France and Australia get it
Yes for France and Australia! This is how all countries should respond toward the unvaccinated. France’s vaccine mandate keeps unvaccinated people from just about all businesses and public transportation. Australia deported an unvaccinated tennis player.
These two countries’ leaders have backbone and true grit. They do not allow the few to put the majority of their citizens at risk of severe illness or death. Unlike our wishy-washy government that doesn’t want to offend big anything.
And how about our Supreme Court? Turns out they are not that supreme. Mandate this but not that.
Manny Munoz, Duncanville
Use street money for officers
Re: “City targets safer streets — Officials say $30M could eliminate road deaths by 2030,” Jan. 11 Metro & Business story.
I‘d like to make a suggestion. Rather than spend $30 million lining some contractor’s pocket building more ridiculous roundabouts, ludicrous lane reductions and unused bike lanes, spend this money on hiring more police officers. Traffic law enforcement will make our streets safer, not unnecessary construction and traffic-impeding lane reductions. Bike lanes are a joke. Cyclists rarely use them for one important reason — they’re often full of broken glass, rocks and other litter.
Chester Warren Dow III, Dallas/North Oak Cliff
Small businesses need mandate
In a newsletter, Rep. Beth Van Duyne stated that the blocking of a federal vaccine mandate was a “step in the right direction for small businesses.” If anything, it is the exact opposite. Small business owners are faced with the difficult decision to keep their doors open in order to remain solvent and, unless given a vaccine mandate from government, continue to endanger their employees and customers if employees are unvaccinated.
A vaccine mandate would allow our small businesses to thrive in a safe environment. The debate regarding personal freedom is one to be engaged in after this pandemic has hopefully passed, before the next one inevitably hits. If anything, Republicans and Democrats should be working together to pass legislation similar to the joint War Powers Resolution of 1973 to empower a president to adequately address future pandemics with appropriate congressional oversight.
Stephen Bunt, Irving
Invest in conventional power
The Dallas Morning News series “Keeping the Lights On” to explore strengthening electric reliability has been of great benefit to the public. Sunday’s op-ed “Texas needs more baseload power plants” by Bernard L. Weinstein emphasizes that ERCOT must create financial incentive to invest in coal, nuclear and natural gas facilities.
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