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• Train economics

  The Oct. 27 Miami Herald editorial, Fund Tri-Rail, jump start bullet train, observes that it cost $256 million to double track Tri-Rail.

• Bad timing

  I got a chuckle reading Glen Garvin's Nov. 3 Other Views column The funny numbers game. Garvin's ``war on mathematics'' actually started on Nov. 2 when he listed the hours of the TV show Weird Florida as being on between 10 and 11 p.m. It actually was on between 9 and 10 p.m.

• Train for the mission

  As the fourth of now five generations to serve the Coast Guard, I feel I am qualified to comment upon the Oct. 25 story, NY Coast Guard chief disciplined over storm outing. The Harris family has served dating back to my great grandfather when he joined the Life Saving Service in 1895. I, like my father before me and his father before him, were all boatswain's mates.

• The ditherer

  Does Dick Cheney know ``dithering'' when he sees it? I doubt it. He helped start a war in Afghanistan and rambled around with it for eight years. That is what I call dithering.

• Keep local governments in the sunshine

  The Miami-Dade County Commission recently passed a resolution supporting an ill-conceived proposed measure in Tallahassee that would allow local governments to close the door on the Florida Government in the Sunshine Act. At a time when the public should hold the decisions of their elected officials at a premium, now is not the time to hide important information on the Internet where many constituents whom the County Commission serve cannot access it.

• The Herald recommends

  Voters in several cities, including Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah, go to the polls on Tuesday. These are The Miami Herald's recommendations in those three cities.

• U.S. 1 is No. 1

  The Florida Keys has something old and something new to share. The ``old'' is the historic Overseas Highway -- U.S. 1. The ``new'' is that it has been officially recognized as an All American Road, a national treasure.

• Who gets hurt

  The Oct. 25 article on strategic defaults, Walking away, misses one important result of underwater borrowers' actions -- there's less credit available for everyone else looking for a loan.

• `Case dismissed!' -- way too many times

  While I was in court recently, I must have heard the judge repeat ``Case dismissed!'' at least 10 times. Unaware how the real justice system works, I was not sure why case after case was dismissed.

• Costly rescue

  I'm an animal lover, but I wonder who's going to pay for the reported ``tens of thousands of dollars'' involved in the rescue operation of the manatee, Ilya.

• One-liners

  Healthcare is a human, not a state-by-state, issue, and should be covered for all Americans uniformly.

  AUGUSTA ZIMMERMAN, Aventura

• All included

  I recently had the honor of serving as Principal for a Day at Tropical Elementary School as part of a program established by Miami-Dade County Public Schools to connect community leaders with the school system.

• European healthcare puts people first

  We have recently returned from a wonderful cruise of the Baltic countries, beginning in London through Copenhagen, Rostock (Germany), Tallinn (Estonia), St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Stockholm. Most of the countries have government-secured healthcare for everyone, essentially free or low cost. Russia even has optional private clinics at reasonable cost. The Danes enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. Taxes are high in this welfare state, but education is free and healthcare is highly subsidized. Generous maternity leave is for both women and men.

• The Herald recommends

  Voters in several cities, including Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah, go to the polls on Tuesday. These are The Miami Herald's recommendations in those three cities.

• Buju Banton coverage lacks context

  The Miami Herald's articles regarding reggae icon Buju Banton lack perspective and are devoid of historical and cultural context. Dance-hall artists like Buju Banton discuss a number of issues using violent terminology. They talk about killing competitors, their sexual partners, informers and homosexuals in their lyrics.

• The real meaning

  The pagan feast of Halloween is foreign to Christian tradition and has become a superstitious and empty way of imposing mindless triviality.

  The day has its origin in the Celtic New Year, which celebrated the return of the spirits of the dead to their homes. Hence, those who observe Halloween, though they are probably ignorant of what they are doing and why they are doing it, are celebrating death, the devil and hell.

• Hardly boring

  Recent polls suggest the public is ``bored'' with climate change. That's too bad. Carbon-dioxide levels have us a hair's-breadth away from permanent global changes with dire consequences.

• A long journey

  Daniel Shoer-Roth's Oct. 24 column, Nothing is in vain, regarding unemployment is inspiring; take it from someone who has been out of work for 17 months.

• Straining belief

  Does anyone really believe that the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew their destination by 150 miles were just ``working on their laptops'' and that was why they paid no attention to standard flying protocol for more than an hour, endangering how many lives?

• Frugal and green

  Teresa Mears' Oct. 24 On The Cheap column's advice was far from the cheapest way from her house to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood or Miami International airports. If my friends' trip on Super Shuttle is common, public transit could even be quicker.

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