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Chihuahua ladies don't support JD Vance, either | Letters to the Editor

Detroit Free Press

In response to the Free Press's call for cat ladies to write in ("Childless cat ladies, the Free Press wants to hear from you," Detroit Free Press, July 29), well, I have no cat, but I do have a chihuahua, which is pretty much the same.

(Vice presidential nominee) J.D. Vance thinks I have no stake in the future? I pay school taxes so future generations can lead. I recycle so future generations can have a cleaner environment. I pay federal taxes so the CDC can research and cure future diseases. Yes, I have a stake in the future.

And, what about the present? Don't I count in the present? I have a stake in what is going on right this minute.

Sandra Gross

Lathrup Village

This is a chihuahua.

'Cat ladies have very sharp claws'

J.D. Vance’s insensitive remarks about childless women prove that he is the perfect partner for a mean and vindictive convicted felon, the Republican presidential nominee. No one should have to defend their value because they are childless.

A woman may be childless because of health problems, infertility or her choice. Sometimes it’s a man’s fault, either because of his infertility or because he simply chooses not to have a family.

Policies are often not family-friendly and there’s no better example than anti-abortion laws that risk the lives and future fertility of women who have been denied care because of pregnancy complications. Vance voted against the Right to IVF Act and he and his Republican colleagues rejected child-credit expansion and extending paid family leave beyond federal workers. Why is Vance not voting for family-friendly legislation?

The American Hospital Association reports that 2.2 million women of childbearing age live in rural areas that have no hospital offering obstetric care, no birth center and no obstetric provider. A few hospitals have stopped delivering babies because of anti-abortion laws and some doctors have refused treatments for fear of losing their licenses. Why is Vance not improving access to medical care?

My vote in November will be for Kamala Harris, who values all of us and will defend our worth as an individual. Cat ladies have very sharp claws.

Patricia A. McCaffrey-Green

Brighton

'Please don't get rid of the red bricks'

In my humble opinion, MDOT should abide by the wishes and desires of the people who live and work in the community ("Corktown campaign works to keep Michigan Avenue's historic bricks where they are," Detroit Free Press, July 29). The brick road in Corktown has long been a part of the character and identity of what is the oldest neighborhood in Detroit.

Why would anyone want to destroy the history and charisma of this landmark?

They should be talking about restoring the bricks AND the street rail that once ran along this artery to/from the City's core. This rail could EASILY connect to the M-1 Rail and take passengers from Midtown to Downtown to Corktown to Southwest with ease. Please don't get rid of the red bricks.

David Greenwood

Farmington Hills

Michigan Avenue in front of Nemo’s in Corktown in Detroit.

'We should be asking what is the path to lowest emissions'

Why is it that both sides treat the EV question as binary? If the objective is reducing emissions, why is the hybrid alternative being overlooked?

Hybrids accomplish most of the goal with significantly less of the rare materials with high carbon footprints in mining them. They also use similar technology, so they also stimulate advancements in that technology. Hybrids do all of this without either range anxiety or ultimately overloading a grid ill-prepared for large EV fleets.

To EV or not to EV is not the question. We should be asking what is the path to lowest emissions. That path requires both consideration of the technology and its practicality in areas of consumer acceptance and affordability. Too many politicians support of oppose EVs based on feelings and half-truths. Defining what is a cost-effective approach should be left to engineers.

Dennis L. Green

Farmington Hills

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