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Letter: St. Lucie Commissioner Grande's voting record misrepresented
Regarding Julie Lott’s letter of Aug. 28, her’s is an absolute misrepresentation of the vote of Commissioner Charles Grande. Paula Lewis was the third commissioner who voted for a tax increase in the form of a higher milage rate. Charles Grande voted against the increase. This is indisputable fact and a matter of public record.

Letter: Oh, jolly, more robo-calls from Rick Scott as November approaches
Even though he won, Rick Scott’s use of direct phone calls showed a patent disregard for the privacy of his fellow Floridians.

Letter: Laying off police with tropical storms on move? Are we crazy?
It is very difficult for me to understand the logic of laying off police officers at a time when we may need them the most.

Letter: Actions of Port St. Lucie Mayor Pat Christensen and City Council cross the line
I have lived in Port St. Lucie for five years and have watched the degradation of the political forces in this city.

Letter: Show St. Lucie County Commission that you support school resource officer program
The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office needs assistance in funding of the school resource deputy program.

Letter: Liberals miss boat on 'restoring honor'
With all the anger and division in the world today, it’s really a shame that so many liberals couldn’t bring themselves to say anything good about the “Restoring Honor” rally at the Washington Monument Aug. 28.

Letter: In cases of rape, abortion simply compounds the crime
As I was stood among a small group of anti-abortion, pro-life people holding our signs near Planned Parenthood’s facility on State Road 60 in Vero Beach, a young man stopped his bicycle across the highway. He called out to us that his sister had been raped and asked if we really thought she should be made to carry the child that resulted from this outrage.

Letter: Defensive driving required in Vero Beach traffic
Driving in Vero Beach has hazards every day, and I have been lucky to miss the other driver each time so far.

Letter: Suggested new slogan for United States, "Liberty and Justice"
In my letter of the day” July 15 I suggested that the slogan of the United States should be changed. Some of the readers responded to object to the change for religious reasons.

Letter: Why so sensitive to Muslims' needs? Is this act reciprocated?
I don’t pretend to be an authority on the Muslim religion or the mosque proposed in New York City. In my opinion, it does have something to do with sensitivity, though, contrary to some of the opinions in the Stuart News Aug. 23.

Letter: People could do better job than commissioners on land use
Former Port St. Lucie Mayor Bob Minsky (Aug. 22 letter) criticizes Don Millenbruch’s Aug. 18 letter, which says the people are smart enough to decide about land-use issues, as passage of Amendment 4 would allow. At the same time, Minsky writes that he doesn’t mean to imply that the public does not possess the intellectual ability to understand the process.

Letter: Hall-Yost-Rudge: Out of race, but still ready to fight for Stuart
Recently I was disqualified from the Stuart City Commission race. The fact is I do sleep at a rental property that adjoins and abuts the city line and this disqualifies me.

Letter: Martin County commissioners need to listen more closely to the voters
The recent primary elections for Martin County commissioner are pretty much a done deal, and Ed Fielding and Sarah Heard won easily.

Letter: My goodness, a lie on Capitol Hill (about steroids); must be a first
A congressional oversight committee must have more important things to do than oversee the use of performing- enhancing drugs.

Editorial: Road rage is one of the dangers on Treasure Coast's roads, highways
Navigating many roads on the Treasure Coast can be an exercise in futility. Long commutes to and from work on roads and highways congested with cars and trucks can test the patience of a saint. But getting to your destination safely is a lot more important than getting even with someone who cuts you off in traffic.

Letter: Vincent wrong on scope of Milken's charitable work
Fay Vincent’s guest column (Aug. 22) about George Steinbrenner incorrectly characterized Michael Milken’s financial impact and philanthropic efforts.

Letter: Many Treasure Coast spay/neuter options for responsible pet owners
Due to lack of promotion and advertisement, free and low-cost spay/neuter assistance programs are vastly underutilized, hence, our animal shelters are overflowing.

Letter: Faiella needs to work on pronouncing 'r' if she hopes to woo this 'votah'
I congratulate JoAnn Faiella on reaching the runoff for mayor of Port St. Lucie.  Even though I have read or heard relatively little about her, I will assume that she is a reasonably competent person. (Since her surname is similar to mine, she must have some positive attributes.)

Letter: Sweeping changes needed for how business is conducted
Someone in Congress better take on the issue of appointing czars for any president who may be in power.

Letter: Hatred spewed by right; their appointments bad
In Washington Saturday, they held a rally to restore honor. When did we lose it? We lost it when we bashed all of the Muslim people for their religion. We lost it when we bashed Hispanics for being Hispanic. We lost it when we viciously bash a democratically elected president.