teach our children to talk to others with respect.

We expect honesty from our children and stress the importance of speaking the truth.

We have anti-bullying programs in all of our schools.

Allowing our children to call other people names is not accepted.

All of our religions have the basic tenet of loving one another. We stress the importance of helping those less fortunate than us.

Why is it acceptable for us to label lies as “alternative facts,” those who have different points of view as “crooked” or to think because I am in a certain position, I have all the answers and everyone else is wrong.

Bringing people together requires listening to others with an open mind, talking to others with respect and being tolerant of those that are different from us.

A true leader sets the tone and leads by example. A true leader brings people together, recognizes when they have made a mistake and owns it.

No one person has all the answers. No one is perfect. We all have something of value to add. We just need the opportunity to be heard and not shouted at or belittled.

Remember what we expect from our children and lead by example. That will make America great again. — Tom Garrity,

Scottsdale