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Dear Editor,
    Thanks for a great write-up on the Donnybrook film ["Fantastic Fest Review: Donnybrook," Screens, Sept. 22], but for whatever reason one journalist after the next (several other outlets) keeps leaving the author of the novel DONNYBROOK out! It was adapted from the novel I wrote. Donnybrook by Frank Bill.

Dear Editor,
    Four or five years ago, the U.S. government suspended compensation to federal workers, military forces, federal pensioners, Social Security recipients, and others. The hardest hit were the Social Security receivers. They had to cut down on their medicines, skipped doses every two to three days, but they hacked it. After the suspension was lifted, they received a compensation of 1.5% (peanuts) according to the national gross product that comes out every quarter of the year. So now, the state, counties, cities, and college and school districts are raising taxes to meet their budgets. So why can't they follow the government's move? Suspend pay raises, awards, bonuses, car allowances, etc., etc., for three years. I am sure that all of them would have a good solid budget at the end.

Dear Editor,
    Senator Ted Cruz is betting that Texans will respond to high-pitched dog whistles, like the ones that he jarringly peppered throughout his responses during Friday night’s debate with Representative Beto O’Rourke: radical, the Second Amendment, extreme, socialized medicine, raise taxes, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren.
    Beto is betting on the fundamental decency of Texans, who believe as he does, “in investing in people, in universal pre-K where everyone has the same starting line in life, in health care for every Texan and American so they are well enough to be their best.”
    He talked about legalizing medical marijuana for people with intractable pain; he talked about second chances; he pointed out that, “We need to come together for this country that we love so much.”
    I’m betting that Texans will stop responding as trained dogs and instead respond to thoughtful calls for decency.

Dear Editor,
    Just another research/study of gentrification in Austin that excludes the racist history of Native Americans and Mexicans and the taking of their land. ["Public Notice: 'Uprooted'," News, Sept. 20.] It doesn't mention the root causes of gentrification and displacement which is capitalism, racism, and classism. It also doesn't mention the neighborhood that was gentrified the most which was Central East Austin. I remember when Palm School and the surrounding area was about 95% Mexican-American and the rest were poor whites. This country's economic system only benefits the wealthy, therefore, mega-landlords, housing investors, and developers are able to continue profiting by causing housing costs to rise!