Stop hurting birds
The sad news reported by Jim waymer is that five dozen pelicans have been intentionally maimed. Their wings had been snapped and Most of them had to be euthanized. This awful act against these beautiful birds needs to be stopped. Hopefully the boating community will keep a lookout for this abhorrent destroyer.
Judy McGee, Melbourne
No fluoride hurts the poor and elderly
Reading about the fluoridation issue in Palm Bay and researching what really is going on are two different things. Yes, some people feel it is against their rights to be forced to drink fluoridated water. But the issue in Palm Bay appears to be cost. They don’t want to fix a broken system (since 2017) so that fluoridation gets into the water. For those who feel it is against their rights to add Fluoride then why chlorinate water? Chlorine is also a poison when abused. The very people who need this fluoridation ― children without access to dental health care, older people who no longer can afford dental care ― will be harmed. I’ll be curious in 10 years to see if children’s teeth are worse in Palm Bay than where fluoride is put into the water supplies. I know that I lived in the 1950’s before fluoride was introduced into the water system. Routinely I had plenty of cavities, as soon as fluoride was introduced I never had another cavity. Time will tell.
Laura Petruska, Melbourne
On Government waste
The death of former president Carter reminds me of the action taken by the government during his term as president in reaction to the oil price increase caused by OPEC and the lines to get gas that resulted…