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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | AUGUST 25, 2021
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Reality check Editor: “Freedom requires truth and a solid grasp of reality, beginning with the freedom to speak the truth.” Ironic that this quote was repeated by Republican. Let’s look at reality, shall we? A Republican-led board of supervisors of Maricopa County, a Republican governor, Katie Hobbs, other experienced Republicans as well as independent audits all say the 2020 election was fair. However, the Arizona Republican Party is not grasping reality. They are not speaking the truth, and if you do, you get treated like Liz Cheney. So much for “freedom to speak the truth.” They hired a partisan, inexperienced, unqualified group to audit the votes. They continue to be in the grasp of an alternate reality based on denial. Now, the Republican Texas governor is asking for out-ofstate help because of the new surge. He is also a nonmasker and threatens payrolls if they go against it. The CDC, and most of the medical community, says everyone in schools should wear masks. So, excuse me while I laugh at using this quote against “liberals.” It’s the far-right Republicans who are not grasping any of this and are not speaking the truth. You talk about liberal media being one-sided? Funny how you conveniently leave out the conservative media who propagate proven, baseless allegations and lies to further the Republican Party. Don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house. Mike Getz Goodyear
The Guardians of Goodyear
Editor: If the name change was supposed to make next year’s season and Spring Training more interesting, the Cleveland baseball team definitely registers
a swing and a miss with the Guardians. Now, granted, if you are changing the name for politically correct reasons, an anti-policing dog whistle might seem logical. However, don’t expect it to resonate with fans or sell merchandise. Average people associate “guardians” with some legalese parental stand-in for signing a child’s report card or medical release form, not excellence, toughness or any virtue that you would want to associate with the team you’re rooting for. Now the PC-renaming carousel moves back to Washington, where the football team will announce a new name shortly. I’m expecting something daring, like “citizens” or “friends.” But don’t be surprised when they sound stupid next to the Giants, Eagles and Cowboys all season long. Before you say I’m too pessimistic, remember this is the same city that already scrapped a great basketball moniker, the Bullets, for a second-rate imitation of Orlando’s mascot, then with a pretty low bar to clear in renaming the Expos just defaulted to the name of the league. What happened to the great mascots or yesteryear, like Lions, Tigers and Bears? Cool animals make cool T-shirts and hats that fans can wear with pride. Or at least pick something creative, local and unique. Guardians…? What are we supposed to do with that, rename their half of Goodyear Ballpark the Orphanage? Charles Peabody Goodyear
Proud of participation
Editor: As I read the news reports and listen to the news trying to describe the chaos and point fingers of blame in Afghanistan, my thoughts turn to what we have done right, right here in Glendale. Luke Air Force Base is the world’s largest F-35 pilot training center. More than 1,400 pilots and 10,000 maintainers have trained to fly these supersonic, radar-defying
fighter jets. Many of our allies have bought them and sent their people here to train. Now in the fifth generation, we have produced more than 650 of them. With any foresight, we will never engage in ground war again anywhere, but it is good to know that we and our allies are continuing to be well prepared to meet any foe with our air superiority. Arizona can be quite proud of our participation in our preparation to meet the challenges of the future with our superior F-35 fighter jets. Jordan Clark Buckeye
Safety for our children or political points?
Editor: First, our governor offers money to districts that do not require masks and then the next day he doubles down and says money will be withheld from districts that ignore his orders and implement a mask mandate. So much for providing a quality education to our Arizona children or providing a safe learning environment for our teachers, staff and students. As a retired teacher and principal here
in Arizona, I just don’t understand what he is thinking. I applaud the districts that are putting the safety of our students, teachers and staff first, but I feel bad that they are being put in a position to choose between getting extra money or losing money they have been promised and deserve. He will need to be held accountable for every child, teacher or staff member who gets COVID-19, gets sick and, heaven forbid, dies — just so he can make political points, which he may have lost already. Dan Dillon Buckeye How to get a letter published 250 N. Litchfield Road, Ste. 130, Goodyear, AZ 85340 E-mail: editor@westvalleyview.com The West Valley View welcomes letters that express readers’ opinion on current topics. Letters must include the writer’s full name, address (including city) and telephone number. The West Valley View will print the writer’s name and city of residence only. Letters without the requisite identifying information will not be published. Letters are published in the order received, and they are subject to editing. The West Valley View will not publish consumer complaints, form letters, clippings from other publications or poetry. Letters’ authors, not the View, are responsible for the “facts” presented in letters. We will not print personal attacks or hateful language. Lengthy letters will be edited for space and grammar. Please do not submit multiple letters on the same topic.
