Thank you for your nuanced editorial endorsement of Catherine “Cat” Uden for mayor of Hollywood.
Cat is not afraid to get involved or speak up. She has a proven track record of involvement and getting things accomplished in our city. She has shown great concern for our residents, and her grassroots approach and listening to residents throughout Hollywood is who she is and will continue to be.
She supports sustainable development that does not overwhelm our already-burdened infrastructure. Too much development, especially of our public green spaces, is a plague that brings more flooding and traffic. Future sustainability and resiliency are critical issues.
Choosing the right leadership now and for our future is everyone’s responsibility. Business as usual is not sustainable. Hollywood-by-the-Sea as we were once known should not become Hollywood-in-the-Sea.
Sylvia Meyer, Hollywood
Lost time on climate
As the election draws near, we can’t ignore the growing impact of climate change. Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, along with dozens of wildfires this past summer — are clear warning signs of a climate crisis.
This issue deserves more attention than it has received this election cycle. During the presidential debate, only one question was asked about climate at the very end. The climate crisis impacts us all, no matter where we live or how much money we make. Americans are being told to flee their homes and risk losing everything. Meanwhile, Big Oil puts profits over people, prioritizing fossil fuels that continue to destroy our environment.
We cannot afford to lose any more time. We need leaders at the federal, state, and local level who believe in the science of climate change and are willing or can be convinced to take bold action before it’s too late. So I urge everyone: When you cast your ballot in November, think of our planet and the people who call it home.
Randi Justin, Lauderdale Lakes
Making your vote count
Thank you for writing such a good editorial about democracy.
We can only hope that the people who have been brainwashed by Donald Trump would listen to reason and not vote him back into office, where he will undo everything that all of the good men and women before him did for this country.
Tell everyone to get out and vote and make their vote count.
A vote for Trump is a vote against democracy.
Eugene Mehalik, Fort Lauderdale
Turning the page
As a writer of letters, Carl Schneider must get his news from the Sun Sentinel or MSNBC, to say that Trump’s actions as president would be hard to change.
Actually, they were not hard to change, as Biden and Harris got rid of every great policy Trump had. That’s why we’re in such trouble. He thinks that’s something that would get people to vote for Harris, instead of Trump. But actually it will be get more people to vote for Trump, because as Harris-Walz and their spouses keep saying, “We need to turn the page.”
Trump will surely turn the page on the current administration, where 70% of the country think we’re going in the wrong direction.
Mark Goldstein, Boca Raton
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