Tucson Speaks Out: October 26

'Naming rights' tacky

Am I the only person who thinks it’s cheesy to add the name of some corporation to a public facility?

A state university’s sports stadium named for a casino? Please! Coors Field, Chase Field? Tacky, tacky, tacky.

If corporations want to donate money, they should do so because it’s the civic-minded thing to do, not because they buy very public “naming rights.” Linda Ronstadt Music Hall is appropriate for obvious reasons. McKale Center at Alkeme Arena — tacky.

Margaret Zanger

Midtown

Campaign promises were lies

... and Trump knew it. And it hasn’t stopped. His “America First” is a sham. Tariffs haven’t improved our economy or our country. They’ve hurt farmers, builders, restaurants and businesses, families. The Arizona Daily Star recently reported yet another restaurant and business that is closing. Venezuela was attacked to remove a dictator (steal their oil) yet that regime is still in power. Trump promised "No Forever Wars" and yet bombed Iran with one idea and continues it with another. This was done without alerting our Middle Eastern allies, preparing our military bases or embassies in the danger zones, or protecting our citizens working there. He's waiting for the midterms? His chaos has spread like cancer worldwide. We get lies instead of policy. The drugs continue to flow, the prices continue to rise, the healthcare continues to diminish. We are not coming first. He is.

Christie Cummins

Midtown

Ciscomani's dilemma

When Juan Ciscomani criticized the Homeland Security shutdown as "political," he dismissed 32 people who died in ICE detention last year and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis with no subsequent accountability.

Ciscomani speaks of helping DACA Dreamers but does nothing to help Karla Toledo, who is unjustly persecuted by ICE. Unlike Adelita Grijalva, he does not visit ICE detention centers where people are abused, as shown by the Haitian who died at Florence after reportedly being denied treatment for a dental infection.

Ciscomani will never oppose Trump.

If you want a congressman with courage to do the job, vote out Ciscomani.

Ronald Pelech

Midtown

Red is the new yellow

This morning at an intersection on River Road, four cars ran the red light after my light turned green. As usual, we have virtually no traffic enforcement to protect lawful drivers.

Tucson's traffic situation has gotten ridiculously dangerous. Drivers routinely speed past at 20 mph over the limit. Red light runners endanger themselves and others. Bike lanes are filled with gas and electric bikes, electric scooters, other alternative vehicles moving at speeds from 10-35 mph.

Traffic enforcement saves lives!

Bruce Hilpert

North side

Avoiding political ads

Lucky us! We are able to record TV programs for replay later, so we record everything we plan to watch ... including the news. That way, we are able to fast-forward through the often disgusting political ads and anytime Trump speaks!

Judi Brauns

Green Valley

Proposition 144

Proposition 144 is a proposal leading voters to believe that it would eliminate voter fraud. This proposition is sponsored by Alex Kolodin, who continued to deny the 2020 election results and is now running against Adrian Fontes for Secretary of State. Any amendment to our Arizona Constitution should never be a vague proposal to be worked out later in a Legislative session.

Evidence has debunked the voter fraud claims in our 2020 election after millions of taxpayer dollars were spent trying to find that massive, non-existent fraud. The proposal would require election officials to offer voters the right to have their mail-in ballots tabulated at their polling location to prevent delays in results.

We currently have a process in place that allows you to take your mail-in ballot to an indoor drop box location like Ward 2 or your polling location and ask to show your valid Arizona driver’s license to verify your ID at that time. An amendment could change what ID is needed.

Donna Pierce

Northeast side

School daze

My neighbors and I were part of the east side construction boom in the early 1960s, and Tucson built schools to handle the wide-eyed population. We bumped around a bit. From the same home near Broadway and Pantano, I was bused to fourth grade at Hudlow Elementary, bused to fifth grade at Smith Elementary on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, walked to sixth grade at newly opened Steele Elementary, walked or bused to seventh grade at Fickett Junior High, was bused to half of eighth grade at Townsend Junior High (as a Magee student on a split schedule) … and finally rode a bike to eighth grade at the newly opened Magee Junior High for the second semester. It’s disheartening to see Magee recommended for closure. I was one of more than 700 kids who entered its sparkling doors, and surely we would have doubted it would last for only our lifetimes. The Beatles were on “The Ed Sullivan Show” two months later.

Tom Duddleston Jr.

Midtown