Re: “DIA to explore nuclear energy as power option<\/a>,” Aug. 7 news story<\/p>\n I commend Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and the CEO of Denver International Airport, Phil Washington, for taking a forward looking step toward addressing DIA’s future energy needs by seeking proposals to study the feasibility of building and operating a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) onsite. As air travel demand and electrification accelerate, ensuring a reliable, carbon-free power source will be essential to keeping DIA both competitive and sustainable.<\/p>\n Small modular reactors offer the promise of steady, around the clock electricity without greenhouse gas emissions — a critical complement to Colorado\u2019s renewable energy portfolio. This year the Colorado legislature passed, and Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1040, adding nuclear power to the list of clean energy resources that can be used to meet State clean energy goals. By exploring this option now, Denver positions itself to meet future demand with innovation, resilience, and environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n We should welcome this study as a smart investment in our region\u2019s energy and economic future.<\/p>\n Art Curtis, Lakewood\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Re: “RFK Jr. cancels $500M in funding for vaccine development<\/a>,” Aug. 6 news story<\/p>\n As a cancer survivor three years in remission, I am deeply alarmed by the Trump administration\u2019s recent decision to cancel $500 million in ongoing mRNA research. This move is not based on science but on political appeals to anti-vaccine sentiment.<\/p>\n My own chemotherapy and surgeries failed; only immunotherapy worked. The same mRNA technology now being abandoned for vaccine development is also at the forefront of cancer treatment research. It holds the promise of training the immune system to attack tumors with precision–offering hope to millions battling cancer now and in the future.<\/p>\n By cutting this funding, the U.S. is surrendering its leadership in medical innovation and delaying life-saving therapies. If my cancer returns, I want my oncologist to have access to the best, most advanced immunotherapies possible–not treatments held back because political leaders chose ideology over science.<\/p>\n This decision does not just jeopardize pandemic preparedness–it undermines the future of cancer care for patients like me.<\/p>\n Gregory Sullivan, Littleton<\/em><\/p>\n Re: “Democratic Party needs to allow space for different voices” Aug. 8 commentary<\/p>\n I am sure Jenny Robins\u2019 opinion column was well-intentioned, but it was also emblematic of why people are leaving the party. Her statement wreaks of elitism: \u201cThat means welcoming and not dismissing people who are still learning, evolving, and trying to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n It implies that people who are not part of the Democratic Party are somehow ignorant or don\u2019t understand, and consequently, are not on the same level and need to improve. She also goes on to imply that unless an individual embraces all principles of the Democratic Party, they are somehow less than perfect.\u00a0 I found her statements to be very condescending.<\/p>\n Perhaps Robins should take a step back, let go of her sense of superiority, and try to understand that people are leaving the Democratic Party because they are actually informed. More to the point, perhaps the Democratic Party needs to learn, evolve, and try to do better to increase its numbers.<\/p>\n Rick Accountius, Longmont<\/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":" DIA smart to add nuclear as it’s now officially “clean” Re: “DIA to explore nuclear energy as power option,” Aug. 7 news story I commend Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and the CEO of Denver International Airport, Phil Washington, for taking a forward looking step toward addressing DIA’s future energy needs by seeking proposals to study…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1054,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions\/1054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u00a0Cutting mRNA research threatens cancer patients like me<\/h4>\n
Don’t talk down to Democrats<\/h4>\n