That marijuana stank is back again. When will Phoenix finally stop it? | Letters

The stench is back! Yes, the pot stench is back near 24th Street and Interstate 10.

Phoenix supposedly approved an odor-control plan with the company creating the stench. It did disappear for awhile, but I think that is because the heat of summer made it go away.

This stench is a health hazard and causes me severe distress when I drive by. Unfortunately, I have to drive by twice a day to get to work and then to go home again. I work in south central Phoenix and live in Scottsdale.

Come on, Phoenix, either do something or get off the pot.

David Engman, Scottsdale

What Dems should tell Sinema In a Nov. 7 opinion piece, Laurie Roberts argues Democrats should be thanking Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for saving the filibuster. Allow me to write it for them:

Dear senator,

Thank you for preserving the filibuster. You were right. We were wrong. Speaking of being wrong, we were wrong to harass you in a bathroom stall. We were wrong to ignore your legislative accomplishments, such as the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

We were wrong to push you out of the Democratic Party. And we were wrong not to support your reelection. It turns out we were wrong about a lot of things.

Thank you for bringing that to our attention. We hope we can learn from it.

Sincerely,

The Democratic establishment

cc: Ruben Gallego

Eric Johnson, Phoenix

How does Boggs define 'woke?' I read that the new county superintendent of schools , Shelli Boggs, is going to identify and root out critical race theory training and woke policies in our K-12 schools.

Bravo.

I would request that she identify one school in Maricopa County that includes CRT in their curricula. Not some miasma of rumors and fears, but real CRT as identified in accepted literature. I don't believe she can.

Then, perhaps she can clearly define the word "woke" as it applies to public education.

Jude Clark, Buckeye

Please, Ms. Lake, don't run again Note to Kari Lake : Please do not run for political office again.

You have done enough damage to the local Republican Party, and we would like to get back to putting forth candidates that are a little more in the mainstream of the political spectrum.

Andy Barrett, Peoria

Trump will not be a dictator As expected, The Arizona Republic staff joined the liberal media's meltdown over Trump's massive win, with Elvia Díaz's screed against Hispanic voters, Bill Goodykoontz's resistance puffery and Greg Moore's rationalizations.

It's pretty clear that they bought into the "dictator who will establish concentration camps and use the justice system to punish enemies" nonsense.

Maybe in the weeks ahead we'll see some realization by those folks that Bidenomics was a disaster for average Americans, the open border policy continues to do immense harm to communities everywhere, and the over-the-top commitment to green energy is flawed.

That realization is something to hope for, but as the new administration's policies succeed, we'll likely see the denial continue.

Robert Amrine, Scottsdale

It's a mail-in ballot, so mail it To all those who complain about how long it takes to count the ballots, here is a suggestion. If you are on the early mail in ballot list, like my wife and I are, when it comes in the mail, fill it out and mail it back.

Dont hold it until Election Day and drop it off at the polling place. That's what delays the count. Those ballots have to be verified before they get counted, and those are done last.

More letters: Slow election results are a disgrace

If you want to vote on Election Day, then go stand in line at the polls. Don't hold up the system and complain it takes too long when you are the one holding up the process.

Christopher Herrick, Surprise

Detective looked like he was fishing What happened to professionalism at the Phoenix Police Department?

I was watching the morning news about a shooting investigation in Maryvale. The news segment showed a Phoenix Police Department detective actively working the crime scene investigation.

This male detective was wearing faded, sloppy looking, ill-fitting jeans, a faded, old-looking sweatshirt and dirty, old-looking tennis shoes. He looked like what I would expect to see fishing at Lake Pleasant.

As someone who served proudly for 37 years doing this exact same job, I could not believe what I was seeing. Granted, I am someone who would probably be called a "dinosaur" by this generation who doesn't know how to dress up for anything.

Back in the day, we were required to wear suits and ties during the winter and during the summer months dress slacks, dress shoes and, at minimum, a dress polo shirt. Anything less and a supervisor would send you home to change.

Professionalism starts with how you look and present yourself, period. Any wonder why Phoenix PD has the serious problems it has had for quite some time now?

Antonio Morales Jr., Glendale

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