Dear Mr. Tira,

I am writing to express my strong objection to Mr. Thomas Fiedler´s recent comments about the Cuban-American community, at a staff meeting of Herald
newspapers. Reportedly, Mr. Fiedler dismissed the audience of Radio Mambi, the station with the largest audience in the Miami area, all Hispanic and largely
Cuban-American, referring to us as the "22 people who listen to Cuban radio." He also referred to us as dogs, in one case as "little chihuahuas" and, if we
don´t like this, as "Boston terriers". I hope that you will agree with me that Mr. Fiedler´s words and the racist sentiments they reflect are totally
unacceptable and that he needs to understand that such words are simply beyond the pale. No part of this or any other community deserves this treatment.

Mr. Tira, we need a strong and independent press, but one that respects the community. Mr. Fiedler´s arrogant and racist comments do not speak well for
the Herald newspapers. One would have hoped that after the recent blunders by the management of the Herald papers, Mr. Fiedler would have learned that, with
all the power at its disposal, no newspaper can prevail against the communityh. Evidently, he did not learn this lesson. How are we to trust the
fairness or accuracy of a newspaper when some of its top managers think of us as dogs and inconsequential? The last thing the community or the Herald
newspapers need is for cartoons such as the one I am attaching and which is being circulated through the community. The Herald newspapers and the Cuban-
American community need to work together to establish a strong and mutually respectful relationship. I hope that someone can prevail over Mr. Fiedler to
change his attitude so that we can begin to build such a relationship.

Sincerely,

Enrique T. Rueda
Miami, FL