Letters to the Editor
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Flag clarificationJan 07, 2025 2:18 pm - Regarding the flags that will fly at half-staff for 30 days for former President Jimmy Carter, Meg Kinnard of The Associated Press (published in the Daily Herald Jan. 4) ...
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Terrorist’s messageJan 07, 2025 2:17 pm - Regarding your editorial “Staying positive, determined”: In the aftermath of the terrorism on New Year’s Day, what you and others in the media have ignored, seemingly int...
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Question on freedomsJan 07, 2025 2:17 pm - The Foundation of our democracy is built on these three freedoms: freedom of religion, freedom of the press and a free and equal public education for all. Which one of th...
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In time, Biden’s term will be honoredJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - Regarding Jeff Robbins’ column on Joe Biden, I agree unequivocally that to properly vet and evaluate a POTUS, time must pass for a president to be objectively critiqued. ...
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The ‘slippery slope’ of end-of-life billJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - Two recent letters have asked people to support the state’s passing of an assisted suicide law. Please do not support this. For starters, people aren’t dogs that should b...
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Economic woesJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - What I remember about the Jimmy Carter years is mortgage rates hovering around 17% and 18%. I drove to seven or eight banks one day and submitted my name for a federally ...
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Sorely missed valuesJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - If President Jimmy Carter had been a Catholic, he would be a candidate for sainthood. I can’t think of many public figures who spent their lives doing more good than Jimm...
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Free speech and American patriotismJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - In response to letters from writers who seem to take offense to anti-Trump opinions. First, please realize that Trump barely got 50% of the vote, which means 50% of Ameri...
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Let’s rededicate to defend democracyJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - As a new year begins and as Jan. 20 approaches, it is important for us to remember that in America the transfer of power is as much a regular process as it is a hallmark ...
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Foreign failureJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - Today everyone is praising President Carter. In 1976 I voted for Jimmy Carter. I think he was a good person and an exemplary husband and father. But I have one question. ...