It seems that representative local government isn't very representative in Pueblo County and city right now, and the results could be negative and irreversible.

Legal marijuana sales are responsible for a large increase in requests for help from local social service agencies, and marijuana use is linked to troubled local youths.

Legitimizing marijuana use isn't helpful.

Our county commissioners have permitted marijuana shops in Pueblo West, even though the majority of voters in Pueblo West are opposed to the businesses.

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Let's see, in Lee Cataluna's column on May 6 she states that random drug testing is "for parolees and residents of halfway houses."

I guess that means that members of the active military, Reserves and Guard, a large number of federal and state employees, truck drivers with a hazmat certification, local members of several unions associated with the construction industry, and many, many others living in the Islands who have no problem with being randomly tested are, or have been, parolees or residents or graduates of halfway houses.

What an indiscriminate shot at so many good people trying to do their best to make our society better -- and this from a columnist who usually has a very high standard of journalism. How very depressing.

Tony Roberts

'Ewa Beach

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