Why are women still having to defend themselves?
It’s true whether it’s the Disney series called “Renegade Nell,” a character from the 1700s without any property rights, or nurses who served in the Vietnam War and never got the respect they deserved.
Here we are in 2024, and women’s rights are still being attacked. What’s wrong with this picture?
Why can’t we trust women? Is it our patriarchal culture or is it that women are “not ready”? Spare me. It’s past time to give women a leading role in governing our lives.
Men surely have made a mess of this world. Women just might be able to do better.
Imagine a place where women have the freedom to make their own health care decisions and where women are respected and given the same opportunities as men.
When you vote, vote for women’s rights.
Diane Johnson, Boca Raton
A contrasting viewpoint
Regarding letter to the editor on July 27 by Steven Weintraub, yes, there is inflation. It’s still a product of high consumer demand after the Covid pandemic. Inflation is not rampant and it has been declining this year.
There is no ban on drilling. The U.S. is currently producing more oil than any time in U.S. history.
As for President Joe Biden stepping aside, he was under pressure, but it was his decision, which he made for the greater good of his party and his country.
As for military members killed in combat in the Biden administration, yes, there were casualties. But 65 service members died in combat under Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2021. Also of note, more than a half million American civilians are dead because of his mismanagement of Covid.
Our strongest ally in the Middle East is Israel. It is not Benjamin Netanyahu, who, like Trump, seeks to remain in power to stay out of prison. He does not seek to end the war in Gaza, nor to bring home the hostages.
In his letter, Mr. Weintraub asks if the world has gone crazy. I admit that some of this world has gone crazy, but there are still people, politicians and parties who know how to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Lew Dawg Cloninger, Plantation
Too costly to dine out
Regarding all the area restaurants that have been closing lately, this situation can be summed up as follows: You pay $100 for a meal at a restaurant, and the food is average.
Dining out has become too expensive and the food is simply not worth it anymore.
Anthony Billera, Fort Lauderdale
Marlins fans deserve better
As a 74-year-old lifelong baseball fan, I was encouraged by the Miami Marlins’ 2023 season and participation in a National League wild-card playoff game.
But this season has been a disaster from both their dismal win-loss record and their shameful selloff of what talent was left on the team’s roster.
If I were a season-ticket holder, I would be wild. Such loyal baseball fans deserve to be compensated for the Marlins’ front-office ineptitude.
Bob Mennealy, Lake Worth Beach
