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Reversal of civil liberties by the Bush administration under the "we are at war" umbrella troubles me. Using this excuse, George W. Bush is reversing long-held American liberties, such as citizen detention and wiretapping, to help vanquish our enemy.

If our foes used traditional battle tactics, we might know when we won, but we don't even know who they are, so how will we know when the war is over so we can reclaim our lost liberties?

This war will not be over in our lifetime. In fact, it isn't even a war. It is an assault on our country from ideological zealots whose principle is bloodshed justified by a perverted religious interpretation. There won't be a victory; we will just outlast them. In the meantime, I see only a steady, irreversible withdrawal of our liberties justified because "we are at war."

Jack Evert

In response to the Feb. 11 article "Piece of Tucson saying farewell."

On the West Side, we spend millions of our tax dollars for a Rio Nuevo project to build a unique showplace for Tucson that will be attractive to Tucsonans and visitors.

On the East Side, we destroy a popular part of Tucson that is already unique and attractive to Tucsonans and visitors and replace it with one more corporate office center. Does this make sense for Tucson?

It is disturbing the Hidden Valley Inn destruction was not made public until so late that no time remains to gauge public reaction to such a questionable trade-off. Who is responsible for our buying in the west the very thing we are destroying in the east?

Tom Watkins

In response to the Feb. 12 column "Issue of 'potty parity' flush with contention."

Glory be, the world must truly be at peace when the Star puts the potty count on Page One and the body count on Page 16.

Rod Shock

Veteran, Marana

In response to the Feb. 9 letter to the editor "Fight against flu."

I would also like to commend the Fry's store and any others who carry the "cage-free" eggs. They cost around a dollar more, but the hens laying these eggs are not pinned in cages the sizes of shoe boxes where they can't even spread their wings.

The American public needs to be fed, but let's do it humanely

Colette Seeley

In response to the Feb 9 letter to the editor "No sympathy" and the Feb 10 StarNet letter to the editor from Thomas Parrow.

I can't believe that two grown men actually wrote to display their comfort in the misfortune of others. How about the fact that part of that million the hotels and their employees were to receive won't be spent at local businesses or taxed locally to help support and maintain Tucson and its surrounding areas?

Don't take your frustrations out on the hotels. Northwest found and trained mechanics willing to take over for less than the average salary that Northwest's union mechanics made. It's simple economics. I put the blame on the letter writers and their union for Northwest's bankruptcy.

For the sake of the United States, I really hope they are not the workers of America. If so, America is surely doomed.

Trevor M. Rothrock

If Dick Cheney had been shot, I would consider this important news and would expect timing of notification to the press an issue.

Since he wasn't shot, the only thing I see in the press making a big issue out of the timing of the release of the information are 1) the generally negative image the press is trying to hang on Cheney and 2) the tremendous egos at work in the press, many of whom think they must know everything and must form a opinion to guide their readership as to how they should feel. We're sick of self-important reporters.

Bob Roof

I want to compliment the Tucson Symphony on their pops concert recently.

Symphony orchestras tend to be ponderous when they play popular music. Recently, at their Sinatra concert, conductor Victor Vanacore sparked a fire in their performance that was brilliant. Truly wonderful listening!

Bill Miller

Perhaps we can persuade Vice President Dick Cheney to invite Osama bin Laden on a hunting trip. What a metaphor for the "ready, aim, fire" mentality of this administration!

Barry Kirschner

Jonah Goldberg recounts perceived missteps by Democrats as proof that Republicans and their new brand of conservatism are best for America ("Demos keep shooting themselves in the foot" Feb. 13).

Tellingly, Goldberg defines the objective of politics as winning rather than governing. While it is true that without winning there is no governing, ineptness in the management of our nation's resources and direction are more significant than who leads.

From a position of overwhelming international support, we now inhabit a world where America's voice is less trusted while our economic future is sold to the Chinese to fund a pre-conceived, then poorly executed war.

With midterm elections a few months away, we have the opportunity to reverse the decline of American prominence by rejecting preemptive war and returning to fiscal sanity, for although it can be said that Democrats sometimes shoot themselves in the foot, it has been demonstrated that Republicans shoot their countrymen in the face.

Cliff Hanna

Give a flower to the Good Samaritan who rescued a blind man at the corner of Grant Road and First Avenue recently during rush hour. The blind man got himself halfway across Grant Road when the light changed and he must have become disoriented as he was standing about 15 feet east of the intersection when traffic started up on Grant Road.

A gentleman in a blue pickup eastbound on Grant saw the problem, pulled off into the gas station there, waved down traffic and escorted the blind man to the curb. This gentleman is a true hero as he took quick action to save another human and put himself at considerable risk without hesitation. We need more people like him.

Dave Ericsson

In response to the Feb. 12 column "An enormous dilemma."

Being a college student, I found the plight of the elephants very relatable. Residing at the University of Arizona in a cramped dorm room, the suffering Jim Kiser described is a pain I know too well.

Connie, an Asian elephant, and Shaba, an African elephant, would never encounter each other in the wild, and biologically speak different animal languages and don't have much in common other than being confined to the same land.

Much like my attitude toward my roommate, it seems Connie and Shaba do not like each other. Fortunately, I can slip out of my room anytime and go anywhere I want.

Connie and Shaba, on the other hand, have to stay in the same living space together all the time. While living in the dorms is unsavory, it's self-imposed. The elephants are being held captive in a small outdoor dorm room because people value amusement over animals' well being.

Brendan Bauman