Letters to the editor

Roney has the power

Louis (Roney), I love your writing!

I tell people if it’s not a good day then make it one! You have the power.

—Peter Tattersall

Maitland

Roney’s rich life

I loved this piece (Louis Roney’s “The real story” published Aug. 11), especially the following wisdom you (Roney) have offered:

“Most of us try to sum up our earthly existence as something of special meaning and importance, seeing ourselves as the stars of some unique mundane drama. In the end, we realize that the plot has been largely happenstance, and that other actors are standing in the wings waiting to replace us. The wisdom of living ‘a day at a time’ is inarguable. A good day is all there is — all you’re going to get. Doing everything possible to make it good is the trick.”

You have accomplished more during your full life than most of us will ever imagine. That richness comes from an unquenched thirst for taking it all in — and for sharing that life with a B.W. who is as special as yours. James Taylor put it another way — “the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.”

There is lots of time left.

Play on.

—Peter K. Kimball

Harvard University

More pols should be like Cooper

(Winter Park Commissioner Carolyn) Cooper’s emails (“Emails cause tension” published on Aug. 11) do not cause me any tension at all. It is titled “Cooper’s Perspective” and that it what it is. I will not share every opinion or make decisions with this as my only reference, but I sure do appreciate the time and effort that Commissioner Cooper puts into her newsletter and to serving our community. I did not work for Commissioner Cooper but I asked to receive her newsletter because I recognize how much work she does to truly study the issues and to protect and inform her constituents. We would be lucky if all our public servants took as much time to educate and involve people in the workings of Winter Park. My thanks to Carolyn Cooper and to anyone who is willing to work this hard and care this much on our behalf. Please, keep up the great work!

—Lisa Lyons Coney

Winter Park

(Via Facebook)

Stupidity kills animals

There’s an ever-growing problem in this country that continues to spiral out of control, and that is the pet overpopulation crisis. Each year, millions of innocent, healthy animals are dying nationwide and tens of thousands are killed in our local shelters for no other reason than, to bluntly put it, human stupidity.

There are 3 simple solutions:

1. Stop the unnecessary killing of animals by spaying and neutering.
2. Adopt from local shelters and rescue groups who are bursting at the seams with healthy animals (many purebreds) waiting for loving homes.
3. Never buy a companion animal as long as homeless animals are dying. Every dog or cat raised for profit is one dead animal who could have been rescued at a shelter.

Pet overpopulation is a problem that as a country we should be ashamed of, and as a community we can change. Saturday, Aug. 20, is the International Day for Homeless Animals. Please act responsibly and do your part and spay or neuter your animals and support your local animal shelters.

—Carla Wilson

Winter Springs