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  • Posted by:
    White Stetson on 05/27/2011 at 8:55 AM
    Re: “Unapproved Art
    By April of 2009, our company had been forced to send over 100 proud working Arizonans home. They lost their jobs, because our company lost the revenue needed to keep them employed. Those folks were skilled and motivated, but that did not change the reality of the fact that we did not have the work nor did it change the reality that they landed in an environment where jobs were scarce and well paying jobs even more scarce.

    Now, we have a company like Rosemont. They have come to our community and over the last two years I have watched their company set a new standard for community investment and corporate responsibility. Although there are many unreasonable voices in the "choir", the reasonable and informed folks among us know that the position established and held by Rosemont is one of superior planning, environmental stewardship and the helpful "old west spirit" of which I am very personally proud.

    For all of the folks who have jobs and are able to pay your own way as well as those folks who are fortunate enough to live off of the good will and charity of our nation, but who oppose the development of the Rosemont project, I ask you to please be willing to learn the real facts about Rosemont, to speak with Mr. Pace and see for yourself his personal willingness to answer your questions and show you some of his other work.

    There is an old west saying, "you don't look a gift horse in the mouth". But when it comes to protecting our environment, I think we need to depart from that old cowboy's rule. We need to look at this "horse" very carefully. However, I have looked Rosemont in the "mouth", and I like what see. I pray for some of our former employees, that they will be afforded an opportunity like Rosemont, to restore their pride and prosperity.

    Everyone is entitled to their opinions and this artist is obviously willing to offer his own. But a biased and inflammatory opinion coming from a person who "has his" is just that, an opinion. Don't be the person who helps to portray "Chicken Little" as the smartest animal in the barnyard. Find out the facts for yourself!