On point
Thanks for the article on David Iglesias [Cover story, June 4: "Finding Justice"] and the selection from his book. I met him and his wife a few years ago. We have little in common, since he is a dedicated Republican and an evangelical Christian, but he is on point about the wrongfulness of the US attorney firings and the inappropriate behavior of Sen. [Pete] Domenici and Rep. [Heather] Wilson.
Dianne Layden
Albuquerque
My hero
I am glad that New Mexico has at least one publication (the Santa Fe Reporter) that has the courage to give the cover of their weekly publication to a local hero.
Donald Apodaca
Albuquerque
Theater props
I love movies, but there is something immediate and electrifying about live theater (when it is done well) that can be deeply moving and transformative. In the past few months, I have seen Red Thread Collective's Master Harold and the Boys, Ironweed's production of Doubt and, on its opening night, Red Thread Collective's presentation of Craig Barnes' final play of his Elizabethan trilogy, The Last Tudor.
The first two were excellent productions, making me realize how far theater has come in Santa Fe since the '80s and the '90s. The Last Tudor is a thoroughly and completely professional production, which should make Santa Fe proud to have this remarkable play created and presented here.
The scope and subtlety of the writing, the acting, the directing, the costumes and the set were totally first class. Craig Barnes [SFR Talk, June 4: "Western Civility"] knows that one of the ways to transform society is through art, and he has used his enormous verbal skill, his knowledge of history and his huge creativity to give us a play that is at once personal, political, provocative, stirring and inspirational. It has many layers, many twists and an understanding of human nature that reminds us of our humanness.
Barnes deals with the issues of gender and power, the huge abuses of power, the dichotomy between being a sovereign ruler and a woman and the irreconcilable differences that arise from that. He skillfully manages to make those issues pertinent to us today.
It is an artful and amazingly entertaining evening. I urge anyone who lives within 80 miles of Santa Fe to see this play…it will move you, delight you and possibly have you examining larger questions after you leave.
rhea goodman
Santa Fe
Political tricks
What does this cover really have to do with politics [Cover story, May 28: "Decisions, Decisions"]? The only decision the cover girl looks like she is trying to make is whether to have another bong hit or turn a trick for some crack.
VIctoria Seale
Santa Fe
How could you?
Regarding your endorsement of Republican US Senate candidate Steve Pearce, your endorsement of Steve Pearce for US Senate is nonsensical. Steve Pearce has accrued an abysmal environmental voting record, scoring 0 percent with the League of Conservation Voters during his six years in the US House of Representatives (see: http://capwiz.com/lcv_stage/bio/keyvotes?id=6612&congress=1102&lvl=C). Heather Wilson is almost as bad with an LCV score of 15 percent and doesn't deserve an endorsement either.
In stark contrast, Tom Udall has earned a 100 percent LCV score over his five terms in the House and deserves a strong endorsement.
Pearce voted against Clean Energy, Clean Air, and Clean Water. He supports drilling offshore and in the Galisteo Basin. Are these "the right values for New Mexico"? His candidacy might deserve an endorsement from Big Oil, but not SFR. It makes no sense to endorse someone who clearly doesn't deserve it.
You might just as well endorse George W Bush for his achievements in Iraq.
charles Fox
Santa Fe
Editor's Note: SFR endorsed Pearce over Wilson in the US Senate Republican primary.
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