Letters from the Issue of September 13, 2007

Arnaldo Perez

Doral

End the Embargo

And begin the boom: Poor Miami. It has a Fidel fixation. Which proves the need for your August 16 article "The Greatest Generation." Get rid of the embargo; then get ready for boom time. Part of the reason Miami has been termed America's poorest city is that our elected officials in Washington have exchanged political favors to maintain a useless embargo against Cuba instead of bringing badly needed federal funds to our area.

Obviously the era of Claude Pepper and Dante Fascell is gone. It is time these elected officials work toward eliminating the Cuba embargo. When it is gone, I can safely forecast a boom in South Florida's economy.

Bob Naydol

Minneapolis