To the editor: Concerning the Council spending time on the homeless problem. Please focus your energy on taxpayers’ needs and the tax dollars that we have entrusted you to spend wisely. Most taxpayers give generously to charities and religious organizations that work to help the poor and ...
To the editor: Once again the Lake Okeechobee water releases coincide with the appearance of Red Tide, dead fish on the beach, and general threat to the community's health. Minimization of the damage to the environment by “water experts” and state officials should stop. This is a ...
To the editor: Re: Mr. Kalfas’ latest letter to the editor: He still keeps trying to defend the President he believes in? Oh boy! Stating that he’s the “greatest president” who has “earned respect?” I guess to simpler minds, who like “his” president, refuses to see the ...
To the editor: The letter last week by Jack Wagner is a fine example of the notion that sufficiently strong and sincere belief somehow can automatically turn any idea whatever into concrete truth! The writer spoke of “Democratic Cities;” sounds to me like a Socialistic proposal of ...
Every child deserves a chance. Research has long proven that a high-quality early childhood education program can make lifechanging differences for children. During the first five years of a child’s life, his or her brain develops by 90%. This period before they enter kindergarten is crucial ...
To the editor: Nearly 160 million voted for president in 2020. A higher percentage of registered voters cast a ballot than in any election in U. S. history. This should have led to jubilation about the state of democracy, but the post-election period can only be characterized as ad ...
To the editor: In reply to Dick Kalfus’ hopeful thought “It ain’t over till it’s over” published last month: The writer tries reminding us of the things the president has done. Yes, some good things have been done, but isn’t that the reason he’s in that position? MLK ...
To the editor: The reason that “liberalism” (“socialism”) is so dangerous to America is that they never learn from their failures (welfarism) or from the success of “capitalism.” The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings, the inherent virtue of ...
To the editor: Ending the Military Draft was the largest contributor to ending what this nation knew as true patriotism. From World War II we found this new era of patriots and heroes whose sacrifices contributed not only to the continued protection of our nation’s freedoms, but also to ...
To the editor: The political differences here in Florida are, in my view, not just tensions between how the budget should be spent or how much to tax, they are fundamental. They expose how people approach right and wrong, morality, and justice itself. Some think if the issue benefits ...
