Readers respond to readers
Time for a change
Regarding “Letters: Dems hiding the new Biden,” (A16, Aug. 21): In response to Gunter Frankel’s letter about not throwing out the old water. When the old water stinks, it’s time to get rid of it even if the new water isn’t pristine. The water we have now not only stinks but is toxic. It is time for some fresh water, and we can’t get it soon enough. Inta Walker, Beach City
Mail-in voting
Regarding “A guide to voting by mail in Texas,” (A3, Aug. 23): The story contained a reminder that polling places are exempt from a mask mandate. I think this was a poor decision by Gov. Greg Abbot, and I wish he would change his mind. I don’t like having to wear a mask, but it is a minor inconvenience that I can deal with until we get this virus under control. I will be wearing my mask when I show up to vote early at the polling place. Jon Plautz, Katy
I find it very ironic that for decades, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, the management of the Postal Service has been a disaster. But now that the disaster has political ramifications, it has become a partisan blame game and the solution for Congress is, as usual, to throw more money at the problem. Where was Congress (with its penchant for subcommittees and hearings) during all these years of postal red ink when there might have been a solution that didn’t cost billions of dollars? The answer seems to be they don’t care about these and other issues as long as it doesn’t affect them politically. Kenneth Campbell, Cypress
Student accountability
I keep reading articles where gatherings of students on college campuses cause the university to respond with the threat of shutting down and going online. How is this a reasonable solution? This is a crazy backwards reaction and would never be an option in any other college campus situations where a few menaces ruin it for the rest. In almost every instance, there is a picture of the offending group of students. Why don’t they track those students down and kick them off campus? I guarantee, after a few students are sent home, that behavior will stop. Why are colleges punishing the majority of the compliant along with the minority of offenders? Why is this standard being applied? Jay Kopfer, Houston
Correction
Regarding “A defining test for Texas,” (A23, Aug. 23): The sole investor left in the Harbor Island project is the Berry Group, a construction firm with a deep portfolio in the oil and gas industry, not Berry Global, a major plastics manufacturer. In addition, the article implied that crude oil could be transferred to tankers at Harbor Island. Crude oil will be transferred to a new generation of tankers nearby in the Corpus Christi area.