Readers sound off on childbearing ability, Olympic breakdancing and WCBS 880

Reduced to reproduction

Queens Village: It’s bad enough that we have JD Vance telling us that women should be denied the right to voice their opinion or govern because they’re not breed-worthy. Now, I read that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in New Mexico decided that an endangered Mexican wolf named Asha will not be released into the wild this year because she is not breed-worthy, and they would only approve the release of this female wolf on the condition of successful breeding and producing pups. In other words, “Asha denied freedom for failure to breed.” Is that all the female human species, or endangered wolf species, is good for? Whether we’re childless cat ladies or dog people, we’re all human beings with the voice God gave us. Let’s use it in a positive way to help all others. Joan Silaco

No charge?

Holliswood: Re “Bouncing Bobby off the ballot” (editorial, Aug. 13): Umm, shouldn’t Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be arrested and prosecuted for filing a false record under the New York State Penal Law, or is that distinction only reserved for Republican candidates for president? Gregory W. Chupa

Competition-worthy

Saugerties, N.Y.: I’m 72 and saw the rise of breakdancing on the subway. But when I watched the “breakers” at the Olympics, I was blown away by how entertaining and difficult it was. Now I read it’s not going to be in the next Olympics. That is very short-sighted. Remember when snowboarding wasn’t in the Olympics? If it wasn’t for snowboarding, many ski resorts would struggle. If the International Olympic Committee wants to remain relevant, they have to let new blood in and keep it in. Terry Lanigan

Unsolicited opining

Westwood, N.J.: Listening to Boomer Esiason’s sports show on Monday on WFAN, I was really disappointed. Using your airtime to push your politics on your listeners is not very professional. I thought you were great as a player and terrific as a voice on sports radio and TV, but you should keep your politics to yourself. I know you could care less, but I lost a lot of respect for you, and at least for me, that’s a shame. Robert Koch

Gotta share

Manhattan: I feel sorry for Avi Shafran (“A Jewish fast tied to Jerusalem’s fate,” op-ed, Aug. 12). All those years in rabbinical school, hours spent surrounded by religious texts, old documents and scholarly treatises, all the translations, studying and reading. After all that, what did he come up with? He thinks the situation in the Middle East is really bad, it definitely bothers him and he thinks people ought to come to an agreement and live in peace. However, his studies clearly prove the Jews were there first. So, all he can do is pray for peace 10 times every day before breakfast. Well, Rabbi Shafran, I’ve never studied a single religious text, yet I can tell you exactly what is going on: A bunch of radical, murderous religious zealots all think they were there first, and they are murdering each other. Peace may require compromise.  Steven Davies

Info staple

Brooklyn: I’m one of many New Yorkers who is upset and angered by the news that WCBS 880 will cease operating as the area’s best-known, high-quality radio news outlet. 880 provides such important public information and services, and it’s hard to believe that we won’t have them available. 880 has been around for almost my whole life, and it has often been the background to my days, for better and for worse. It’s like bidding farewell to a close friend, and it’s sad, very sad. Ellen Levitt

Don’t knock the cops

Commack, L.I.: Voicer Jonathan Solomon writes about the cruel treatment the NYPD gave Tresean Gilchrist while receiving treatment for a gunshot wound. I doubt very much that he was shackled to the hospital bed for a minor warrant (he only had one leg). The police officers donated to the GoFundMe his father started, and the police are still actively working the case. And I guess the shooter had nothing to do with the whole situation. John Flanagan