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Letters to the Editor

Letter: How to explain this new America?

May 13, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I recall being in Germany shortly after George W. Bush had been elected to serve his second term as president. As American citizens, we were often scrutinized as though random members of a zombie apocalypse had suddenly appeared. The German folks brave enough to engage in conversation were sincerely needing… Read story

Letter: Protect dental services for children

May 13, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I am writing on behalf of local pediatric dentists. The governor is about to sign a new policy in regard to Medicaid for children ages 6 to 18. This proposal will cut funding to this age group by more than half. I don’t think people understand the detrimental fallout that… Read story

Letter: Keep protesting

May 13, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Protest is chemotherapy to the body politic, with undeniable effect on the cancerous growths that are Donald Trump and his Cabinet. Protest inhibits, slows and has even stopped some of the rot. I believe and certainly hope that surgery in the form of impeachment can be a near-future treatment, and… Read story

Letter: Perez brings community together

May 13, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

As a Democrat in a historically red district, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez appears to have found the right ingredients to bring community together. When I hear her say that she’s never purchased a new car, it resonates with her belief in useful stewardship of the land. And although her voting record… Read story

Letter: Trump unleashes filth

May 12, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

We, the human race, are regressing to caveman mentality writ large. I am so proud of my president for starting all that by first attacking his own country, showing the world how a real degenerate gets it done. Read story

Letter: Protect Medicaid

May 12, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Tell the administration to keep its hands off Medicaid. It has cut and slashed programs that have affected many marginalized people thus far, lining the pockets of many of those who are already wealthy. Enough is enough. People on Medicaid are the poorest of the poor, those who are handicapped… Read story

Letter: Apologies to Canada

May 12, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Dear Canada, please know most Americans are angry and upset with Donald Trump’s treatment of you, our allies and our friends. Don’t give up on us. He won’t be in charge forever, and we will then be able to resume our friendship. Most of us are as disheartened as you… Read story

Letter: Thanks to Rep. Perez

May 12, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Thank you, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, for your affirmative vote on the SAVE Act. If enacted by the Senate, this bill would help keep one of our greatest freedoms intact. It is disappointing that only three Democrats joined you and every Republican to require ID to vote in our presidential… Read story

Letter: Trump flips it to the birds

May 12, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Apparently, Donald Trump put tariffs on three islands that are uninhabited except for penguins. In the process of applying his punitive tariffs, Putin and Russia were somehow left out. That should show those tyrannical, bloodthirsty birds that their deadly assaults will not be tolerated by this president. Read story

Letter: Keep hands off Medicaid

May 12, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Hands off Medicaid! Medicaid keeps our hospitals open, creates jobs in our communities and strengthens our economy. It covers over 40 percent of births in the United States, and it’s a lifeline for families before, during and after pregnancy. Read story

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