A few days ago our beloved President, George W. Bush, paid a visit to Utah.

To the signers of the letter to the editor: "Group Denounces Torture, Pre-emptive War:"

I admit that over a year ago my wife and I went "cold turkey."

"Correspondence from Senator Bennett" e-mail received today. You crack me up Bob, with your poor reasoning in your e-mail to us, the first and only response from you in months and it is all about you.

A recent Herald Poll asked readers about drilling for oil near Nine Mile Canyon. Here are excerpts from the responses. (See also "Readers weigh in on Nine Mile Canyon" at heraldextra.com

I love the glyphs but the drilling should continue

A recent Herald Poll asked readers about drilling for oil near Nine Mile Canyon. Among the responses:

My name is Arlene Wimmer Hill. I was born in Nine Mile Canyon on my folks ranch. I grew up there. I have since lived in other states, and now reside in Boulder, Colorado. I saw the petroglyphs and old Indian dwellings from the time I was a little girl. I love them; however, I do not think the government should stop the drilling for gas in that area. I think it would be good to use some of the money to pave the road to prevent huge clouds of dust on the petroglyphs, trees, etc.

•Arlene Wimmer Hill,

Boulder, Colo.

This is an atrocious editorial, unworthy of any newspaper. It not only displays crucial errors of reasoning, but betrays an amazing ignorance of Native American Rock Art and is an embarrassment to the town of Provo and the state of Utah.

With the approach to two patriotic holidays, Flag Day (Saturday) and Independence Day, I would like to pass along some guidelines. They are from the Federal Flag Code on how and when to display one of this country's most loved and valued emblems.

We are now seeing a crisis in the production of food in the world. At least part of it is the ethanol scam. The energy content in ethanol is significantly less than a comparable fuel, gasoline. When production costs and emissions are figured in, it is an overall environmental detriment.