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November 21st, 2007 issue

Bland buildings

I just returned from a short visit to Ostrava. Before World War II, Ostrava boasted a vibrantly large Jewish community, now so tragically and virtually extinct. Some called the city “little Paris,” which, though a slight misnomer, nevertheless gave a more exciting feel to the city than the drab, characterless face it has today.
As elsewhere in the Czech Republic, in many other countries in Europe and certainly in the United States, large retail international companies have built characterless complexes there.
It is a shame, certainly, in this country, with its myriad architectural beauties, that these structures built by massive conglomerates do not fit in with the old, lovely face of buildings from the past.
It is indisputable in my view that this globalism has gone unchecked and that the government of this country could not prescribe laws to force these overseas companies to build in a certain way to fit into the local character. Do we have to satisfy the avaricious shareholders universally, no matter what?
Bernard Harris
Průhonice
Iranian ire
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to draw your attention to some points regarding the text issued in The Prague Post headlined “On Czech journalism’s front lines” (Tempo, Oct. 24–30).
Journalism is a valuable and important job carried out under obligation of its very basic principles such as accuracy, impartiality and credibility of released information to achieve rapprochement among nations and cultures.
But, unfortunately, despite the previous positive information trend giving the opportunity for interviews, two Iran-related articles were published (in the May 30–June 5 issue and the aforementioned one) by The Prague Post containing unfriendly, impolite and selective pieces of information bringing doubts not only to the professionalism of your weekly but also the responsibility of journalistic work.
While condemning the aforementioned articles and unfriendly approach, we seriously anticipate that Prague Post authorities, within the framework of their obligation to release accurate and credible information, will avoid publishing articles that bring no benefits but dissemination of contempt of other nations.
Press Section
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Prague
Money morality
Eliška Coolidge is right (“Coolidge speaks, politicians listen,” Tempo, Nov. 14–20). Money without morals is the end of democracy and a civil society. Sadly, America is almost there!
Paul F. Davis
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.


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