Entering illegally is enough
Re: “Most arrested here in ’25 had no criminal convictions — Data analysis reflects agents are no longer going after ‘the worst of the worst,’” Sunday news story.
This front-page headline infuriated me: “Most arrested here in ’25 had no criminal convictions.” If they entered illegally, they have already done something against the law. That’s what illegally means.
This story was meant to make ICE agents who are only doing their jobs look like the bad guys. Why don’t you support law enforcement instead of tearing them down?
Annette Metke, Flower Mound
Silence on protester’s death
Why are our Texas elected officials silent about the killing of Renee Nicole Good? Where is their sense of humanity? Are they waiting for this to blow over? It won’t.
Are they going to take the position of the Trump administration that she deserved what happened to her for failing to discern a federal officer’s orders in the cacophony of the protest and that she tried to “weaponize her vehicle,” as Kristi Noem put it?
If so, then their argument is that Jonathan Ross, an ex-military man trained to kill, was justified in using deadly force because he felt his life was threatened by a smiling, Christian woman whose last words were, “That’s fine dude. I’m not mad at you” as she pulls away, turning the vehicle to the right, away from Ross.
Do they feel she deserved to die due to her alleged civil disobedience? That’s the argument they are going with? Really?
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Rep. Keith Self, speak up! It is time for you to put an end to this ICE nonsense, stop the cover-up and impeach Noem!
William Hudman, Plano
Cothrum is correct
Re: “The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ and fog of history,” by Dallas Cothrum, Jan. 7 Opinion, and “College sports go pro, and I don’t like it,” by Dallas Cothrum, Sunday Opinion.
Though vastly different topics, recent columns by Dallas Cothrum emphasized thoughts ideally shared by others. From his perspective regarding Venezuela and the Monroe Doctrine, he expressed concerns about a lack of knowledge on previous U.S. Western Hemisphere expeditions with varied results.
Once again, as intent changed through the years, history provides pertinent examples of “sour results” where “no exact strategy” exists in the “fog of entanglement.”
His Sunday column on college sports should be read by sports fans, but studied especially by coaches and athletic directors. His ideas that the college system “is really broken” and “no one knows the rules now” bear merit.
Sadly, college sports no longer exist as an avenue for receiving further education through a NCAA experience to talented athletes. In this transition, life lessons are lost in loyalty to school, coaches and team, as well as a supporting college environment and places looking for prepared graduates contributing to their communities.
Financial considerations and greed are ruining American sports, culture and traditions at every level and part. Cothrum suggested “madness…all the time.” Indeed.
V.C. Patterson, Carrollton
Protect whose protesters?
President Donald Trump wants to bomb Iran as its government has been killing protesters. Will Iran bomb Minneapolis as our government has shot and killed a protester? President Trump, this can not turn out well.
Don Rose, East Dallas
Iran’s protesters vs. ours
Please help me understand why the president is so concerned about the Iranian protesters and not the U.S. protesters. He has said in the past that he would like to shoot the protesters here in the U.S.
Yet, he is willing to use our military to go into Iran and protect the protesters there. How absurd is this reasoning?
Gail Murphy, Carrollton
Administration silencing critics
Re: “Chair says central bank subpoenaed — Move by Justice Department relates to leader’s testimony on renovations, he says,” Monday news story.
With each passing day, the level of disappointing governmental attempts to weaponize the Department of Justice by a vindictive president shines brighter and brighter. And before you rush to label me some far left liberal, hold your tongue.
This is not about differing political ideology, it is about an administration’s clear and unapologetic pursuit to silence critics through legal intimidation and by wasting taxpayer money.
The attack on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is but the latest attempt — it’s absurd and without any evidentiary merit. What is true is Donald Trump’s inability to accept the Federal Reserve independence and a monetary policy based on research, facts and comprehensive analysis of economic data.
The Federal Open Market Committee has 12 voting members setting policy. The chair does not and cannot set policy on a unilateral basis — unlike what it seems Trump would like to do.
If Trump wants interest rates lowered, as he has so publicly proclaimed, he would most likely have to replace the majority of board members, and not just Powell.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated she has instructed her U.S. attorneys to prioritize investigating any abuse of taxpayer money. May I suggest she start with her salary?
Wayne Rampey, North Dallas
Advice to live by
In these troubled political times, we would do well to follow the biblical letter of James 1:19: Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger.
Neil Jeffrey Orleans, Richardson
More data center questions
Re: “Helping ensure AI data centers are good neighbors — Thoughtful planning at local level can have a significant effect,” by Akhilesh Bajaj, Monday Opinion.
In this column on AI data centers, four positive approval steps were listed. I would like to see more questions answered. How many are employed at a center the size of the one shown? What education requirements are required for mid-level employment? Are these centers backed up in some manner in case of direct attack?
Letters to the Editor – ICE arrests, college sports, Iran protesters, Fed chair
