State campaign rules
Re: “New campaign rules should be deferred,” Aug. 31 editorial.
As the Green Party candidate for Colorado secretary of state, I am pleased to see not only my major-party opponents speaking up about the new
election rules, but The Denver Post taking a stand as well. Whether or not the new rules are proper remains to be seen, but changing them so close to the
election certainly has the appearance of impropriety.
It appears that Republican lawyers have guided Secretary of State Gigi Dennis regarding her decision to change the election rules at the 11th
hour. Regardless of what one may think about previous elections or the rule change itself, it’s hard to deny that this opens the door of the Colorado
secretary of state’s office to partisan politics.
Rick VanWie, Denver
Proposal for Civic Center
Re: “A soaring plan for Civic Center,” Sept. 1 news story.
One can spend millions on re-doing Denver’s Civic Center, but the only thing that will make people come back are programs. It really isn’t a
park, like Washington Park, which is bustling because there are things to do there (jogging, volleyball, tennis, just walking the dog). Unless you really
promote events like music, theater, dance, puppet shows, films and the like, people will come once and say, “Been there, done it.” Spending huge amounts
of money on a grandiose project isn’t going to be enough to to ensure the area will become a destination point. You have to give people a reason to come
back.
Sam Emmanuel, Greenwood Village
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Wow – the Libeskind Civic Center is just what Denver needs. It is exciting architecture and planning that will draw lots of people into a city
that needs more dramatic architectural spectacle. The current Civic Center is a disaster that only attracts loud and obnoxious drug dealers and that most
Denver families will not go to, although they are paying for it. We need to provide a positive living environment for those who have no homes, but camping
full-time in our civic parks and dealing drugs is not a sustainable solution for anyone.
Mike McCoy, Buena Vista
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Will someone please buy Daniel Libeskind a one-way ticket out of town? He’s already ruined the art museum, and now he wants to mess up Civic
Center.
Robert H. Whyte, Lakewood
Fake Starbucks coupons
Re: “Starbucks turns cold shoulder to fake coupons,” Aug. 31 business news story.
First, an apology to my fellow light-rail riders who may have been startled by my sudden guffaw the other morning, but some things just make you
laugh. As I read the article about Starbucks’ troubles with counterfeit coupons, I came to the conversation with the customer who said the experience
didn’t improve her image of the company, which she called a “corporate conglomerate,” and that $3 was too much for a cup of coffee but she was willing to
take the stuff if it was free. Strikes me as funny that this person would be willing to relax her anti-big-business morality for a free iced coffee. Is
she really against conglomeration or just cheap?
William Harland, Centennial
Use of solar energy
While the costs of non-renewable, dirty energy sources, such as gas, oil and coal, continue to rise, the costs of solar power, a renewable and
clean source, is falling. With such a wealth of sunshine and technical expertise, it’s a no-brainer that solar energy can, and should, be a significant
part of Colorado’s energy economy.
Now is the time to begin making real investments in our future energy infrastructure. Eventually our current sources will be gone. Planning now
to make use of viable alternatives, including solar, will pay off greatly in the future.
Sean Colgan, Golden
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