El Paso, take driver's safety seriously: Letters to the Editor
El Paso, take driver's safety seriously
I am writing after the sad news delivered in Daniel Borunda’s article on April 14, "Las Cruces man on roadway killed in semitruck collision on I-10."
I moved to El Paso at the beginning of the year and I have been shocked to see the amount of traffic accidents here — for heaven's sake, I got into a car accident on my first day of work!
Every week it seems as though there are more and more car accidents — not only causing hours of traffic, but increasing anxiety of drivers just trying to make it home to their families.
The safety of El Paso drivers is a public health issue that should be of great concern to everyone. There have been 15 accidents this year that resulted in death and we're only four months in. Doesn't anyone see an issue with that
Perhaps more El Pasoans will have to be in fatal crashes for the community to take driver's safety seriously. In the meantime, I guess I'll just drive in the slow lane.
Tyatianna Johnson Flemming
Fort Bliss
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Hopefully it isn’t too late for America
The political left may not realize the turmoil the southern border is causing. Thanks to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott transporting immigrants to sanctuary states, placing the problem at their doorstep, to make them aware of what Texas has been going through for the past three and a half years.
The mayor of New York said that if the immigration continues it will not be sustainable and the city will be ruined. Other cities have said the same.
The only solution is to elect a president in 2024 who will close the border and reinstitute legal immigration policies. Strengthen our borders, thoroughly screen immigrants, showing proof of their seeking sanctuary that allows immigrants to enter the United States legally. Hopefully it will not be too late for America.
Samuel Mancillas
West Central El Paso
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Protect wolves before it is too late
Gray wolves in the Northern Rockies are a conservation success story being threatened by the Biden Administration’s delay.
In Montana, hunters can kill as many as 20 wolves each, and in Idaho, there are no limits. Even wolves in Yellowstone National Park have been lured out of the park's protection to their deaths.
Two former Directors of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with members of Congress, and hundreds of scientists and conservation biologists have asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to act.
Haaland wrote an Op-Ed in the USA Today, more than one year ago, saying she is, "committed to ensuring that wolves have the conservation they need to survive and thrive in the wild based on science and law."
Yet she has taken no action. As the months have passed, hundreds of wolves have been killed. Haaland needs to focus on her responsibilities and act to protect wolves before it is too late.
Steven Rosenberg
East El Paso
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