As a U.S. citizen and long-time Sun Sentinel subscriber, I want you to know how grateful I am for your rational and erudite editorials that I look forward to reading.
I specifically highlight the editorial entitled: “A power-mad president bent on vengeance.”
In it, the editorial board presented a succinct yet relatively comprehensive view of what’s going on politically in this country, and how our democracy and the Constitution on which it is based are fundamentally threatened — abetted by the Roberts Supreme Court that officially countered the concept that no one is above the law.
In this environment, with its manipulative and consciously deceptive rhetoric, your editorials give me reassurance that people of influence have the awareness and courage to call things as they are. I am deeply grateful for all you are doing, especially in what I know are economically challenging times for newspapers.
I subscribe not only to read your publication, but to support an information outlet that is essential for a true democracy.
Jack Doren, PsyD., Oakland Park
Get rid of the terrorists
I find it discouraging that your editorial on the two-year anniversary of the horrifying terrorist attack on Israel (After two years, a glimmer of hope, Oct. 7) is to basically reward Hamas for its very bad behavior. It calls into question where this perspective comes from. Pie-in-the-sky optimism, latent antisemitism, or willful ignorance of history?
Remember Yassir Arafat and the PLO? They waged a decades-long campaign of terrorism and guerilla warfare with the goal of exterminating Israel. Eventually Arafat aged out and decided he wanted to be remembered as a peacemaker, and he made peace with Israel.
The bloodthirsty Islamists reorganized and printed new team apparel, then came back as Hamas, which then waged a bloody campaign of terrorism and guerilla warfare with the expressed goal of exterminating Israel. Wash, rinse, repeat.
This only ends by snuffing out the terrorists. No amount of appeasement, olive branches or capitulation (short of complete extermination of Israel) will ever be enough.
Mark Hoffman, Deerfield Beach
Bondi’s bad behavior
Thank you, Sun Sentinel, for publishing the letters to the editors concerning Pam Bondi’s behavior before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I am heartened to see people speaking up.
Why is this waste of time, money and lack of procedural government function allowed to continue? We, the people, do not want or deserve this. Talk about waste in government!
Nina Leonard, St. Augustine
High-density housing virtues
I’ve read the Sun Sentinel regularly for almost 30 years. Over the decades, a universal constant has been vehement opposition to high-density development. The plan for the Galleria mall is no exception. (I must concede that nine 30-story towers seems excessive.)
Another universal concern here is traffic. It is invariably a part of the fight against all multi-unit residential buildings of virtually any dimension.
For those who still believe that the only appropriate human habitation is low-density single-family homes, I have a question: Exactly where? Turn Markham Park into another Weston? Drain the Everglades halfway to Naples? Traffic would still be worse. Many new residents would work downtown, and want to go to the beach and Las Olas, and everyone would travel by car.
Though his proposal is rather over the top, developer Russell Galbut is absolutely correct: Dense housing reduces traffic. Given its appealing location, residents of a revamped Galleria will likely average one-tenth the driving of those currently in western suburbia. If the new neighborhood is well-designed, residents can walk, cycle or use transit.
Hopefully someday, South Floridians will be bold enough to free themselves of the tyranny of car-dependency, overcome their allergy to density, and embrace planning initiatives that prioritize mankind over auto-kind.
Thomas DeMarco, Plantation
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