‘American Dream' making a comeback as President Trump makes country great again
'American Dream' making a comeback because of President Trump
President Donald Trump's skill as a negotiator is clearly illustrated by major companies, e.g., GE, IBM, J&J, Apple, Merck, and others planning to build factories in America. More jobs plus new tax deductions create opportunities for all Americans.
Joe Biden's open-door policy released millions of illegal aliens into the United States. Remember the caravans of thousands of illegals walking from South America through Mexico to the U.S.? Many of the women and children were abused or killed.
President Trump and his staff are working hard to arrest and deport the most dangerous illegals first. Unfortunately, liberal Democrats stand in his way at every turn.
He has even had to call out the National Guard to maintain the rule of law in California. I for one am sick and tired of liberal Democrats doing nothing but complaining about Trump rather than helping to 'Make America Great Again.'
God bless America.
William Thomas, Pensacola
Why can't utility companies share conduits already in place?
For years we have had Cox underground cables in our neighborhood to locate every time we want to plant a bush. Then, this spring, AT&T puts in their fiber cable service by digging up patches of our yards, tunneling under driveways and installing separate cable conduits and access boxes (and incidentally busting the water main in two places on 12th Avenue).
Now we learn that T-Mobile fiber is going to do the same thing AT&T did (hopefully not bust the water main). Who is approving these contracts? Why can't they make these companies share the conduits they already have in place? Will every company who wants to provide internet cable to our neighborhood have to chop up our lawns and add access boxes to my little 50 foot wide front yard?
I already have a large Florida Power & Light transformer, a large Cox Cable box, an old AT&T phone box, a cover plate over the new AT&T box, and a street light post. I don't know where T-Mobile will put their box. I don't have any more room. I know all of this is on the utility easement, but there ought to be some type of compensation for having a utility center in half of my front yard!
James Day, Pensacola
No excuse not to fix Jefferson Street parking lot elevator
As a local resident I pay for parking all the time. In spite of the parking income the city collects, the elevator at the Jefferson Street parking lot has remained broken for weeks. I have spoken to some of the local businesses, and they have unfortunately not gotten any help with it.
The city needs to get it fixed.
Stanford Morse, Pensacola
Pace's U.S. 90 and Woodbine intersection is a mess
To whoever designed the intersection at U.S. 90 and Woodbine in Pace, you can't fix stupid.
Bill Helms, Pace
Early learning development pivotal to healthy environment for kids
Early childhood development is an ever-increasing mission. Over the years the wellbeing of our children must remain the highest priority, Understanding the ever-increasing needs of each individual child is crucial.
Individual Educational Planning is of the upmost importance and should be based on each child's individual developmental need, and not a majority census. As the 'early learning teacher' we have a crucial role in the overall development of each child within the early learning environment. So, facilitating and understanding the child's needs, not only highlights the 'individual educational needs of children,' but through careful observations the teacher can also track the 'emotional, social, physical, and other needs associated with the child.
This is pivotal. By providing a loving, safe, educational, and healthy environment for children to learn, grow, and develop, children have support and opportunities needed for years to come, regardless of their ethnicity, social, economic, educational, or religious background. This simple formula opens a gateway for children to receive the essential ingredients needed on so many levels.
Elizabeth Wright, Cantonment
'Alligator Alcatraz' is nothing but Florida's concentration camp
Florida has a concentration camp! Giving it a catchy name, "Alligator Alcatraz", does not change the fact that people are being swept up and placed into horrible living conditions without cause.
Go online to contact your senators or call senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody at 202-224-3121 in Washington, D.C. (This is the number for all federal senators). You get the switchboard and will be sent to their office, probably to leave a message, so have one ready.
If you need to, borrow my message: "Close down Florida's concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz. Shame on America. Shame on Florida".
Are you afraid to call? Afraid this will put you on a "list"? That says it all, doesn't it. The way we lose our rights is by not standing up for others' rights. I am a proud Navy retiree who will never give up on America. Stand together or fall apart.
Ruth C. Edwards, Pensacola
Downtown Pensacola parking causing businesses to lose support
In response to Jim Little's article on downtown parking and Mayor DC. Reeves, who thinks it's working: You have no idea how many people no longer shop or dine downtown Pensacola who live in Escambia County.
You apparently can't put data to that number. But I, for one, no longer come and support local restaurants and shopping in downtown Pensacola because of it. Most of the people I discuss this with feel the same. We have 'Pensacola' in our addresses but feel we cannot support our city. So sad after all that Mr. Studer did to make it a viable downtown area.
When the businesses begin to fail, maybe you will again address the 'data'.
Kathy Cook, Pensacola
History will look back on MAGA and 'Alligator Alcatraz' in shame
While thinking of the unfortunate people locked up by Trump's ICE night riders in 'Alligator Alcatraz,' maybe think about what the average "illegal" has done.
Things like put the roof on your house after a hurricane, picked crops in conditions no American will tolerate, cleaned your trashed hotel room, grunt work in the background of practically every DIY TV program, spent their money in town on food and shelter, not on financial planners, and picked feathers off of chickens and guts out of pigs on processing lines.
All those jobs Americans won't do any more, but the "illegals" are eager to get. They showed up for a scheduled immigration hearing and were kidnaped by masked men with guns. They are "illegal" only by the arbitrary definition of powerful people with absolutely no empathy. The undocumented workers are simply poor people trying to get through the week, like on the Statue of Liberty, following a route traveled for 15.000 years.
What is wrong with you Trump and MAGA people? Alligator Alcatraz is terrible. You should be ashamed, which is where history is going to put you.
Grover Diehl, Gulf Breeze
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