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Pink plates great; pink car better for DUI drivers

Re: DUI license plate idea veers in wrong direction , Nov. 20 editorial

I support state Sen. Mike Fasano's effort to help with impaired drivers.

I like the pink plates idea, but to really make these drivers visible in traffic, I suggest we paint the whole vehicle pink.

Enough said.

Tagging drunken drivers similar to Nazi Germany

Re: DUI license plate idea veers in wrong direction , Nov. 20 editorial

History rears its ugly head again. Wasn't it some 70-plus years ago that a group of people living in Nazi Germany had to pin a Yellow Star of David to their outer garments?

It appears our leaders are bringing us full circle. And to think I voted for this pinhead.

Should all offenders have plate colorized to crime?

Re: DUI license plate idea veers in wrong direction , Nov. 20 editorial

Pink DUI license plates are a joke because there are so many people committing various crimes. Why not have shades of every color for every crime? Law enforcement will need a score sheet to keep track.

Unless all convicted lawbreakers get a special license plate, I will vote against any politician who favors this ridiculous proposed law.

Should people who have been convicted of various crimes have a different license plate for each of their crimes? They might need a billboard.

And don't forget to pick on the smokers. They should have special license plates, too, according to the brand they smoke.

Post office needs separate line for fewer transactions

We returned from a 10-day trip and proceeded to the post office on Philatelic Drive in Spring Hill to pick up our mail. We filled out the required card before we left. However, because we didn't know what date we would return, we indicated we would pick up the mail at the post office.

Lo and behold, we can no longer pick up our mail. It must be delivered the next day. I waited in line for 30 minutes to tell the clerk to start delivering our mail. The line was out the door.

Don't you think good management would have a separate line for people with only one or two transactions? There were business people who had many packages that needed to be weighed. One gentleman, after a half-hour, was still at the same window with all of his packages. Is that fair to the people with only one or two transactions?

The woman in front of me wanted only to know what her ZIP code was. I told the clerk I needed the mail because my husband's diabetic medicine was in it. That was no concern to him.

Democrats responsible for "lies' about war, too

Re: Brown-Waite should resign over her Iraq, vet policies , Nov. 14 letter to the editor

For all the liberals out there foaming at the mouth about how President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should be impeached and how U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite should resign because of their support of the war that has resulted in troops dying, I have this simple question:

Would you also advocate that all the Democratic senators and representatives who also said basically the same thing resign? People like Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John Kerry, Rep. Henry Waxman, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Sen. Robert Byrd and Sen. Edward Kennedy?

They are as responsible for these "lies" as anyone else.

Hmm, all I hear now are the sounds of a deafening silence with an occasional cricket chirping.

Kudos to Brown-Waite, staff for Cancun updates

Re: Stranded couples endure chaos, cherish kindness , Nov. 6 Times

When the Times published a story about our "vacation" with Hurricane Wilma in Cancun, Mexico, some information was omitted.

One of the added distress factors in being in that situation was that our family in the United States did not know how we were faring. Early on, we were able to get a telephone message to a daughter to let the family know we were safe and in a shelter. But that was it. Human nature being what it is, my wife and I knew our family would be thinking the worst and be worried.

It wasn't until we returned home seven days later that we found out that our son, Bob, who lives in Fort Collins, Colo., had made contact with the office of U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite. Within two hours of leaving a message looking for information regarding the conditions in Cancun, what the United States was doing to help its citizens there, etc., Bob received a call from Brown-Waite's chief of staff, Pete Meachum, with the latest report on conditions in Cancun, some of the problems and what the United States was trying to accomplish.

During the next three days, Meachum called or e-mailed Bob two or three times keeping him and our family current, thus relieving their worries. We are so grateful. We are sure this act of consideration was made with no thought of any media attention.

So, this retired New York City firefighter and family would like to extend a "tip of the helmet" to Brown-Waite and Meachum. God bless you all.

Class shares opinions on public bus service

My teachers Milena Mathes and Dave Pisarcik at Nature Coast Technical High School think it is important for students to read the newspaper and learn about what is happening in our community. We use the newspaper in class.

I read the letters my teachers and friends wrote about the public bus system. I had written a letter in class and wanted to share my opinion, too.

I think the public bus is a good idea, and we should have more buses in Hernando County. They should run seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m.

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