Targeting license plates is praised
Regarding Tuesday’s Metro & Business article “Proposal to target expired car license plates — if approved, ordinance would mean fines for vehicles in public places.”
Dallas may finally do the smart thing and get some revenue to fix its roads. The article describes a proposed ordinance that would stop people from selling or destroying cars in public, but the benefit would be to get more drivers to pay to use the roads.
In my area of Plano, I have seen countless cars and trucks with license plates that have been expired for months or even years. They get them for free because the owners don’t pay their registration fees (taxes). It’s unfair to everyone who pays taxes.
After the November election, I plan to write again to many state/county/city elected officials to address this situation and get more car owners to pay their taxes.
Doug Caldwell, Plano
President Obama respects Biden’s freedom
“President Obama should tell President Biden the truth — Goldwater’s courageous actions against President Nixon 50 years ago serve as a historical guide,” Talmage Boston, July 2nd opinion piece.
Boston foolishly compares Barry Goldwater’s confrontation of Richard Nixon with indisputable evidence of Nixon’s criminal involvement in Watergate to Barack Obama’s failure to confront Joe Biden after Biden’s terrible performance in the debates as demonstrating Obama’s cowardice with roughly equal importance.
The president must be held accountable in his or her own capacity for success or failure in office and for the decision whether or not to run for a second term (a highly personal decision).
According to Boston, tribal loyalty is only tolerated within the cult of Donald Trump. Obama simply tried to respect Biden’s freedom to make his own choices. Boston’s recourse to derogatory names does nothing to promote social or political dialogue.
Dick Klein, Plano
Intervention is needed on both sides
I only partially agree with the Boston editorial on Joe Biden. Former President Barack Obama needs to act, but this needs to be an intervention. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Minority Whip Katherine Clarke also need to act. The Biden family needs to be persuaded and involved. Incidentally, Republicans Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer need to be courageous and stop supporting this con man wannabe dictator.
Mr. McConnell should have had the courage to support impeaching President Trump. How could he have decided that President Trump should not be impeached for his actions on January 6th? How could he support a man who says he will get revenge on his enemies? Mr. McConnell could have saved our country, but instead he decided to delay.
There have been many worrying election results. Thankfully, our government’s balanced system protected us. Now, the bad guys are protected by political parties and people like me have to think about which country to move to.
Judy Pelowski, Red Oak
Vouchers starve education
The veterinarian shortage in Texas is one of many education and health care issues plaguing the state. Dallas Morning News We’re talking about teacher shortages, lack of qualified teachers, lack of doctors, etc. All of these issues stem from a Republican-controlled state legislature and their priorities.
Instead of focusing on building more veterinary schools or providing adequate funding for public school teacher salaries and the maintenance of K-12 facilities, state legislatures have focused on school vouchers, which further underfunds public schools and the lack of laws governing who can use which bathrooms.
Fixing these issues is achievable, but not under Austin’s current leadership.
Hans F. Vroon, Frisco
Good for the news
I want to send an encouraging “I notice your efforts” message to encourage introspection of bias in news reporting. I have long noticed a clear bias toward the progressive left. The reporting has often become predictable and felt like a dabble in state propaganda. I was excited to see several articles questioning the news selection by senior staff, the writing of headlines, and the validity of the reporting. John McCain’s column last week was exactly that.
I read the issue last week and felt that it was a fair and thorough report, without leaving out anything important or pushing any political message. Dallas Morning News They handled the tough news responsibly and the rest of their coverage was a fair and positive reflection of how our community sees itself.
So Dallas Morning NewsGood for you!
William Schroeder, Southlake
Who can guide us?
Oh, we are in trouble. In my opinion, the political landscape and our impressions of many of our leaders have changed dramatically in the last half century. Many years ago, while deciding who to vote for, I considered the candidate’s ethics and how they demonstrated the values of moving the country forward and caring for their people.
There is too much self-importance and bombast today. We don’t need to listen to another pundit repeating his or her own opinion. Where is the man who will articulate in simple terms how he or she intends to govern? Where is the John Kennedy or Ronald Reagan who can lead us forward?
Ann Davidoff, Plano
The Leaders We Need
Choose the lesser of two evils. Each morning, I thoroughly enjoy reading letters to the editor from strangers offering their opinions on life, family, and politics, including a recent letter about the presidential election and its results.
One of the candidates seems senile and infirm, the other seems like a liar and convicted criminal. What America needs is a leader to serve a four-year term who is neither of those things. We need someone who is mentally competent and morally upstanding. Her name is Kamala Harris.
John Bell, Richardson
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