The definition of “retreat” is “forced withdrawal before an enemy.” The continued use of “retreat” in your front page article is more an expression of your paper’s political stance than in producing good journalism while describing what we have witnessed during the past two weeks in Afghanistan. The Taliban could have been much more uncooperative during the operation than we expected. The population is vastly different than it was before our 20-year involvement, and the new leaders seem to be aware of this. Time will tell.
Jerry Utter, Lake Worth
DeSantis following Trump to defeat
Doesn’t DeSantis know that had his primary mentor, Trump, launched a robust, science-based response to COVID-19, he probably would have been re-elected? But he did not, and he lost. DeSantis is following in Trump’s footsteps, putting the lives and health of Floridians at risk because of his anti-science, anti-mask, anti-local government control. His open-Florida stance is going to backfire on him but, most importantly, on the citizens of Florida, who should be confident their governor would protect them. He has not. He’s advertising Regeneron, a treatment after you get COVID, instead of encouraging vaccinations first so you don’t get COVID.
Florida COVID just hit a daily record high of 26,000 individuals. Hopefully, DeSantis will follow in his mentor’s footsteps and lose his gubernatorial and presidential bids because his response to COVID in Florida has been so shameful.
Frances Wojyn, West Palm Beach
Who is Mast representing?
We in Florida’s 18th congressional district should be proud of our Brian Mast for voting against the infrastructure bill and the voting rights bill to please the Palm Beach king?
Any working person in Loxahatchee knows the traffic problem getting to and from their job as more high-end housing projects continue to be built along North Lake Boulevard and, of course, the added traffic from the West Lake project. Brian need not be concerned, though – Florida will get the money anyway. In addition our congressman, who served our country and paid a high price for that service, then voted to allow states to limit our right to vote, to the extent that the will of the people can be questioned, even overturned. Rep. Mast, are you voting for the people of District 18 or to ensure Trump’s blessing?
David Clendining, Loxahatchee
Cerabino’s Rivkees column was spot-on
Kudos to Frank Cerabino for his article on the resignation of Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Scott Rivkees. The genius of Frank’s column is his ability to present accurate information on important Florida topics with his signature wry humor. Thanks to this column, I understand the key role a Surgeon General could/should have played in navigating COVID-19 and I know how Governor DeSantis muzzled him. What could possibly go wrong with DeSantis ignoring medical and scientific advice in favor of his political ambitions?
Rebecca Cohen, Palm Beach Gardens
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