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• One-liners

  I'd appreciate being told, once more, why, as an American citizen, I can travel freely to Communist China but am unable to travel to Communist Cuba without special license from my own government.

• A hit for families

  We had a wonderful experience at Family Fest, the free, interactive arts series at The Arsht Center and want to encourage other families with young children to attend future programs.

• Composting encouraged

  The Nov. 10 letter County misses a winning recycling plan asserts that the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) opposes the city of Miami's pilot composting project with the Fertile Earth Foundation. This is not true.

• Bring Latin Grammys back

  On Nov. 5, the Latin Grammy Awards were held in Las Vegas. Why is this event held in Las Vegas, rather then in the logical place, Miami?

  In 2003, the Latin Grammy Awards were held in Miami Beach and Miami. Then, severe limitations were placed on certain acts' travel to Miami to accept awards. This year, travel restrictions were lifted, and musical groups from throughout the world came to Las Vegas to accept their awards.

• Life-saving help

  I want express our utmost appreciation to Jackson Memorial Hospital and its liver-transplant team for giving us the ultimate gift, my husband's life.

• No end in Afghan war

  Why are we still in Afghanistan? This war has been going on now for eight years, and there is still no end in sight. What is the point? To catch Osama bin Laden? To crush al Qaeda? Both of these missions have been abysmal failures.

• One-liners

  With Obamacare proposing fines and or jail if you opt out, perhaps it's time to bring back the poll tax and debtors' prison.

  KEN BALL, Coral Gables

• No to Open Road

  Recently SunPass unveiled its Open Road tolling system. Sounds great. No slowing down to collect tolls, and if you don't have a SunPass the system will read your license plate and invoice you by mail for the toll plus a fee.

• Life sentences for children

  Re the U.S. Supreme Court's review of life sentences for juvenile offenders: We must have compassion for those who are less fortunate. The option for parole should be offered to all young persons convicted of serious crimes.

• Look for clean energy

  Re the Nov. 5 article, A scourge unsettled [about whether a coal-ash dump has caused birth defects in a Dominican Republic village]: Pollute, warm up the climate and poison people. How much longer do we have to wait for effective legislation that would transition America to clean, safe and reliable energy economy? How much longer will we continue to use and invest in the dinosaurs of energy industry, dirty coal plants?

• Yes, a favor

  Re the Nov. 9 letter Some big favor: Partial payments of property taxes may not be for everyone, but they are a helpful new tool for those who may be unable to pay their entire tax bill by March 31.

• Pushing out a dedicated police chief

  What a disgrace that we allow politicians to drive out the very few dedicated, honest, hard-working county and city leaders. I am referring to the almost forced departure of Miami Police Chief John Timoney.

• A good call

  I would like to give a big thanks to Alan Sakowitz for knowing when something was wrong when he was dealing with Scott Rothstein. He is a man who, in his own words, is ``no genius'' but was able to observe when something did not add up.

• Let's improve Miami-Dade public transit

  In his Nov. 9 Miami Herald column Metrobus passengers get runaround, Daniel Shoer Roth shared his experience using public transportation to get from Miami International Airport to downtown Miami.

• Correction

  A Nov. 9 Other Views column on the news media incorrectly noted that the Fox News program News Watch had been canceled. It runs Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

• Miami's still got magic

  As I rode my bicycle around South Beach for Saturday's Sleepless Nights, listened to the Earth Harp and enjoyed the beauty of a beachside night filled with culture, people and music, I was reminded of our special flair. Thank you, Gary Farmer, you have certainly added you own magic.

• For all those lost and all those still fighting

  I am a Vietnam veteran and would like all fellow Americans to take time to honor all veterans who have served or are now serving our country.

  It is a shame how veterans have to fight for benefits that are due them. We proudly fight for our country for little pay and then we have to prove that we deserve the benefits.

• Being an American

  The recent tragedy at Fort Hood raises questions. When I served in the Army, one needed a security clearance to serve in a combat zone. This meant a background investigation. Race, ethnicity or religion should not matter, but we should know that soldiers believe in democracy and what America hopes to represent. In this era we discharge good, decent and patriotic Americans for their sexual orientation but disregard their dedicated service.

• Why he won

  Your Nov. 4 news coverage of the election of Tomás Regalado as Miami mayor glossed over the real reason that so many of us voted for him. It is not, as the article implied, because we are old and Cuban (as I am not), but because Regalado has an abiding interest in what residents really want and need.

• County misses a winning recycling plan

  A win-win program to use composted restaurant waste to enrich inner-city vegetable gardens is opposed by the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) because it will impact its bottom line.

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