Letters to the Editor

Blue Corn, Dec. 9: “Tiny Triumphs”

Happy Happy, Joy Joy

You know this one brings joy to my heart! I hope you get lots of new fosterers and forever families with this column.

Teri Schultz
Brussels, Belgium

Cover, Dec. 2: “Loves Me Not”

Are They Different?

Thank you for this article looking at systemic problems in our criminal and civil justice systems. This week, we must ask ourselves, "Are horrific acts of public violence different from the individual acts of family violence perpetrated behind closed door?" Both are a reflection of deep societal problems. There is no single law, no specific law enforcement strategy, no branch of our justice system that alone can reduce violence.

Santa Fe Safe, the Coordinated Community Response Council for the City of Santa Fe, brings together law enforcement agencies, advocates, health care providers and community members to develop and implement innovative programs that address the immediate needs of victims, as well as long-term strategies for reducing violence.

Our next meeting on Jan. 20 will discuss local programs that empower men to resolve family issues without resorting to intimidation, coercion or violence.

Sheila Lewis
Santa Fe Safe

Born Here, Dec. 23: “Middle Ground”

The System is Broken

I also met with Miljen Aljinovic and talked about how Phillip Crump approached United Communities of Santa Fe County to advocate an Albuquerque process in the new Santa Fe County Land Use Code. It didn't work out exactly that way.

The city revamped the code and removed one ENN meeting from it that would have occurred earlier. Developers often state that if they [knew about] neighborhood opposition, they would not invest so much money in proposals up front. The whole system seems way more broken than any of the players had ever imagined.

William Mee
SFReporter.com

Correction

"Paying Now or Paying Later" in the Dec. 23 edition reported the Santa Fe school district composts 18,000 pounds of food waste every day. The correct figure is 1,800.

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