What does money smell like? Flaring

Concerning “Pasadena plays defense on pollution,” (A1, Feb. 3): Within the 1960s, we lived close to Pastime Airport, the place we may see the flares from Pasadena. We used to chant, “Pasadena the place the air is greenah.” Buddies who lived there would retort, “it’s the colour and scent of cash!”

Emily Murphy, Kingwood

Progress is painful

Concerning “Biden’s drilling order could end up being ‘nail in coffin’ for oil,” (B1, Jan. 31): Sure, progress typically may be painful. Horse breeders, livery stables and buggy-makers have been up in arms when the arrival of the horseless carriage put them out of enterprise.

Peggy Campbell, Cypress

A medical large

Concerning “Doctor tested research barriers,” (A1, Feb. 3): Thanks for the article highlighting Dr. Emil Freireich’s extraordinary most cancers work. When all of the vacuous social media “influencers,” celebrities and politicians are swept apart, it’s good to be reminded there are folks like Freireich who’ve devoted themselves to creating the world a greater place. As he confirmed, it takes laborious work. These greats hardly ever make the headlines however their affect is worldwide. I all the time made it some extent to say, “Hello, Dr. Freireich,” every time I handed him on the skybridge at MD Anderson. I ponder what number of appreciated that white-coated gentleman with a walker as one of many world’s medical giants.

Mark Adamcik, Sugar Land