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• More than one

  The writer of the Feb. 3 letter Inappropriate use is offended by another writer’s use of the word “holocaust” in referring to the killing of birds by wind turbines.There are two definitions of the word in the dictionary. The first means wholesale or mass destruction of any kind. The second, “Holocaust” — with a capital H — describes the one that occurred between 1933 and 1945 by the Nazis.

• End embargo

  Re the Feb. 8 letter Leaving Cuba: Unlike the letter writer, I do go back to Cuba, since my country is not to blame for its regime — and neither are my relatives or friends left behind. I hope this embargo will end in order to ease the difficulties on the island and to accelerate the democratic process there.

• The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL

  Gathering storm over insurance bill

  OUR OPINION: Don’t let unregulated insurers into Florida

• The readers’ forum

  Health team can detect child abuse

  The Jan. 30 story Judge: Abused boy looks like concentration camp victim, about the neglect and abuse of a 9-year-old boy in North Miami Beach, is a poignant reminder of how inadequate our current systems for treating mental health and child abuse are and how desperately our community needs innovative approaches to these problems.

• A home’s real value

  Re the Feb. 7 story Citizens boosted home values to raise premiums, suit says: This practice is rampant throughout the insurance industry in Florida. It has been going on for years. As usual, insurance commissioners have done nothing to stop this nonsense. The concept is completely flawed. The policy value should reflect the rebuild cost of the home, not the market value. Market value includes land value. Obviously land value should not be considered.

• The readers’ forum

  The rules are different in Tallahassee

  It amazes me how the media write stories and blog posts about how contentious some of our debates on the Broward County Commission dais get on any given Tuesday during our meetings. Something they do not realize is that a Florida law forces that to happen. It is called the Sunshine Law.

• Police overkill

  There were four — count ’em, four — cops surrounding a young woman in Hollywood sitting on the curb in a photo on the front page of the Feb. 7 Local section.

• Don’t inject religion

  Sen. Marco Rubio opposes making Catholic institutions offer employees — Catholic and non-Catholic — health insurance that includes contraception. He may proudly proclaim that none of his children were planned, but it is estimated that the majority of Catholics do use birth control. He fails to understand that we live in a democracy where one’s opinion should not be foisted on another. If those employees do not wish to partake in birth control, they do not have to.

• Horrific treatment

  The death penalty for Jorge and Carmen Barahona would be too lenient.

• Get tough on ALFs

  Floridians should write their state legislators urging them to pass the two laws to toughen ALF regulations and stop nursing-home patient abuse.

• Different topics

  I found the Feb. 7 editorial, Indecision roulette, somewhat disingenuous. The first half of the editorial argues that we need a rigorous, honest debate and a “full, public airing.” I heartily agree. Our legislators won’t do it. I suggest that The Miami Herald set its reporters on the hunt for the “badly needed discussion.”

• Komen reconsiders

  I applaud the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s reconsideration of its support for Planned Parenthood. As a nurse practitioner working in a breast diagnostic center, I see many patients referred to us by Planned Parenthood.

• Ban earmarks

  I have just finished reading about the earmarks that members of Congress give themselves. People in this country are going without healthcare, and these lawmakers are rewarding themselves with taxpayer money by making their property worth more. It’s disgusting.

• The readers’ forum

  Dundee ‘trained’ my brother

  Angelo Dundee died last week. He was Cassius Clay’s boxing trainer.

• Heed Stierheim

  Former Miami and Miami-Dade manager Merrett Stierheim, who fought the strong-mayor referendum at the county level, doesn’t think the plan would fare well in Miami.

• Erecting roadblocks

  The Republicans have no concrete plan for the economic downturn they caused, so now they’ve decided to dust off their inflammatory “social issues grab bag” and further erode women’s rights. In addition to throwing roadblocks on the path of a woman’s right to choose, they want to limit a woman’s access to birth control.

• How about men?

  If any employers object to covering contraceptives on their insurance plans because they feel humans shouldn’t interfere with reproductive abilities, I presume they also prohibit coverage of Viagra and other erectile-dysfunction drugs.

• Monitor ALFs

  Having had a mother who died after battling Alzheimer’s and lived her final years in a quality nursing facility, I can tell you how important it is to know that your loved one is cared for and given the respect and safety they deserve. More important, they should have the right to die with dignity.

• Our votes count

  The Feb. 5 letter Corporate citizens despairs that money and power will influence the outcome of the 2012 election. Money can buy members of Congress, but as far as I know, no one has offered to buy my vote or that of the millions of others out there.

• Inaccurate picture

  I was offended by the Feb. 5 editorial cartoon. I am pro-life and, unlike the cartoon’s portrayal, I do not rejoice or find anyone’s suffering a reason to rejoice.

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