Letters, 5/6: What's the next excuse?
You're right, Mr. President. Democrats are to blame for the ills of the world.
Democrats are to blame for preventing your administration and six years of a Republican-controlled Congress from sending our country into a tailspin.
We are embroiled in a war over mythical WMDs that is costing us billions of dollars and thousands of lives. We've put our future in debt by borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars from foreign nations.
We've failed to create policies that could lead to energy independence. Experts have long said drilling in the Alaska wildlife refuge would have little or no impact on world oil prices.
Apparently, the president's only strategy is to deny it (as in, we aren't in a recession and Iraq is not a quagmire). Or blame it on someone else.
What's next, the dog ate my homework?
Mary Jane Bruce, Lincoln
Foundation should step up
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln being $20.4 million short as soon as it got the State Fair land is no surprise to me. It's always what the university wants, it gets.
Then the taxpayers and students' tuition get hit.
I have one simple question. Where are the university foundation funds?
The foundation, which has a fund of $1 billion, is as usual in the shadows.
How about it steps up to the plate for once and gives us a break.
Vaughn D. Hackstadt, Lincoln
Try natural gas
After reading the article, "Utah drivers fill up with natural gas at the pump" (LJS, April 26), I was left pondering one simple question: Why doesn't every state have gas stations with natural gas?
With gas prices soaring, it confuses me as to why more people do not demand cheaper alternatives.
In my opinion, the government should be doing a lot more research in order to be able to provide cheaper fuel to its citizens. And if people would take even half of the time and energy they use complaining about gas prices and actually do something about the issue, then maybe Utah wouldn't be one of the few states that offers
natural gas.
Utah, as well as California, have proved there are many advantages to using natural gas instead of regular gasoline. We all need to wake up to the reality that gasoline is not the only option. One would think that as the gas prices rise, people would begin to find other forms of transportation to get around.
The simple fact of the matter is that our actions are not matching up with our words. Maybe Nebraskans should take some initiative and lead the way for the rest of the nation.
It's true that converting a vehicle to run on natural gas or buying a new vehicle that does might pull a bit of money out of your pocket at first. However, doing so will result in more money in your pocket further down the road.
Heather Scott, Omaha
Democrats are to blame for preventing your administration and six years of a Republican-controlled Congress from sending our country into a tailspin.
We are embroiled in a war over mythical WMDs that is costing us billions of dollars and thousands of lives. We've put our future in debt by borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars from foreign nations.
We've failed to create policies that could lead to energy independence. Experts have long said drilling in the Alaska wildlife refuge would have little or no impact on world oil prices.
Apparently, the president's only strategy is to deny it (as in, we aren't in a recession and Iraq is not a quagmire). Or blame it on someone else.
What's next, the dog ate my homework?
Mary Jane Bruce, Lincoln
Foundation should step up
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln being $20.4 million short as soon as it got the State Fair land is no surprise to me. It's always what the university wants, it gets.
Then the taxpayers and students' tuition get hit.
I have one simple question. Where are the university foundation funds?
The foundation, which has a fund of $1 billion, is as usual in the shadows.
How about it steps up to the plate for once and gives us a break.
Vaughn D. Hackstadt, Lincoln
Try natural gas
After reading the article, "Utah drivers fill up with natural gas at the pump" (LJS, April 26), I was left pondering one simple question: Why doesn't every state have gas stations with natural gas?
With gas prices soaring, it confuses me as to why more people do not demand cheaper alternatives.
In my opinion, the government should be doing a lot more research in order to be able to provide cheaper fuel to its citizens. And if people would take even half of the time and energy they use complaining about gas prices and actually do something about the issue, then maybe Utah wouldn't be one of the few states that offers
natural gas.
Utah, as well as California, have proved there are many advantages to using natural gas instead of regular gasoline. We all need to wake up to the reality that gasoline is not the only option. One would think that as the gas prices rise, people would begin to find other forms of transportation to get around.
The simple fact of the matter is that our actions are not matching up with our words. Maybe Nebraskans should take some initiative and lead the way for the rest of the nation.
It's true that converting a vehicle to run on natural gas or buying a new vehicle that does might pull a bit of money out of your pocket at first. However, doing so will result in more money in your pocket further down the road.
Heather Scott, Omaha
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