LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Va. governor should not have to resign
I don’t understand how wearing a costume of a rapper could be considered racist.
When a child wears a superhero or princess costume, it does not mean that the child hates superheroes or princesses. It usually means the opposite. People want to dress up as someone they idolize.
I do understand how someone could be offended by a KKK costume; however, I don’t think a person’s bad decisions from 40 years ago should be considered today when applying for a job or running for office.
These actions from 1980 may have been stupid, but almost everyone has made some bad decisions, especially when young.
Even if a person was a racist in 1980, that does not mean that person has the same opinions today. If all the bad decisions we made when young were held against us today, no one would qualify for any job or public office.
Patricia McLaughlin
Hallandale Beach
Money spent unwisely
I’m outraged at the city of Ft. Lauderdale’s decision to gift $500,000 to the NSU Art Museum of Ft. Lauderdale.
This $500,000 could have been better spent in eliminating the need for handicapped people to pay parking fees in city-owned garages and lots, and also repairing the drainage in areas where massive flooding occurs after heavy rainfalls causing damage to homes and vehicles.
It is apparent the city does not take into consideration the needs of all its residents and has the audacity to ask voters to approve two bond issues which will increase their taxes, but found $500,000 to gift the museum.
This is an issue that should be questioned and deserves an explanation.
Judith Barshak
Fort Lauderdale
Tweeting Trump
It’s interesting to President Trump’s tweets following his State of the Union address. The only thing constant about this embarrassment of a leader is the lies.
They go on and on as he tried to convince Americans that we’d be at war now with North Korea if he had not won the election. Ridiculous!
His taking credit for the low unemployment rate is counteracted by his statement that illegals are taking our jobs. Another lie!
How can a true Republican manage to increase the national debt to record highs? How can a man who believes in the Constitution see the separation of Church and State start to disappear? How can a man who has two daughters encourage legislation that will doom Roe v Wade?
At what point will Americans wake up and see ill-prepared he is to lead this country. When you surround yourself with convicted, or about to be convicted felons, what does it say about you?
Dr. Howard Olarsch
Boynton Beach
Florida politicians not listening to voters
It seems more and more that our Florida elected officials are going out of their way to discount the voices of the very people who put them in office.
Your op-ed on raising the constitutional amendment passage vote from 60 percent to 66.7 percent clearly exemplifies this attitude.
In my opinion, it’s just one more reason to impose term limits on every elected official in every office. Imagine the conundrum of this being a people’s amendment which can then be ignored by the representatives in office.
Linda Bloomfield Hollywood, Florida
Arena undergoes another name change
Now that BB&T and SunTrust will merge and become a larger bank with a new name, you know what that means. The Florida Panthers’ arena in Sunrise will undergo its umpteenth ‘name change’.
Since its opening, the ice hockey team (after leaving the Miami Arena) had played their home games in the National Car Rental Center, the Office Depot Center, the Bank Atlantic Center, and BB&T Center.
It must cost a fortune to change the building’s exterior signage.
This could have all been avoided if you simply name the arena after the team that plays there, and place a small plaque with the corporate sponsor’s name next to the main entrance. But, as long as major companies keep buying teams and changing those giant costly signs, we’re still going to deal with these same old hockey pucks!
Jed Martinez
Margate