The readers’ forum

Screening tests unfair to some students

Re Eduardo Padron’s May 19 Other Views article, Pell grants for poor students can change lives so let’s fix the system, not dynamite it: Padron, the president of Miami Dade College, takes issue with a report that the National Center on Education and the Economy recently issued.

Protect foster kids

I recently completed 57 months as a house parent in a residential-care home for foster children in Key West.

Where was Obama during attack?

On five Sunday television talk shows, the Obama administration sent out senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer to downplay the three recent scandals: AP, IRS and Benghazi. His claim that the still-unanswered question of where President Obama was and what he did was irrelevant, since Obama was in contact with his staff, was particularly outrageous.

Bathroom reading?

Re the May 20 letter An honest living, about street vendors: Fine, let them sell water, flowers, fruits and vegetables on the streets, but make sure they are paying for the licenses, sales taxes, income taxes and other expenses required to do business.

MAM mum

Re the May 18 story Miami Art Museum gets anonymous $15 million gift: This public-relations announcement diverts attention from the real financial issues of the museum.

Lack of planning

Regardless of the spin by all parties, one fact remains clear: Despite what our country experienced on Sept. 11, 2001, and the lessons learned, the Obama administration did not make any contingency plans for the anniversary of 9/11 to protect what was an obviously vulnerable diplomatic post in an unstable location.

Focus on Americans’ needs

Elected officials can create all the crises they want over Benghazi, the IRS and √The AP, but the public doesn’t care. We want them to fix the things that affect us daily. They need to lower the unemployment rate, keep gas prices low, make housing affordable and keep our roads from being congested. If they concern themselves with making my life easier then I will vote to reelect them.

Volkswagen ad offensive

Americans have short memories and are uneducated about the Holocaust. Am I the only person offended by the current Volkswagen commercials singing the praises of “the power of German engineering?”