Letters

Attending the veterans ceremony at veterans park, I was amazed at the precise landing of a Guard helicopter across the street. He landed within a few feet of parked cars and people attending. No one seemed scared and all was a rush of pride at seeing our nation’s best doing what they do best. I was also thinking the usual protesters were not there to shoo them away and tell us about all the dangers.

Three city councilors were there and I hope they don’t consider this a break of the resolution about low-flying military aircraft or, worse yet, consider a new one.

First I would like to express my gratitude for the continued and unwavering support of the CASA program by the Optic. At its very inception, the Optic printed a front page article resulting from an interview of the executive director of the program. Secondly I would like to encourage anyone who have an interest in helping children, to consider the CASA program as a way to contribute to the wellbeing of abused and neglected children.

It takes millions of years to create what the oil and gas industry calls natural gas, thousands of feet deep down in the earth — or just a few seconds, next to a wind turbine.

Based on the plans of an Austrian-German team of scientists, renewable energy producers should soon be able to generate synthetic “natural gas” from their wind and solar parks.

I am the mother of Benito Ramon Lemos. My son’s life was taken two years ago by a man who came home from Iraq, Richard Baca. ... He decided to drive around Las Vegas with a loaded gun strapped on his waist. My son was the unlucky one who ran in to Baca.

Despite what happened, he took my son’s life. He didn’t have a chance, he was dead on arrival at Alta Vista Regional Hospital.