I do not want to “rile against” Mary Ann Frank but I would like to remind her of a few different facts from her own (“Gun control allows genocide,” Reader I ...
Can a democracy survive if the constituents cannot have a civil discussion about issues? Name-calling does not lead to an intelligent exchange of ideas. It simply stops the partici ...
So what if Rush (Limbaugh) called a woman a slut? It’s a non-issue. America has more serious, intractable problems that need attention.
Nowadays, America is fast becoming a land ...
I believe the Congress bashing we have been seeing in the media (Reader Input, Jan. 18) and by individuals is terribly misguided and potentially dangerous.
We have a form of govern ...
Confirming Norman Pettit’s letter, “Wake up and dare to speak up,” (Reader Input, Nov. 27):
Democracy defined is “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested ...
Re: “Recovering Republican weary of promise-breakers,” (Looking Behind the Scenes, Aug. 28):
From a former Republican to a recovering Republican:
I find Mr. (Jim) Ruffalo’s r ...
Dear Fellow Citizen,
I have heard, “that if you don’t want to be forgotten as soon as your dead and rotten, either write things worth the reading or do things worth the writi ...
Are you tired of the constant ballot measure barrage? We may do well to consider where we have been and where we are going. We pledge allegiance to a republic, not a democracy. Why ...
There are those who speak out to “forget the past” and move on. Look back in history from the concept that greed, power and prudence are the rule of law for big companies and i ...
