Letters to the Editor
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‘Carter Publisher May Be Accused Of Damaging CBS’s Reputation’
The article by Gary Shapiro in The New York Sun, “Carter Publisher May Be Accused Of Damaging CBS’s Reputation,” is right-on [National ‘Carter Publisher May Be Ac cused Of Damaging CBS’s Reputation,’ May 23, 2007]. It is time publishers of non-fiction take some responsibility for making sure that at least basic facts are reliable and can be relied on by the casual reader. Hopefully CBS will suggest to Simon & Schuster that their carelessness reflects badly on the parent company CBS. And, hopefully, Simon & Schuster, as well as other publishers of non-fiction, will begin to behave more responsibly.
LES CHEROW
Phoenix, Ariz.
‘Who’s Worse?’
The one point Miss Shlaes forgot to mention in her comparison of Presidents Carter and Bush, 43, is that “W” in his retirement wouldn’t assail a sitting American president in a time of war [Oped, “Who’s Worse?” May 23, 2007].
STEVE TANENBAUM
Brooklyn, N.Y.
‘Residential Parking Permits May Accompany Congestion Tax’
In his letter to the editor, John Ost is right to emphasize the effect that truck traffic has on congestion and pollution in lower Manhattan [“Residential Parking Permits May Accompany Congestion Tax,” May 7, 2007].
Another way to reduce or eliminate thru truck traffic entering Manhattan is cross-harbor barge service from Brooklyn to New Jersey.
Expanding the small amount of existing barge service would cost much, much less than building the proposed harbor tunnel, could be done fairly quickly, would have less environmental impact, and would give a boost to the waterfront and harbor-related industries.
It would also present a pretty sight as container- and boxcar-laden barges made their way back and forth across the harbor.
Each barge would remove 50 trucks from the streets with every trip.
Trucks can drive right on and right off the barges, the barges can hold stacks of containers, and even railroad boxcars can roll on and off the barges when they are fitted with tracks.
It is an old idea that can still work.
BRIAN ESKENAZI
New York, N.Y.
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