Letter to the Editor

This is in reference to the Sept. 3 news article, "Dog free to run trails? Ogden cracking down." City officials are condemning our dogs to leashes on east bench trails. The article stated that numerous complains have come in about dogs being off-leash and feces on the trail. I truly doubt they had any complains; this is just a way for Mayor Matthew Godfrey and his elitist pals to try to control the east bench.

(UNEDIED)I refuse to vote for Governor Gary Herbert because of what he says and does... Recently Governor Gary Herbert said to KUED that his opponent Peter Corroon's plan could eliminate LDS Seminary in schools. That statement is not only misleading but flat out deceitful.

(UNEDITED)In a line derived from a comment by St. Thomas Aquinas, someone said, "Beware of the one-book man." The Rev. Terry Jones, an alleged Christian who wants to burn the Koran, is not even a half-book man. He's memorized some of the Bible but not one of the most important lines--"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

(UNEDITED)Andrew Jackson Shupe and his brother, James Wright Shupe were members of the Mormon Battalion that made an historic trek from Council Bluffs,Iowa, to San Diego, California in 1846 and 1847. The Shupe brothers did not go to San Diego, but wintered at Pueblo, Colorado and later established their homes in Weber County, where they were blacksmiths. The Mormon Battalion Association is planning to memorialize their grave sites in the Ogden City Cemetery on 25 September 2010 at 11 A. M.

(UNEDITED)How dare Tim Gurrister, once again, try and convict one of my sons in articles in the Standard-Examiner! (Tool of gang control). I am extremely upset and frustrated that my son, Riqo Perea has been portrayed as an unfeeling, uncaring animal time and time again. Everyone knows he was not given a fair trial and I blame that partly on Gurrister and his ignorance in convicting my son in his articles, tying Riqo to every murder or gang story he writes.

I am currently a student at Bonneville High. I have an issue with Highway 89/Washington Boulevard. UDOT should consider at least a crosswalk near Hill Top Lanes for students to get to Bonneville High. As of now, that area has no way to cross safely. I have crossed at this spot of couple of times. It is very dangerous because people in cars do not slow down. People like me need to be able to cross safely and even something as simple as a crosswalk may help.

I am a member of the predominate religion in this state. I served a mission, got married, went to college and pharmacy school. When I started my family, we were offered Medicaid to pay for our babies and my wife flatly refused. Being members of a religion that emphasized self-reliance, we know that our children are our responsibility and that taking government handouts or expecting others to pay is not just wrong, but immoral.