Letters to the editor
filing have been more for publicity and sensationalism than for fact finding or,
2. Perhaps the mayor was attempting to resurrect insinuations from 2011 regarding the possibility that the local firm hired to audit the city’s books ( including the A& PC) might overlook/ cover up discrepancies that might be found. The mayor’s FOIA request seems to be the same insinuation, just repackaged.
3. Notice that the “Garland Good Government Group ( GGGG) Actual St. Patrick’s Day Attendance Count” has now become an annual event.
Regrettably, the mayor and her supporters don’t seem to want to work with the Downtown merchant/ owners association or with the A& PC as a team for the betterment of our city. That tourism has flourished is evidenced by tax revenues and tourism figures ( albeit furnished by the A& PC and, yes, not verified or certified by the GGGG). Much of this success can be directly attributed to the two aforementioned groups. Gary Grogan Hot Springs the Pacific Coast and the Gulf Coast – and including the reserves known to exist in shale and on federal lands where permits are denied – the United States has far more oil than Saudi Arabia – we just can’t harvest it because of the EPA and the Democrat Party.
2. The Army Corps of Engineers is currently controlled by a Democrat government. That’s why the red tape is so impenetrable.
3. If we could export less and import less, that would be good, wouldn’t it? Less dependence on foreign oil is a good thing, right?
4. The bigger reasons for the slowdown in oil production from the Gulf was: A. Obama refused to allow foreign vessels to assist in the cleanup; B. Obama imposed a moratorium on all oil production in the Gulf and has been almighty slow in restoring permits. Meanwhile, foreign nations have increased drilling in the Gulf and Obama is making deals to buy oil from those countries.
5. The only bills the Senate deigns to consider come from Democrats. The Senate hasn’t passed a budget resolution in three years. How can Congress control the purse strings ( as the Founders intended via the Constitution) if they absolutely refuse to do so?
6. Poor people go to emergency rooms because they can. There is no good reason why every citizen of these United States has to buy health insurance. We’re already paying for health care for those who can’t afford it, why get more red tape involved in that?
Let the reader decide which political party deserves our vote. I’ve made up my mind. M. Wayne Spencer
Hot Springs