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My deep appreciation and gratitude to the reader who wrote about the historic date of May 8, or rather the absence of any mention of it. May 8 is V-E Day, (not V Day) or at least it used to be before its significance became all but forgotten.
For those of you who were born years and decades after 1945, please remember May 8 always as the day our country and the Western Allies were able to proclaim Victory in Europe and the total unconditional defeat of Hitler’s Nazi Germany. From that date onward, millions of American WWII veterans were able to return to their homes that they had often, silently, feared they would never see again. Later that summer on August 15, the U.S. was able to announce the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Empire as Victory in Japan Day.
Please, please note the significance of May 8, V-E Day, and August 15, V-J Day, in your newspaper — not just this year, but every year you are in the business of keeping the public informed. SunSentinel.com/ opinion/letters
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If anyone or any group represents “civil terrorists” it’s the NRA and similar organizations that refuse to support even the most modest gun safety legislation that might make us safer. North, Wayne LaPierre, and others prefer to attack gunshot victims’ families and survivors instead of working toward solutions that aren’t always about arming everyone to the teeth.
The automobile, alcohol, and tobacco industries, forcibly or not, had to make their products safer, or make the public aware of their potential health hazards, and survived as viable businesses. If the day ever comes that the firearms (and ammunition) industries decide to put people over profits and engage in civil discourse to solve what has become a public health issue, they’ll discover that their industry will survive. Until then, the gunmakers need to find their collective conscience. could be conducted by multiple people and agencies. This would allow an impartial examination of the data to determine if the program is effective and keeps students safe.
This is no different then the methodology used in showing global warming is occurring. Unfortunately, this will never happen as it seems district bureaucrats’ goals are to preserve their power and avoid responsibility for their actions. For the $300,000-plus we pay Runcie, we deserve a lot better and we can do a lot better.