Letter to the Editor: Don’t listen to the President’s COVID-19 cure claims

COVID-19 is a NOT a Chinese Virus. It is a coronavirus that has mutated to become one of the most lethal respiratory infections of this generation. There has been discrimination throughout our country against Chinese and Asian-Americans as a result of President Trump’s racist rhetoric. Though there is some information about using chloroquine phosphate, an […]

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Letter to the Editor: Trump stands knee-deep in his own swamp

In his inaugural address, Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington. The “swamp” has been mostly drained, but it’s not the one Trump had in mind; instead it’s the one he himself stands in knee-deep. Some of his “swamp companions” have already been removed and can now add “convicted felon” to their resumes. […]

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Letter to the editor: Surprised by lack of standards for a president

After reading a recent letter to the editor, it appears that some people have minimum standards for voting for a president that do not include honesty, integrity, the rule of law, understanding and adherence to the Constitution, support and teamwork with our international allies, an understanding of the disastrous implications of global warming and a […]

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Broken Promises

The payroll tax supports Social Security and Medicare. Cutting it is a quick way to infuse money into a faltering economy because the cuts are most likely to be spent by consumers rather than saved or invested. But cuts also leave Social Security and Medicare underfunded and Republicans — notably Mitch McConnell — often threaten […]

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You can’t ignore the impact guns have

I think the president is right. Those shooters are mentally ill, and they had easy access to guns. You can’t take guns out of the equation. You can’t just say the problem is mental illness. Without guns, the mentally ill would have to find some other means of killing; but there is nothing to compare […]

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