Shauna Blanch of Denver adds a piece to the American flag made up completely of trash from the waste stream of the 25th annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival on Sunday. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
I attended the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver on Sunday, and have to admit that I was deeply saddened by Janus Funds interactive U.S. flag display. I believe it was an effort to promote recycling, but using trash to create a U.S. flag is hardly respectful to either our great country or our flag. Even worse was the use of a U.S. flag as a tablecloth over the table located at this event. Proper disposal of worn U.S. flags is by burning, not by repurposing into clothing or tablecloths. Please respect our flag and our country with proper display and usage of the flag.
David Leasure, Castle Rock
This letter was published in the July 7 edition.I was very disappointed with the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Why? Because I couldn’t get to it. I had not attended for many years, and now I remember the reason: there is no place to park. After spending half an hour circling the entire area (including a stab at the Cherry Creek mall parking garage), I returned home. The only part of the festival I could see were the white tents. Itap often difficult to find parking in the Cherry Creek neighborhood, even in the best of times. To find parking for an event of this magnitude is close to impossible. Isn’t it time to move the festival to a more accessible location?
Dinah K. Land, Aurora
This letter was published in the July 7 edition.
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