Come on Express… I like your paper, but you can do better than this..

Here is my letter to the editor.

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To the Editors,

On the bottom of page 36 in your march 5th edition, in your DO box its stated “GET READY FOR A NEW D.C. ARMORY. The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission wants to overhaul the largely unused D.C. Armory, transforming it into a 10,000-seat concert hall and expo center. The commission wants to spend $1.5 Million to install an AC system and improve bathrooms.”

As a Citizen Soldier who works at the DC Armory I must state that while the Drill floor, which plays host to Expos, Community events, and the yearly Circus, may not be in constant use and a cash cow for the city, the adjoining offices and training areas which are a quilt of run down & patched work space is very much in use. Its primary focus? Protecting our Nations Capitol and meeting the ever increasing demands of Bush’s “War on Terror”.

On a positive note however, I do enjoy your paper and thanks for the excellent quick read every morning.

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Now before you all counter that they weren’t referring to the offices as being “largely unused” I must press upon you that the average reader would not have made a distinction in their mind. If they know anything about the DC Armory its probably that A) that’s where the National Guard is and after reading this tid bit that B) its largely unused.

Seriously though, it would be nice if some money was put into updating our facilities and work space instead of pimping out the drill floor to pad the pockets of politicians and sports owners. I wonder how much of the new Nats Stadium budget it would have taken to pull our offices out of the 70’s.