The letters to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram prove that while the majority may be blind as a bat, not all citizens are sheep.
Letters about fuzzy math, one sided reporting, education, skewed priorities, groups that claim to represent all are just a few topics today. Read them all. Be sheep free.
Energy savings?
Arlington is spending $2.3 million to replace windows in a 30-year-old building. (See: "Arlington replacing single-pane window panels on City Tower," Monday)
The $78,000 a year potential savings in energy costs sounds great until you do the math. It will take more than 29 years just to break even on this investment. Is this really a wise use of funds in a time when government is supposedly looking for expenditures that can be cut?
-- Suzanne Hencken, Chico
I noticed the reporter only reported one side of the story and did not talk to Montgomery. Is this the current way to report? Is an article only the information that fits the story the reporter wants to write? What is the rest of the story?
-- Dan Moore, Fort Worth
Skewed priorities
How can Fort Worth be designated an All-American City when its priorities are so skewed? There is no money to open even one swimming pool for Fort Worth residents, and libraries are short of funds. However, $68,695 can be spent to put lights on a radio tower near Interstate 20 and Campus Drive. How much will the electric bill be for that tower and the ones in the Lancaster Avenue median?
Almost $25,000 is expected to be spent to help landscape and irrigate the median on a back road at the Fort Worth boundary with Saginaw. I know city funds are budgeted for specific purposes but it's time to reallocate funds to do what will accomplish the most good for the most people. I don't even live in Fort Worth, but I find this situation hard to ignore. Fort Worth residents need to speak up!
-- Pat Friar, Saginaw
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