Paying taxes to fund new stadium? Not a fan Re: “A Denver Post special report: The stadium game,” Jan. 5 news story Enough already! Not trying to single out the Broncos, but The People should not pay another nickel in public funds for stadiums, period. Those days should be long gone and it’s time to get past any notion of that kind of financial support. Enough has cost us plenty. Alan DeLollis, Denver Remember the last time a multi-millionaire Broncos owner extorted stadium money from Denver families who could not afford a ticket to the game? It’s happening again. The new stadium is now not new enough to maximize profits for the billionaire Broncos owners, so they are threatening to move … again. I say let ’em move. Buh bye. Don’t let the stadium door hit you on the way out. Those old Broncos jerseys will triple in value the day the team is relocated to wherever they end up. Then maybe some Denver families can sell the shirts to buy some groceries for their kids. J. Brandeis Sperandeo, Denver License plate serves our once native wolves Re: “The best Colorado license plate design,” Jan. 5 features commentary Jonathan Shikes thinks the best license plates in Colorado are the historical ones. His personal favorite is the green license plate with an outline of the Rockies and white sky. One historical license plate not mentioned that needs to be recognized is the black and white one that shows the snow-covered Colorado Rockies with a native wolf centered between the plate numbers and reads, “Born To Be Wild.” This plate is historical not only because the Rocky Mountains formed approximately 75 million years ago, but also because native wolves roamed these very mountains for hundreds of thousands of years until the 20th century, when wolves were ruthlessly eliminated from the landscape. The mountain and the wolf have a special relationship, stated writer and naturalist Aldo Leopold. “Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf.” This mountain/wolf license plate is important because it is a unique symbol that Colorado acknowledges the wrongs of the past and now wants to make amends with the return of the wolf to the landscape. Colorado is welcoming the wolf home to its native habitat, the Rocky Mountains. Related Articles Letters | Broncos DT D.J. Jones will stay patient with free agency approaching, but “I’d love to come back” Letters | Broncos QB Bo Nix had three fractures in his back during November win at Las Vegas Letters | Renck vs. Keeler: What is Broncos’ biggest need after blowout wild-card loss to Bills? Letters | Keeler: Sean Payton let Bo Nix, Broncos down in humbling NFL playoffs loss to Buffalo Letters | Broncos’ Pat Surtain II on Josh Allen’s fourth-down touchdown pass: “I thought it was out” If you would like to show your support for wolves on the Colorado landscape, display one of these license plates by making an appointment with the DMV. There will be an extra charge, the same as with all special plates. A percentage of the funds will go directly to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Go to wolfplate.org for more details. Kathy Webster, Littleton Honoring President Carter’s neverending service to the country Re: “Jimmy Carter deserved our thanks and respect, not our sneers a president’s legacy,” Jan. 5 commentary Thank you for the commentary from Nicholas Kristof characterizing President Jimmy Carter. Most of us know about the long gas lines, inflation and a failed attempt to rescue Americans from Iran happening on Carter’s watch. That bad news, I suspect, caused many to forget how he brokered a major peace deal between Egypt and Israel. However, long before his death, I think many of us might’ve considered him the best ex-President. Most of them are rarely seen after leaving the White House. Carter was the exception. I don’t know how many homes he personally helped build through Habitat for Humanity. I suspect those with a roof over their heads love telling visitors a president helped to build it. I did not know, however, that he tirelessly worked to improve the health and welfare of Africans and worked to eradicate the Guinea worm. As we enter a second Trump term, ask yourself this question: What will Donald do for others when he’s finished in Washington, D.C.? Howard Amonick, Aurora Colorado’s essential services are starved by TABOR Re: “Not a budget crisis, just a slight tightening of growing belt,” Jan. 5 editorial The Denver Post editorial on our state budget did readers a disservice. If you are going to describe the challenges to our state budget and only give a few sentences to TABOR you are missing the primary driver. Furthermore, the editorial is full of contradictions. It reads like, “Oh yes we believe it’s important that we have kindergarten and preschool, and yes we know that there are thousands of people in our state who rely on Medicaid and medical and behavioral health providers who are having a challenging time continuing to keep their door open. But we have to find efficiencies! We have to make cuts and tighten our belt!” No. What we have to do is allow our growing state population and thriving economy to translate into a state government that takes care of the underserved, as well as infrastructure and all the other things government is meant to do. The little bit of money people get back from TABOR might help pay for the much-chagrined cost of eggs, but it doesn’t help ensure that we have the public transportation systems, roads, investment in clean energy, social services, public safety, education systems, and public and primary health care services we deserve. Mindy Klowden, Denver Too many Coloradans are waiting too long for Medicaid, unemployment insurance, tax returns, veterans care, professional licenses, drivers licenses, safer roads, and other critical state services. That’s why, as the union of the state employees who deliver services to Coloradans, we want to set the record straight. You assert that the government is “growing by leaps and bounds,” and advocate for 10% cuts across state agencies, “hoping” those won’t lead to job losses, “just job reassignments and empty positions remaining unfilled.” The fact is our government is shrinking, not growing. Since 2014, Colorado’s population has grown by more than 600,000 to almost 6 million, but the number of classified state employee positions has fallen from 31,000 to just over 28,000. As for unfilled positions, we already have an almost 30% vacancy rate across state agencies. State employees are being asked to do the jobs of two or more people, not take breaks or sick leave, and to work double and even triple shifts. Nobody should have to wait on the phone or in line for hours or days to access the services they need and pay for through their taxes. So let’s get the facts straight, and stop the talk about cuts to state agencies. Instead, let’s focus on securing the funding essential to effectively and efficiently delivering the services Coloradans need and deserve. Hilary Glasgow, Colorado WINS Executive Director Editor’s note: Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (WINS) is a union representing state employees  Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more. To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.