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‘What we must do!’

Buchanan Ewing Cambridge, MA MAGA constituents, especially in red states, are starting to understand their colossal mistake. To accelerate this awareness and vote their Republican legislators out of office, we must write and disseminate the stories of how constituent’s lives will be destroyed without their federal safety net: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), food stamps, public housing, K-12 public school subsidies, support for veterans, possibly even Medicare and Social Security. Buchanan Ewing was the Clinton County Development Director from 1971 to 1978.

What if …?

Sam Stea Cogan Station You wonder why Zelensky and Ukraine are fighting so hard. What if Mexico had invaded California. Why not? It belonged to them long before us. Do you think we would stop fighting and simply hope for a peaceful resolution while they steal the children, demolish cities, and commit heinous crimes against the occupied citizens? I’m sure to all of you out there, the answer is obvious. Zelensky and Ukraine deserve our continued support. A free people invaded anywhere is freedom attacked everywhere. We are not as secure in our isolation as we think ...

Not efficient or transparent

Linda Barton State College President Trump’s second term began with a whirlwind of activity, claiming increased efficiency and transparency. But that’s not what’s happening. Merriam-Webster defines transparency as “free from pretense or deceit, readily understood, and characterized by visibility or accessibility of information, especially concerning business practices,” and defines efficiency as “capable of producing desired results with little or no waste.” How’s it efficient or transparent when: — Civil servants are fired, rehired, and fired again; — ...

McCormick’s ‘West Point Values?’

Ed Satalia State College What happened to Senator Dave McCormick? The man who campaigned by trumpeting his honor and integrity, honed through his education at the US Military Academy and military service. The man who advocated for strong national defense. The man who claims on his website that he “isn’t afraid to stand up to both parties to do what’s right.” That Dave McCormick is missing in action. McCormick’s words do not match his behavior. McCormick voted for cabinet nominees whose inexperience gravely endangers the country’s safety and security. Pete Hegseth, ...

Total embarrassment!

Jim Hironimus White Hall After listening to President Trump’s embarrassing talk with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and hearing Trump — openly state that he would not ensure the safety of the Ukrainian people if the mineral agreement was signed, I really wonder what his base thinks now. How do the veterans that voted him into office, and themselves went into the military to protect our freedom from Communism think — or do they even care? Trump himself was too cowardly to serve. Now we have a President that, unless you are blind (or very stupid) is siding with our ...

The Three Stooges

Adriana Pena State College Just because you want something done does not mean you want it done by Curly, Larry and Moe. Elon Musk and his “geniuses” do not know this, evidently. They fired nuclear safety inspectors, only to realize that the US desperately needs those people and scrambled to get them back. They did not learn from this, but instead they fired those keeping track of the bird flu spread. You know, bird flu, that which makes eggs scarce and more expensive, and that if it jumps to people can kill them. So scramble again to get them back. Do they think that the ...