Sally Nogg, Longmont The Times-Call invites readers to share their opinions, with a word maximum of 300 for each letter to our Open Forum and 700 for each guest opinion.

We intend to publish as many letters as feasible the following week. Newsday, as always, reserves the right to edit letters for clarity and brevity. We look forward to your responses.

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What has happened in the Ashville region should be yet another wake-up call for us humans and our so-called leaders. But will this one actually result in any substantial change? Not likely.