Letters from the Issue of September 15 , 2005

Claudia Chavarria

Miami

From Shiver? No surprise: Thanks for Brett Sokol's honest and surprisingly unbiased article about Miami Mayor Manny Diaz ("The Dullness of Being Manny Diaz," July 14). It was very well done.

Steve Shiver

Homestead

Lulling you into a torpid state of mindlessness: To Brett Sokol, regarding Manny Diaz: Brett, honey, if you're bored with Mayor Manny's tenure, it's because you ain't lookin'. He may not be running naked in the streets of Miami (a good thing, I agree), but what have you done to figure out what he's doing for the poorest of the poor? And why is it developers love him so?

Before you get too bored with his wonderfulness, why don't you take a good hard look at whether he is quietly giving away the store?

Lida Rodriguez-Taseff

Miami