Readers write: Rewilding of Europe, guide to Puerto Rico’s challenges, encouragement for students, hope for the future
Letters to the editor for the Nov. 13, 2017 weekly magazine.
Ryan Gosling (l.) and Ana de Armas (r.) star in 'Blade Runner.'
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Rewilding of Europe
I loved that the Oct. 23 OneWeek article “As Italy ‘rewilds,’ its wolves return” started with wolves near an airport in Rome, then led me outward with other wolves as far as Denmark. I knew nothing of the rewilding of Europe and the hope of increased small-town tourism. The piece was so well written and so informative. It represents what journalists should aspire to and the dissemination the internet developers foresaw. Kudos to the author and editors involved.
M. Strong
Silver Spring, Md.
Guide to Puerto Rico’s challenges
Regarding the Oct. 9 OneWeek article “Puerto Rico: Out of the shadows?”: Having previously lived in Puerto Rico for more than 12 years, I thought this was an excellent article that would give someone with little knowledge of Puerto Rico a very balanced perspective of what challenges people are facing there. Thank you.
Carol Olano
Seattle
Encouragement for students
Regarding the Oct. 9 Monitor Daily article “A bus that brings learning into a danger zone”: My heart goes out to that police department, to the brave traveling instructors and assistants, and especially to those students who take the risk of attending school. Don’t give up, any of you!
Sara Barnacle
Harrison, Maine
Hope for the future
The Oct. 6 Monitor Daily article “Dystopia redux: ‘Blade Runner’ reboot as a cultural yardstick” was a good story. I do wish that Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Toynbee Convector” was better known. The story’s theme is that we strive to create the future we envision. I’m a big sci-fi fan but have grown weary of the dystopian visions that seem to equate despair with realism.
Kristi Seibert
Boulder, Colo.