Editor,
A few weeks ago, the campaign signs posted on my private fence were ripped off by a mind-set which I have labeled as AMINO (American In Name Only). They apparently do not recognize or acknowledge the First Amendment of our Constitution, amongst other things. Well, it seems that AMINO strikes again. Not only did they tear the signs off my private fence, but they also seemingly kept the signs for their personal use.
The AMINOs must be really scared of democracy and all for which it stands and affords us and them. Perhaps they should take the time to read our Constitution and try to understand it, although I know that’s not likely to happen.
I do feel sorry for them. Their narrow-mindedness and ignorance are showing. Unfortunately there is, and no doubt always will be, that ilk among us.
As I said in a prior letter: Grow up, get a life, go vote.
— Kurt Solis
Comfort resident
Attack on public education continues
Editor,
Texas is clawing back more than $607 million per year in federal funding for special education services, a move local school district officials say will likely worsen already strained budgets for students with disabilities.
The School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program provides hundreds of school districts with critical funding for special education services, reimbursing them for counseling, nursing, therapy and transportation services provided to Medicaid-eligible children.
More than 775,000 students receive special education services in Texas, according to the Texas Education Agency. It is not as clear how many of them are eligible for Medicaid, though school district officials say many of the kids who directly benefit from SHARS come from low-income families.
First, it is private school vouchers; now, it’s cuts to special education. The governor ought to just come up with a bumper sticker that says, “Defund Public Education.”
— Richard Caldwell
Boerne resident
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