Letters: Flora-Bama must stop tossing real mullets and use PETA-provided rubber fish

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Flora-Bama must stop tossing real mullets

If department store mannequins were made of rotting human corpses, there’d most likely be a huge upswing in online shopping. Throwing around rubber fish — bought and paid for by PETA — would keep the Flora-Bama mullet tradition alive, while “tossing” out the icky parts.

Fish might not look like us, but they are intelligent, empathetic, and playful beings who deserve consideration, compassion, and dignity. Throwing around their dead bodies belittles and devalues both fish and humans alike.

Hopefully, event organizers will take PETA up on its offer to donate fake fish for throwing and delicious vegan fish sandwiches for eating. Together, we can end cruelty and keep the party going!

Scott Miller, research specialist, Fishing & Waterways, The PETA Foundation

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Stop the rush to build on Innerarity Point

In the name of Earl Bowden, Native Americans and people of all races, creeds and genders, as well as their children and grandchildren.

I am 68 years old. My grandparents, Ish and Stubby Wilson, were early pioneers of Innerarity Point. There used to be a very special, quiet energy on the Point. Next door was a very unique, original log cabin. It had a carport type building as well as a guest house. Soon it was destroyed to create “Oaks by the Sea”. No one tried to save it. Since then, it has only gotten worse on Innerarity; especially the new development west of the entrance to Theo Baars Bridge.

When the next hurricanes hit, all of the traffic from the Point and Perdido will flood into Warrington. Then, everyone will be stuck on the road. All of the Gulf Beach Highway residents and business occupants will be stuck as well. Thanks again for such planning and foresight.

Now, they are coming to ruin Warrington. All of the beautiful trees and weird-shaped lots will be lost. Our grandchildren, and their children will wonder, “Why?”

Please help stop the rush to build!

Peter Crocker, Innerarity Point and Warrington

Quoting Trump out of context blurs his intentions

In a letter regarding Trump's Constitution statement, the writer fails to cite the entire quote which reads, "A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution. Our great ‘Founders did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!”

In this context it is clear the intent is that if you're willing to cheat in a presidential election, you may as well shred the Constitution because you obviously don't care about it. Fraud occurred in the 2020 election, as evidenced by the video of Fulton County workers repeatedly scanning the same stack of ballots.

You can't pick and choose a few words or one line because the context then becomes blurred. This applies to statements Biden or anyone else has made too.

This nation will never come together when one side is intent on selective memory or just an inability to read full sentences. If you listen to the morons at Morning Joe or any of the others on cable news you will lose the ability to comprehend simple verbiage. Bless your little hearts!

Delta Hixon, Pace

Don’t fault Israel for fighting back when we did the same

Almost 33,000 children were killed or maimed in Afghanistan over the course of the 20-year American war on terror/and or terrorists. This is an average of one child every five hours. Dear Columbia University, where was your protest when America was defending your freedom? Israel is fighting the same war on terrorism. All I hear from you is hypocrisy. This is the cost of war no one wants to pay. And yet we did.

George Sellers, Foley, Alabama

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Migrant crisis ‘buck’ stops at Joe Biden’s desk

Do you remember many years ago - maybe in the 50s - that there used to be a TV ad up north advertising how cheap land was in Florida? At the end of the ad the fellow used to say, “Come on down, be my guest.”

Two lawyers took him up on that. Came to Florida and charged everything to him. They sued the lawyers and the lawyers won.

Biden is doing the same as that ad. More or less he's saying, “Come on over. Be my guest.” The migrants get free housing, free hospitalization, free education, and in some states a free debit card. Can we sue the president?

Because of this open invitation, millions have entered into our country. Drugs are coming in and many thousands of Americans have died from overdoses.

This is the fault of Biden’s policies. President Truman had a sign on his desk that said, “The buck stops here.” Well, President Biden, I think it stops at your desk.

Herbert Kerrigan, Pensacola

Trump is a jerk, yet he’ll still get my vote

Let’s be honest, Trump is a jerk!

The Democrats think he is. I think he is. Many Republicans think he is, and we all want him to just shut up. Trump is not easy to like much of the time.

But come November, I will vote for him as will millions of other American citizens.

We’ll vote for him because the Democrats in power, the liberal media and our weaponized justice system have aligned against its own citizens.

We witness criminals rob and assault peaceful citizens to only to be turned lose and repeatedly commit the same crimes.

We witness our citizens condemned, cancelled, and ridiculed for speaking opinions that are contrary to those of the woke Democrats and media personalities. How many died from COVID, because anyone who dared disagreed with the “I Am Science” crowd were scorned and silenced?

We witness millions pouring across our borders absorbing billions of dollars meant to educate our children and provide medical care for our citizens.

We witness buildings burned while our law enforcement officers are mocked and attacked by organized lawless thugs. You know, the ones the Democrats tell us do not exist.

Yes, I will vote for freedom and Trump.

Jerry Henderson, Pensacola

Remember Gaetz voted against Infrastructure Act

Good news that Pensacola Energy received $10 million to replace old and dangerous gas lines thanks to the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. I wonder how many people remember that our representative, Matt Gaetz, voted against that bill?

Miles Davis, Pensacola

Where is this ‘terrible’ economy everyone speaks of

Our representatives are telling us the economy is in terrible condition. They should drive to Cordova Mall on a Saturday and try to find a parking space. They should go out to dinner at 6 p.m. on a Saturday and count the lines of people waiting for a table.

Dave Walby, Midway

Too many cooks in Escambia development kitchen

Would the Escambia Development Review Committee please stop approving all these building/subdivision/housing projects! My gosh you're taking away why folks live in this area.

We are being overbuilt! This is stressing the already insufficient utilities, roads and emergency services. Use some common sense. If you can't do that then at least put a moratorium on new projects until a more up to date county survey can be completed.

Listen to the people! Not the developers who could care less what their projects do to our communities as long as they make their profits.

A concerned Escambia County resident since 2002

Harold Sanders, Pensacola

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