Letters to the Editor — Gambling lobbyists, Texas Rangers, student behavior, patriotism

‘Millions to lawmakers’ says all of it

Re: “Firm gears up for gambling push — Las Vegas Sands gives millions to lawmakers, hires dozens of lobbyists,” Wednesday news story.

The first sentence on this story, “Casino and resort giant Las Vegas Sands has hired dozens of lobbyists and contributed millions of dollars to dozens of Texas lawmakers and legislative groups ahead of a renewed push to expand gambling this session,” ought to cease everybody chilly of their tracks. I don’t care a technique or the different about playing, however simply substitute the particular Interest du jour for “gambling” and you’ve got a exact description of lawmaking in Austin and Washington, D.C.

Rick Nelson, Arlington

Don’t overlook union busting

Re: “Texas Rangers will be stronger by confronting their past — Alongside heroic incidents, painful ones must be revisited, too, as organization nears its bicentennial,” by Doug J. Swanson, Wednesday Opinion.

Hooray for Swanson’s op-ed setting straight a few of the report on the gory historical past of the Texas Rangers. He may additionally have talked about their lengthy and sordid historical past as union busters.

He did point out their assaults towards the farm employees organizing in the Valley. The hero of that specific story was Dallas’ personal Pancho Medrano. Along with others, Medrano was overwhelmed by the Rangers. He served as the lead plaintiff in the case that went to the Supreme Court. His victory over the Rangers was a victory for all working households in Texas!

Gene Lantz, Dallas

President-elect, Dallas Central Labor Council

Critiquing Rangers with relish

This is in response to the op-ed by Doug Swanson about why the Texas Rangers ought to acknowledge their sordid historical past of misdeeds. My reply is why ought to they when he does such an excellent job of it and with a lot relish.

Richard L. Williams, Dallas/Oak Cliff

Give households gun management

Re: “Bills target guns, police immunity — Uvalde families lead charge to boost shooting responses,” Wednesday Metro & Business story.

The story states, “Democratic state Sen. Roland Gutierrez on Tuesday announced he filed one bill to compensate victims of school violence by taxing bullet sales,” and “In a public appeal inside the Texas Capitol, the families [who lost loved ones] called for immediate action, including on raising the purchase age to buy a firearm.”

Wouldn’t we be a lot better off with some form of gun management which might make compensating victims of faculty violence pointless? These households are asking for instant motion, not compensation.

Peggy Carr, Dallas/Bluffview

Discipline begins at dwelling

Re: “Schools rethink behavior policy — Teachers, lawmakers, parents ask if children need tougher discipline,” Jan. 22 news story.

No dialogue on student conduct in the faculties might be full with out bearing in mind the function of fogeys. If self-discipline and respect for authority just isn’t taught in the dwelling, there’s solely a lot the college can do to affect a baby’s conduct in that setting.

Growing up in a household of 4 kids, we had been taught to at all times respect the trainer and any particular person in authority. If we received into any kind of hassle in school, we knew the penalties at dwelling from our dad and mom can be far worse than what the college would mete out to us. There was a typical we had been anticipated to uphold with any adults in authority and penalties to be had if we didn’t comply with these guidelines.

This story studies that “school systems have faced questions from teachers, parents and lawmakers about whether” kids want harder self-discipline? Yes, they do, and that self-discipline should start in the dwelling if academics are to achieve success in the classroom.

Kay Wrobel, Plano

Patriotism is nonpartisan

Re: “Let’s agree to gather even if we disagree — Faith communities expose us to diverse viewpoints, and that’s good,” by Sarah Cotton Nelson, Jan. 22 Opinion.

I’m a brunette. I put on purple. It’s my finest shade. I additionally love our nation. It’s the biggest nation in the world. And I really like to put on garments that show my patriotic spirit, particularly my purple, white and blue sequin jacket with the American flag on the entrance and “Proud American” on the again.

But my Democratic mates are horrified. “Don’t dress like that. People will think you’re a Republican,” they are saying. Since when do Republicans have the market cornered on patriotism? And how I costume has nothing to do with how I vote.

We all love our nation it doesn’t matter what our political leaning. So, let’s rejoice in our variations and are available along with a willingness to open up and take a look at to perceive one another’s viewpoints.

More essential, let’s not soar to conclusions about how another person votes.

Joan M. Ridley, Old East Dallas

Let U.S. pay what it owes

Most Americans at a while of their lives have struggled to pay their month-to-month obligations, automobile funds, mortgages, bank card payments. Juggling debt can lead to chapter, foreclosures on properties, repossession of vehicles and disastrous conditions for the common American.

The United States of America is on the verge of a nationwide and international monetary catastrophe. There just isn’t sufficient cash in the coffers to pay our obligations. The earlier administration handed the wealthiest Americans and companies a minimize in taxes, decreasing the sum of money in the piggy financial institution. No marvel we will’t pay our payments!

If the wealthiest Americans paid their justifiable share of taxes, there can be no want for House Republicans to be contemplating decreasing Medicare and Social Security for seniors. There can be no want for the Treasury Department to faucet into authorities retirement funds, basically robbing Peter to pay Paul.

All Americans have a stake in the existence of Medicare, Social Security and the monetary well being of our nation. A bipartisan legislative resolution to elevating the debt ceiling disaster is important. No new debt can be incurred. We simply have to find a way to pay what we owe.

Marian R. Levinstein, Lantana

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