The Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet, a limited-admit, adoption-guarantee organization, merged with Pet Rescue on Nov. 1 and has faced more malicious remarks than ever before.

Since 2002, our philosophy has been a limited-admit, adoption-guarantee policy, which states that every animal is safe from the threat of euthanasia for as long as it takes to find them a loving home. The only time euthanasia is performed is when that it is the only humane solution.

Any person making accusations that we will not uphold our philosophy for the Pet Rescue animals should be ashamed of spreading such lies. In 2004 when Adopt-A-Pet merged with the Humane Society, not one animal was euthanized.

ROB HUDSON, chairman of the board of directors

EMILY MARQUEZ DULIN, executive director, Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-a-Pet, North Miami

Excluding seniors

Thanks to a recent incident, I'm starting to more clearly understand the hesitancy that seniors have toward government reform of healthcare. My wife and I live in Islamorada, are in our early 60s and are fortunate to have an adequate healthcare program. We were recently advised by our physician that we should be vaccinated against shingles.

She recommended we contact the Monroe County Health Department. The response given to my wife reflects precisely on what is worrying seniors. The phone representative for the Health Department stated that they did have the vaccine; however, they only administer it to seniors 65 or older.

Our doctor is a well-respected department head at Mariners Hospital. Current medical protocol recommends this shingles vaccine for people age 60 or older.

One can only wonder about the decision-making process at the Monroe County Health Department regarding the exclusion of seniors age 60 to 64.

ROBERT A. BOTTONA, Islamorada

Not an entertainer

The White House's David Axelrod attempted to discredit Rush Limbaugh's weekend attack on President Obama's performance by calling Rush an ``entertainer.'' George Clooney, who zombie-like reiterates party ``talking points,'' is an entertainer.

Limbaugh is a savvy political commentator who creates talking points. Since there is no one in the Obama administration capable of winning a debate with Limbaugh, Axelrod et al. in the White House would do best to ignore Limbaugh's comments.

AL ROTHSTEIN, Fort Lauderdale

Alarming election

I am alarmed by Tomás Regalado's election as mayor of Miami. Sigh. Another cobwebbed politician, endorsed by the same unions bleeding Miami taxpayers dry.

We need young, visionary intellectuals as city officials. Where is the Barack Obama of Miami? With Regalado Miami trudges back into the last century.

PATRICIA KAWAJA, Miami

Liberal thinking

I got a chuckle reading the Nov. 4 letter about Glen Garvin's excellent Nov. 3 column The funny numbers game. He criticized Garvin's error in what time a television show aired but couldn't rebut a single fact that Garvin stated about President Obama's ``fuzzy math.''

When liberals can't debate the facts, they simply resort to name calling, bullying or making fun of the messenger. Liberals have already made up their minds, don't confuse them with the facts.

STEPHANIE KIENZLE, North Miami Beach

Not FPL's fault

We appreciate that Howard Kaufman's intent was to point out a problem that he believed was causing his community to pay for unnecessary electricity usage (Daytime streetlights a waste of electricity, Oct. 27 Readers' Forum). Although Florida Power & Light Co. supplies the power for the street lights in question, we do not own the poles and do not control the power switches.

Concerning the section of Alton Road in Miami Beach where Kaufman counted 18 lights on in the middle of the day, the city has been adding wireless Internet facilities to the streetlight circuit. While this work was being performed, the master photocell had been shut off, resulting in the streetlights staying on during the day.

The streetlights in the second area of concern on the Julia Tuttle Causeway are owned by the Florida Department of Transportation and have been on during the day for inspection and troubleshooting purposes.

ALETHA H. PLAYER, FPL external affairs manager, Miami

Gambling at MIA

Re the Nov. 3 article MIA's push for slots angers Flagler: I would wager that 99 percent of airport travelers neither care nor know anything about Flagler Dog Track. It's bad enough to find parking for a flight at Miami International Airport, much less making it a destination to lose money at slot machines.

SID MORRIS, West Kendall

Looking forward

We overspent $2 billion and took an additional five years to build the north terminal at Miami International Airport, which is basically a long corridor.

A ball park, which will be a bit more complicated, will really be a candidate for cost overruns. We can probably expect a huge increase in the final cost -- especially since we have a finite time line.

I shudder to think about what we have gotten ourselves into with this retractable-roof ball park when the final bill arrives.

ELTON J. KERNESS, North Miami

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