Dear editor, I read with interest the article on June 20 regarding the city housing plan, “City OKs housing plan.”

Dear editor, I wish to comment on Mr. Arthur Pena’s June 25 Your Turn commentary “Questioning authority, in the spirit of truth-seeking.” Mr. Pena correctly points out the public’s right to challenge arguments that cite the Bible when the subject is public policy and those who “argue from the authority of the Bible” should expect such challenge and should be prepared to defend their views. Honest debate on public policy deserves scrutiny of the sources of both sides of the argument.

Dear editor,  President Obama’s recent statement that he is “95 percent cured” of his smoking addiction portrayed a fundamental misunderstanding of the recovery process. He is a user who is trying his best to minimize his habit. He is not, as he claims, a person in recovery, and it is a slight to others who are in recovery for him to say so.