Tribe should clean the trash

I think that the Hopi Tribe should fix up the villages so that they can look nicer and that the tourists who come out here will not look at it as a trashy place.

Almost everyone who comes out here and who looks down the mesa sees a lot of trash and thinks that the people here probably do not clean down there.

Most of the people from the village top throw down trash while they should put it in a trash bin. The trash that is down there is stuff like pop cans, trash bags, bottles, etc.

The tribe should get a bunch of people, who do not do anything on the weekend or weekdays, to help them clean up the mesa. They could gather all of the kids up and have them do the work on the break. After they gather all of the trash they can recycle all of the paper, cans and other items to help the environment.

They can also clean some of the stuff after they have collected all of the trash that can be burned, so that they will not have to deal with it later on.

If they clear away all of their trash then the place could be nicer and it would look more respectable. So, I think that the tribe should take some time and clean up the mesas. I think that the tribe does not have that much to do all day.

Robert Polacca

Bruin Times Staff

Hopi High School

Reservation needs alcohol prevention

An alcohol prevention center is needed on the Hopi Reservation because there is a high rate of people who are abusing alcohol on the reservation.

Alcohol has been a major problem on the reservation for many years. Alcohol has destroyed lives, families and friendships. An alcohol prevention center can rehabilitate people and then we can implement a plan to help people from falling back into old habits.

I think that this center will be good for the community because for many years the community has been trying to start a program that helps prevent alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

I think that an alcohol prevention center would be a great home base to send out workers to educate the community about the dangers of alcohol-related accidents and help prevent the younger generation from starting to abuse alcohol.

I think that an alcohol prevention center would be helpful to those who are seeking help and want to learn more about the dangers of alcohol and how to avoid them.

The alcohol prevention center is needed because alcohol has been a problem too long and it needs to be stopped.

Diane Povatah

Bruin Times Staff

Hopi High School

Start driving at 14

Students should start driving at age 14. I think that 14 is the right age because I think that young teens can get a good learning experience at age 13.

That gives them one year to experience driving and to try something new. Then when the person turns 14 years old, he or she has had one year of experience and knows what goes on.

Age has little to do with driving ability. There are a lot of elders around trying to drive, but they can’t because they cannot see where they are going.

If teenagers get their drivers license, then they can drive their grandparents around to the hospital and other important places.

Malarie Yaiva

Bruin Times Columnist

Hopi High School