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Letters to the Editor Put the brakes on red-light camera idea Much has been discussed about the red light camera in the local media. When you add up the pluses and minuses, it's still hard to determine if it's a worthwhile endeavor. American Traffic Solutions, the company that provides the red light cameras, will be getting $28,500 a month, or $342,000 a year, for only five intersections. Since this company is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., none of these funds will benefit the local economy. My proposal is: Instead of using the money for a red-light company, use the money to hire additional police officers. The money would benefit the local economy instead of going to Arizona. I would rather have a police officer on the ground than a camera on a pole. A police officer can perform a wide variety of duties. A red-light camera can only perform one. Dan Sheard What were you thinking using that photo? I was rather shocked to see the painting of a nude by Mr. Lemmons adorning one full quarter of your front page in the Jan. 31 edition. I know that some of our most beautiful paintings and sculptures involve nudes. And there is certainly a time and place for this form of art. But I am disappointed that you picked the front page to have this particular graphic work displayed. What makes it especially one of those "Shake your head and wonder what he was thinking" is the fact that on the other column of the same page is a picture of a 3- year-old ice hockey player. I'd like to hear the conversation when a parent tries to encourage his youngster to take up ice skating and the kid points to the picture and asks, "Why doesn't she have any clothes on?" I'm not the morality police nor do I believe that true art should be censored, but common decency and a bit of morality should be applied here. There are more appropriate places to display this explicit type of painting. Perhaps it was just a bad choice, but at the very least it seems to be a bad editorial decision. This is one edition my grandchildren will see only after I've taken the scissors and trimmed it up a little. Thank you for your time. Don Spence E-mail
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