Disabled people should be at the forefront of accessibility design
Re: “City Council chambers’ $1.5 million renovation to address accessibility,” Feb. 17 news story
Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds is absolutely correct that he should have been included more in the committee dedicated to making mobility and access improvements for people with disabilities.
Until I fell several years ago and fractured my left pubic rami in two places in my pelvis, I had thought that accessible stalls in restrooms were fine. Then the accident happened, and I was on a walker for almost a year. Two things I noticed are that the restroom doors are almost always inaccessible to people with disabilities. Likewise, many large businesses, such as car dealerships, do not have accessible doors.
Until someone has truly traveled in the path of a disabled person, they honestly don’t know the trials faced every day by people with disabilities.
Maryann Ray, Centennial
EPA: Repealing scientific ruling endangers us all
Re: “,” Feb. 13 news story
I am outraged that the Trump administration has finalized the repeal of the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding — the scientific determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health and established the legal foundation for federal climate protections.
The decision strips the EPA of its authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate climate pollution from vehicles, power plants, and other major sources.
At a time when Americans are living through record heat waves, catastrophic wildfires, deadly flooding, and worsening air quality, dismantling climate safeguards is reckless and dangerous.
The endangerment finding reflects overwhelming evidence. Repealing it will not change the reality of climate change — it will only make it harder to protect families and communities from its impacts.
Even though this rollback has been finalized, it must not stand. Courts, lawmakers, and future administrations must act on climate change and reverse this decision and restore strong, science-based climate protections.
Our health, our safety, and our future depend on it.
Alvin L. Beers Jr., Greenwood Village
If the United States wasn’t considered an international pariah yet, it is now after the latest lifting of environmental protection for greenhouse gases, but I digress.
As a youngster in the 1950s, my nextdoor neighbor drove his car into the garage, closed the garage door, and never turned it off, committing suicide. What did he know that the Honorable Lee Zeldin, EPA administrator, does not know?
I don’t want to leave coal out either, but isn’t it a waste of taxpayer money to establish a in 1969 to cope with the high mortality rates of coal miners, but continue to promote coal as an energy source?
I know whoever is reading this may not agree with Zeldin’s decision either, and it’s possible that many other employees disagree. We all have to work, and no one wants a bad mark on their résumé or lose a job. It is my hope that our collective years of American K-12 education have given us the critical thinking skills and citizenship skills to question this policy change.
Jim Rumbold, Fort Collins
Rockies should get Bryant to move on
Re: “Moving on from Bryant is one of many good things,” Feb. 12 sports commentary
Troy Renck got only half of the story right about the Rockies’ Kris Bryant “moving on.” Bryant — like Bill Murray in “What about Bob?” — is still here. He has been here for 4 years. He is taking up space along with $81 million of still-owed money that could have been used to sign good ballplayers for 2026.
When Ford moved on from the Edsel, they scrapped it. When Coke moved on from “New Coke,” they scrapped it. How much longer are the Monforts going to hang on to this guy for their egos’ sake? Admit the signing disaster, settle with Bryant, and get him “moving on” now.
Curt Anderson, Broomfield
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