Keep 'em Coming

Two letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram today that you shouldn't miss. We love when the residents tell it like it is.

J.R. Labbe's Jan. 13 column, "So many budget demands, so little money," asserted that Fort Worth might have to raise taxes to balance the budget. Yet just a few days later, we taxpayers learned that the mayor and his entourage were going on a junket to the Super Bowl at a cost of $31,000. This is the same mayor and council that want to raise our taxes, take away homestead exemptions and bring us yet more fees.
They tell us we need to live within our means. How about Mayor Mike Moncrief and the Fort Worth City Council live within theirs?
--Jesse Carr, Fort Worth

Missing in action
Glad the Editorial Board is happy with "our" representative. (See: "North Texas needs Granger," Sunday)
A few years back, Fort Worth attempted to annex unincorporated Tarrant County. We had involvement from county commissioners, the Fort Worth Police and Fire Departments, Texas legislators, even the governor. Where was Kay? Ducking us. Why? Because of her tax-abatement giveaway to Alliance and Texas Motor Speedway -- the reason Fort Worth was desperate to increase the property tax base. We won without her!
In recent years, Interstate 35 grows to six and eight lanes wide north and south of Austin and just about everywhere -- with one exception: north of downtown Fort Worth. Where is Kay? Ducking us!
Granger's support of defense jobs is a given for this part of the world. She only does what serves her interest.
What has she done for the thousands of folks who live in her district and have to park, daily, on Interstate 35W? Not much.
-- Jim Munkittrick, Fort Worth