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Dear Editor,
    The photo collage of Gary Clark Jr. and Stevie from the “Playback” article [Dec. 2] brought a much-needed smile to my face. Not bad for a couple of local six-string slingers. They make Austin very proud of “our” boys. I mean, it is Carnegie Hall! I was also happy to see Homer Henderson get a little recognition for his decades as an influential one-man band musician. I know this will probably never happen, but wouldn't it be terrific (as well as the right thing to do) if Gary had Homer open some shows for him? He should probably extend that same invitation to his longtime friend Eve Monsees. Now, that would be a show I'd like to see!

Dear Editor,
    Apparently opponents of the Trans-Pecos Pipeline have not considered what will happen if they are indeed successful in blocking it [“Big Bend Lockdown,” News, Dec. 9]. They will force Mexicans to continue generating electricity with fuel oil. Burning fuel oil generates roughly twice as much CO₂ to generate the same amount of electricity as burning natural gas. Do the protesters really want more CO₂ in the atmosphere we all share? Also generating electricity with fuel oil is more than twice as expensive as using natural gas. Do the protesters really want to impose economic burdens on Mexicans? Finally, the protesters should consider that, even a generation later, residents of the Mexican town of Boquillas – across from Big Bend Park – remember that the Sierra Club opposed their being connected to electric lines in the park. Do the protesters really want another generation of Mexicans to resent U.S. environmentalists? Americans, who use five times as much energy per capita as Mexicans, should be protesting our own extravagant use of energy.

Dear Editor,
    Louis Black is understandably bitter about the outcome of our recent presidential election, as are so many of us. However, his “Page Two” commentary [“Time for All Those Who Voted Their Conscience to Claim Their Credit in Trump's Election?” Dec. 16] makes him appear completely clueless about our political process. Mr. Black, have you heard of the Electoral College? My vote in Texas for Nader in 2000 had exactly the same effect on the outcome as if I had voted D. If I lived in a swing state, I might take his scolding to heart and self-flagellate in atonement. As it stands, my conscience is clear.