Maybe try more on-leash activities?

Re: “Enough room to romp?” March 29 letter to the editor

In an urban area where we can’t even find space for people without homes, we’re talking about more off-leash dog parks? Before officials get too energized about the demand for these parks, remember that an off-leash dog park mostly provides the owners with an opportunity to sit on a bench while their dog exercises himself. If they would take their dogs for a walk every day, that would be sufficient for the dog and less of a charge upon the commons. Of course, then they, too, would be exercising.

— Susan Williams, Lakewood

Stream your support for the Rockies

Re: “To quiet critics, he plans to ‘win all the time,’ ” March 29 sports commentary

In his interview with Rockies owner Dick Monfort, Troy Renck wrote that many fans have said they will not pay the $19.99 per month to watch the team on ROCKIES.TV, a streaming service through MLB.TV. This seems shortsighted and potentially risky for the Rockies’ future in Colorado. Witness the Washington Senators leaving D.C. in 1971 for Texas. The nation’s capital was without a big-league team for 33 years, until the Montreal Expos relocated there in 2005. Let’s support the Rockies any way we can, including buying the streaming service and attending games so our team is not sold and moved out of Colorado.

— Ralph Roberts, Littleton

Protect the landlords that provide affordable housing

Re: “Dems revive renter, eviction protections,” Feb. 12 news story

We are told there is a housing crisis, particularly for families with modest incomes. The legislature continues passing and threatening laws, such as the “for-cause” eviction protections, which make things more difficult for landlords providing the types of housing most needed. Do these legislators believe such housing falls from the sky?

Rental housing comes from investors, who will not direct funds into a state with a legislature hostile to their business. It’s stupid.

— Robert Rosenfeld, Edwards

Red-light cameras could help Denver finances

As a newcomer to Denver, I have been shocked at the number of cars running red lights and deeply saddened to see migrant families standing on the corners of intersections. Why doesn’t the city recoup some of its $42 million spent on services for migrants by installing more red-light cameras? It would make a pretty penny every weekday rush hour at Colorado Boulevard and Alameda Avenue.

— Katharine L. Modisett, Denver

We can all try to be more understanding

Re: “Try a kindness prescription at the doctor’s office,” March 29 letter to the editor

I agree that politeness is lacking in our society, and there are probably many reasons for that. One thing that drives me crazy is when you call a company and want to speak to a person, and you must go through endless prerecorded options. By the time I get to a person, I’m exasperated!

Health care in our society has gotten so bad that it can take four to six weeks to get an appointment with your doctor. So you ask if they will call in a prescription for pain meds or an antibiotic, and you’re told they can’t without seeing you first. How frustrating is that? I think both sides of the issue need to be more understanding.

— Jane Crystal, Denver

The ouster of Ronna Romney McDaniel

The ouster of former RNC chair Ronna Romney McDaniel from NBC News will be called out as “cancel culture.” Not so. Given her prior denial of 2020 results of fair and free elections and echoing the former president’s other falsehoods, she should never have been hired. We need to hear truthful and constructive voices from conservatives such as Krista Kafer and Liz Cheney. The “normalization” of Jan. 6 and continuing denials of the 2020 election results deserve no seat at the table with any form of responsible journalism, reporting or opinion panels. Any news outlet that allows these lies to propagate is not a legitimate news source.

There is no “other side” to Jan. 6 or the 2020 election results.

— John W. Thomas, Fort Collins