The Florida Legislature's planned repeal of proposed toll roads in western Florida doesn't go far enough, writes one reader. By leaving in place a Turnpike extension, the plan still means danger for the Florida Panther.
Pond Eddy, N.Y.: I recently turned 78, but back in the 1960s I was young and a bit groovy and excited to be working in the NYC TV commercial industry. Like most of my cohorts, I was running around in a miniskirt, interacting with the many men at work, some of whom were constantly “on the make.”
Opinion: Where are our elected officials?
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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021, file photo, demonstrators stand in front of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz s home demanding his resignation in Houston. Cruz has acknowledged that his family vacation to Mexico was obviously a mistake as he returned stateside following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm. (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)Marie D. De Jesús, MBO / Associated Press
All for the market
Regarding “Perry says Texans willing to suffer blackouts to keep feds out of power market,” (Feb. 17): Former Gov. Rick Perry, thank you for your bold willingness to sacrifice a large swathe of the Texas population for the market’s freedom. Perhaps first, though, you should visit our cold, dark homes before volunteering us to suffer an extended power outage during a freak winter storm.
After Trump acquittal, accountability is still sought
Updated February 20, 2021, 2:30 a.m.
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Impeachment is a political process â real test is in legal system
Before we bemoan former president Donald Trumpâs second impeachment acquittal as proof that the rule of law in America has crumbled, we should recall the oft-cited fact that impeachment is a political process, not a judicial one. Politics has never been about equal protection under the law; rather, it has been about pleasing voters in order to gain and retain power. Republican senators voting to acquit were in some sense merely complying with the desires of many of their Trump-bedazzled constituents to protect their hero.
The second Trump impeachment trial: Itâs all over but the outrage
Updated February 16, 2021, 4:46 p.m.
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Fie on the GOP
The GOP is dead to me. I vow to never again vote for a Republican, at any level of government.
Weâve just seen 86 percent of the Republican senators vote against the impeachment of former president Donald Trump, despite a damning case laid out by the Democrats making his high crimes crystal clear. Any decent Republican now ought to denounce the party and form a new organization. Call it the Conservative Party perhaps, or the Lincoln Party. The label âRepublicanâ has been sullied beyond redemption, and I will take no action that has any possibility of being interpreted as supporting the GOP, or anyone running under its banner.