Failed “mall” project is a concern for Westminster (Letters)

Failed project is a concern for Westminster Re: “Downtown to get injection of life with park, food hall,” Aug. 18 news story Because I am running for mayor of Westminster and Sarah Nurmela is running for re-election to the City Council of Westminster, I was surprised that John Aguilar’s article did not mention Councilmember Nurmela’s…

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Trump has misjudged Putin and sold out Ukraine (Letters)

Trump has misjudged Putin and sold out Ukraine President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin inspires comparisons with the meeting in late September 1938 between Adolph Hitler and UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Chamberlain returned to the United Kingdom on September 30, 1938 and declared “Peace For Our Time”. He achieved that peace…

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Ignore the slant against Trump and have hope (Letters)

Ignore the slant against Trump and have hope Re: “A barrage of bad news followed by some good recipes,” Aug. 14 letter to the editor I have a suggestion for the writer of “A barrage of bad news,” who is seeking solutions for the litany of doom-and-gloom headlines she lists. First, not all of the…

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V-J Day through the eyes of a Colorado 5-year-old (Letters)

Remembering V-J Day in Denver Words spoken by Winston Churchill: “the signal for the greatest outburst of joy in the history of mankind” and “Weary and worn, impoverished but undaunted and now triumphant, we had a moment that was sublime.”  He was speaking of V-E Day in Britain, but it could have been said of…

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Climate disasters: Personal loss connects us all (Letters)

Climate disasters: Personal loss connects us all Re: “Healing power of storytelling,” August 3 commentary Years after the Marshall Fire, the embers of personal loss call out for remembrance.  Listen also to the stories of those who endured the Guadalupe River flood in Texas Hill Country, the wildfires of Pasadena and Altadena, Calif., and the prolonged…

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