YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY STORY AT WESTWORD.COM; SEND LETTERS TO [email protected] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR “SCOOT!,” CONOR MCCORMICK- CAVANAGH, SEPTEMBER 8 WHEELING AND DE ALING I love the scooters! At least you don’t have to try parking downtown. Emily Porter Denver Just need to get rid of the darn things. It was a mistake from the beginning. Walter Palmgren Denver I knew the Karens would show up whin- ing about scooters eventually. This is why we can’t have nice things. Kristopher Gregg Denver I don’t understand why some people can’t park them correctly. A lot are in the middle of a fucking sidewalk. Like, how stupid are you? Patrick Tilley Denver I use them responsibly all the time. They’re fantastic for going medium distances quickly, and relatively cheap. Blake Thingstad Denver The funny thing is that the same people complaining about scooters and e-bikes are the fi rst to complain when they can’t fi nd park- ing. Cause and effect is lost on these people. Number of Denverites killed every year by getting plowed into by a scooter: 0. Number of Denverites killed every year by getting plowed into by a car or truck: ap- proximately 100 (and air pollution increases these deaths by a factor of 20 or more). So, of course, which one does Denver regu- late out of existence? This city is run by clowns. Robert Greer Denver Who cares about scooters? People driv- ing cars is the most dangerous issue in the city right now. Josh Bearden Denver They need to put the brakes on speed- ing cars. Adrian Martinez Denver And still do nothing about the bicyclists who cut you off, blow through stop signs and stoplights, and never use their hand signals, so you never know where the hell they’re going. If you’re going to go after scooters for speeding, then you’d better go after the dumbass bike users as well. Taylor Foerster Lakewood “SPEND MONEY. LIVE BETTER,” CATIE CHESHIRE, AUGUST 25 GO, TE AM! For the past three seasons, a Walmart was way more entertaining on Broncos game days than the actual Broncos were. It was way past time that the franchise was sold! Mattie Bicknell Denver The Walton family didn’t get obscenely wealthy by writing checks. They discovered the way to get states, counties and townships to shove money into their pockets — and by returning the favor with minimum-wage jobs (again, subsidized by the taxpayers). When the Waltons have a “deal” for you, hold on to your wallet. Erik Darzins Denver I wish Rob Walton would buy the Colorado Rockies, too. Give the Stan Kroenke branch of the family a run for their money in sports-team monopolies. Couldn’t be worse than the current Rock- ies ownership. Phil Lake Boulder If the Broncos have a winning season, Russell Wilson could be Denver’s next mayor. But he’d have to give up that fancy house in Cherry Hills! Hannah Boyles Greenwood Village 12 BRAVE NEW BIENNIAL Welcome to the Biome! 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