I woke Friday morning to an email from the Social Security Administration bragging about Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and how it was advantageous to me as a Social Security recipient. I verified this was actually from the SSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n I have endured five and a half months of bad news on immigration, cuts to agencies, cuts to benefits and programs, but this sent me over the edge. I can no longer believe anything the government tells me about the state of our country; the economy, employment, poverty, or health, and I fear even more about the coming elections and how they could be tainted. Mark Brown, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n Re: “Must e-bikes go all the same places as old-fashioned bikes?<\/a>” July 3 commentary<\/p>\n The issue of e-bikes is not restricted to national parks. One of the nicest features of living in the Denver metro area is the network of pedestrian\/bike trails. The faster e-bikes are now making these dangerous. An e-bike is a motorcycle, but it is a silent motorcycle. Walkers and conventional bikers can\u2019t hear them coming. When a twenty-something flies past me without warning on a trail the width of a wide sidewalk, it is scary. Cities need to enforce the signs about no motorized vehicles.<\/p>\n Ray Harlan, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n Slim Woodruff’s commentary about e-bikes going everywhere “old-fashioned bikes” go, while humorous, also makes some broad assertions about us e-bike riders. I’ve had a class 1 e-bike for ten years and I’ve never ridden it where it isn’t allowed. There will always be irresponsible e-bike riders, just as there are irresponsible regular bike riders. I’ve nearly been run off the trail by regular riders who think they’re in the Tour de France. My 90-year-old mother was almost knocked over with her walker on a hospital sidewalk by a regular cyclist who was going so fast he could barely stop. Then he yelled at her for being in his way. Jerks will be jerks regardless of their chosen means of transportation.<\/p>\n Kari Epstein, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n Where is the enforcement when it comes to illegal fireworks in Colorado? Pretty basically, fireworks that explode or leave the ground are illegal.<\/p>\n The selfish actions of a few people are allowed to disrupt the quiet and serenity of our neighborhoods. The overwhelming majority of residents in my Westminster\/Arvada neighborhood did not have a fireworks display in the street. About five residents within a four-block radius rained one explosion after another down on us through post-midnight hours.<\/p>\n Does anyone give any selfless thought to the war veteran who may be suffering P.T.S.D., or the pets that cower in fear at every burst of noise? What about the risks being taken?\u00a0Annually\u00a0there are news stories about a structure that burned, or a hand injury or a grass fire. Every careless act puts the safety of citizens, first\u00a0responders\u00a0and property at risk. What about those that just want to enjoy a quiet evening at home relishing the extra day off for the week? What about the people who had to work on the holiday and want to wind down quietly?<\/p>\n There are public displays all over the metro area. I enjoy a good fireworks show as much as anyone … at the baseball game, the rodeo, the fair or the park, but not in the neighborhoods.<\/p>\n Rich Linnebur, Westminster<\/em><\/p>\n Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online<\/a> or check out our guidelines<\/a> for how to submit by email or mail.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SSA is now a shill for Trump. Trust nothing. 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\nUsing the sanctity of the SSA to promote political ideology is beyond my comprehension in a free society. But we are no longer free, and this nailed it for me.<\/p>\nAre e-bikes the problem?<\/h4>\n
Keep fireworks out of neighborhoods<\/h4>\n