Letters

I am responding to Cheryl Seronick’s “I see a country” letter (April 22), as the bemoaner and U.S. Navy veteran who proudly served my country.

Sadly, many are not open to accurate criticism, which could be constructive if considered. “90 percent of the country is in favor of” a bill, apparently filibustered by the touting-the-Constitution party, makes me wonder how this percentage was obtained.

With a great deal of effort, I was able to finish reading the report by Carl Hiaasen, chastising with a great deal of rancor our magnificent Sen. Marco Rubio. It is very obvious that the very liberal mind of Carl Hiaasen cannot accept a great majority of voters elected a very conservative senator like Rubio.

Now would be a good time to talk about and do something with the Crystal River Mall property. Lately there has been a lot of focus on how to turn the town of Crystal River into something it just cannot be because there is not enough property to work with. My personal opinion is that the property is too close to U.S. 19 traffic and parking would not be available, but at least it shows some vision, as does the Baywalk project. By the way, whatever happened to the Baywalk project?

On March 30, the Legion Riders of Blanton-Thompson American Legion Post 155 conducted our seventh annual Mystery Poker Run benefiting Veterans receiving Hospice care.

With the support of our community, Post 155 families, great weather and a lot of dedicated workers, we had a successful day.