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In response to the April 24 letter to the editor "Day displays workplace bias."

The author has certainly done her homework by presenting empirical, quantitative data showing the disparity between male and female wages. I have a little extra credit for her, if she's amenable.

Show me any entity that pays its male and female employees with identical qualifications, performance ratings, seniority, etc., unequally, and I promise here and now I'll boycott its products and/or services.

Eric A. Harris

It is sad that President George W. Bush missed a great unifying opportunity with respect to his recent remarks about a Spanish-language version of the national anthem of the United States. He said, "I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English."

What he could have said is that Americans should take the opportunity to learn another foreign language — the true evil is monolingualism in any single native language.

When one learns to speak another language, it is much more difficult to fear people from non-English-speaking lands, to believe in cultural stereotypes or to listen to negative propaganda doled out by governments or individuals who cannot speak or understand the voices of other cultures.

Perhaps Bush should consider facts before he speaks, since as I recall "God Save the Queen," the traditional anthem of England, now has the American title "Our Country 'Tis of Thee."

Kent Slinker

Philosophy instructor, Pima Community College, Tucson

Lots of people hate pollution. I am one of them. It ruins your lungs and kills people and animals. The Environmental Protection Agency should be helping more and making more laws. The EPA should help factories with money so they can stay open after they spend billions on making their factory nonpolluting. The EPA should also put more money into making a good engine that runs on salt water.

The president should be helping more. Pollution is also making holes in the ozone layer and making everything a lot hotter. The ozone is letting in harmful rays from the sun, which makes more people have skin cancer. Something has got to be done. We should all help.

Nick A. Welchert

Student, SS. Peter and Paul School, Tucson

In David Fitzsimmons' April 25 column "Oh, how wrong I've been to poison the fragile little minds of students," he declared Dolores Huerta's remark to Tucson High teens to be wrong, then proceeded to insult GOP lawmakers daring to question the educational value of Huerta's propaganda by labeling them "simple bird-brained creatures."

I wouldn't be concerned about Fitz spoiling young minds; teens and many adults recognize him as a journalistic buffoon not to be taken seriously. It's Tucson Unified School District's assembly lockdown, forced-feeding of students and absence of free speech that's repugnant.

In my day, school assembly focused on students entertaining students. TUSD seems more focused on developing critical thinkers with concentration on fence climbing and protesting.

Maybe I'm too old-fashioned in my thinking, and Fitz is on target. The modern diversity approach has introduced new exciting elements to education: security guards, metal detectors, drug testing, protesting and millions of critically thinking dropouts.

Brian W. Rolfe

Retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, Tucson