Letters to Editor
Editor:
Just now sitting here at my desk at 1 p.m. on a lovely sunny afternoon after all the rain, I hear frantic screaming as I see the brown coyote lope by and a woman clutching her small dog in her arms as she hurries by.
This scrawny brown coyote has been living in the greenway in Mutual 6 between buildings 140, 135, 57 and 58 for some time.
He killed one beloved pet on Jan. 9 in Mutual 6, lunged after another and has generally terrorized this beautiful area. He is here morning, afternoon and evening.
Other coyotes that have frequented this area have been docile and run away when humans are present. Not this one—he boldly moves forward.
We now must bring cudgels, flashlights, and noise makers when we walk. We must be constantly vigilant and ready to ward off potential attacks.
Frankly, this is not the “Leisure World” that I expected when I moved here to enjoy the beautiful greenways where I love to walk. This coyote must be caught ASAP so that we do not have to live with this unacceptable level of inconvenience and stress.
Margo Wheeler Mutual 6 Editor:
At about 10 a.m. on Feb. 9 at St. Andrews Gate, I approached the line to enter Leisure World. I could hear a car horn blaring. My assumption was that it was malfunctioning and stuck. Soon it became obvious that a rude driver was suffering from anxiety and road rage.
The attendant on duty continually requested the driver to cease. He would not! This went on for several minutes. When the scene finally cleared and I was able to roll through, I complimented the guard for “professionally” handling this rude resident.
He mentioned that the Security Department knew of this individual (perhaps from previous encounters).
I suggest that anyone who witnesses this bizarre behavior submit a report to our Security Department so that, at the very least, this individual could be cited.
There are Codes of Conduct posted throughout our community.
In my opinion, this person was in violation of them. Allowing for this behavior to continue is unacceptable.
The safety and well being of our neighbors is at stake.
R. Gene Vesely Mutual 3 Editor:
Whatever happened to “God first?” And no, you cannot have two firsts.
D. Thackrey Mutual 15 Editor:
A recent letter from Carol Damoci (Feb. 1) said that a sign on the GOP Club booth insinuates that “only Republicans love God.” The sign in question says “God is welcome here.”
If the Democrats wanted to put up a booth with a similar sign on it, I am pretty sure Republicans would not object.
On another topic, of all the achievements of the Biden administration, I cannot help but wonder why they have chosen to emphasize the forgiveness of student loans.
If students took out loans they cannot afford to pay back, why is it the responsibility of the government (meaning the taxpayers, of course) to pay off the loans for them?
This is perhaps the clearest example in many years of a Democratic administration paying off a group of fairly loyal constituents.
It is probably not those who chose a useful major that are most lined up at the trough but rather sociology, anthropology, philosophy, political science, journalism, history, ethnic studies, gender studies, art and social science majors of various stripes, basically, the fun, but not-so-useful subjects. An alternative approach to educational spending would be to spend those “additional funds” to provide educational opportunities for foster children. Less than 10% of these children graduate from college. The foster parents’ financial responsibility and remuneration for those children ends at age 18.
Brian Harmon Mutual 12
