Social Security is now a shill for Trump. Trust nothing. (Letters)
SSA is now a shill for Trump Trust nothing I woke Friday morning to an email from the Social Assurance Administration bragging about Donald Trump s big beautiful bill and how it was advantageous to me as a Social Measure recipient I verified this was definitely from the SSA I have endured five and a half months of bad news on immigration cuts to agencies cuts to benefits and programs but this sent me over the edge I can no longer believe anything the authorities tells me about the state of our country the economic system employment poverty or robustness and I fear even more about the coming elections and how they could be tainted Using the sanctity of the SSA to promote political ideology is beyond my comprehension in a free society But we are no longer free and this nailed it for me Mark Brown Denver Are e-bikes the challenge Re Must e-bikes go all the same places as old-fashioned bikes July commentary The issue of e-bikes is not restricted to national parks One of the nicest features of living in the Denver metro area is the setup of pedestrian bike trails The faster e-bikes are now making these dangerous An e-bike is a motorcycle but it is a silent motorcycle Walkers and conventional bikers can t hear them coming When a twenty-something flies past me without warning on a trail the width of a wide sidewalk it is scary Cities need to enforce the signs about no motorized vehicles Ray Harlan Denver Slim Woodruff s commentary about e-bikes going everywhere old-fashioned bikes go while humorous also makes specific broad assertions about us e-bike riders I ve had a class e-bike for ten years and I ve never ridden it where it isn t allowed There will reliably be irresponsible e-bike riders just as there are irresponsible regular bike riders I ve nearly been run off the trail by regular riders who think they re in the Tour de France My -year-old mother was almost knocked over with her walker on a hospital sidewalk by a regular cyclist who was going so fast he could barely stop Then he yelled at her for being in his way Jerks will be jerks regardless of their chosen means of transportation Kari Epstein Denver Keep fireworks out of neighborhoods Where is the enforcement when it comes to illegal fireworks in Colorado Pretty basically fireworks that explode or leave the ground are illegal The selfish actions of a limited people are allowed to disrupt the quiet and serenity of our neighborhoods The overwhelming majority of residents in my Westminster Arvada neighborhood did not have a fireworks display in the street About five residents within a four-block radius rained one explosion after another down on us through post-midnight hours Does anyone give any selfless thought to the war veteran who may be suffering P T S D or the pets that cower in fear at every burst of noise What about the risks being taken Annually there are news stories about a structure that burned or a hand injury or a grass fire Every careless act puts the safety of citizens first responders and property at threat What about those that just want to enjoy a quiet evening at home relishing the extra day off for the week What about the people who had to work on the holiday and want to wind down quietly There are residents displays all over the metro area I enjoy a good fireworks show as much as anyone at the baseball challenge the rodeo the fair or the park but not in the neighborhoods Rich Linnebur Westminster Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns editorials and more To send a letter to the editor about this article submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail
