Lumbering towers are rapidly overshadowing beautiful structures, Rhonda Smith contends.  

Opposition to the shutdown of a radio station is misguided, Robert Wall writes. 

Choose a word you won’t forgot, and make some additions, Clifford Shatz writes. 

Pap smears remain important to detect cervical cancer, Dr. Donald G. Ross writes. 

Climate does not make us “a hardy bunch” equipped “to trudge forward,” Adam W. Sweeting says. 

John A. Lynch believes the benefits of routine mammograms have been oversold. 

Sainthood is ultimately up to God, writes Monsignor William P. Fay. 

Abraham Foxman’s actions regarding the Armenian genocide bely the mission of the ADL, Raymond P. Ajemian writes. 

The view from Newton was family-friendly and fun, Rosemary Gatti writes. 

Conrad Squires prefers a different emphasis. 

A high-rise building is not appropriate for the Boston waterfront, Nathan Green writes. 

Consumers will soon get timelier information on costs, writes Barbara Anthony, undersecretary of consumer affairs. 

“We all wrapped our arms around each other and worked on healing and supporting one another.” — Suad Maow 

“See our current convention center as proof that we won’t take in nearly as much as they claim in new taxes.” — Dale Hobbs 

“How can he face this city’s sickest constituents, whom he’s relegating to a continued hell?” — Andrea Cherez 

“I believe it is high time to take politics and profits out of the equation and ensure that the PATIENTS who need medical marijuana can receive it.” — Linda Brantley 

“In the performance that I attended, I was struck by the depth that [Madeline] Burrows gives her characters.” — Alex Kozlov 

“Noncompete agreements, by holding the wrongdoer directly responsible, are the most efficient way to protect business.” — Tim McNamara 

“We need regulation whenever companies exercise undue market clout or engage in predatory practices.” — Ron Evett 

“The regulations that [John E.] Sununu criticizes are protecting me from the greed of businesses who want me to spend more and more.” — Paul Sawyer 

“If this e-mail and texting obsession continues, I fear for the state of our nation.” — Elaine Gottlieb 

“Please note, Mickey Rooney was an actor. It was a job.” — Deb Putnam 

“The time has come for Boston and other cities to stop thinking about how to keep water out and start considering how to recover quickly and inexpensively.” — Crystal Aiken 

“Creation of a more appropriate address for job searching would be a benefit.” — Matt Collins 

“They come up with lame excuses that these jobs bills be paid for, but anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that these measures pay for themselves.” — Dave Walker