LETTERS OPINIONS
River News: Our View
Here’s the thing: There is something very, very peculiar about this election season. For one thing, voters don’t seem to like either political party. Most Americans shake their heads when the craziest of Democrats open their mouths and say absurd things, like men can be women with the wave of …
Social (In)Security
“We will always protect Social Security, Medicare!” says President Donald Trump. That would be nice. But when I look at these programs’ balance sheets, I don’t see how he’s protected anything. Both Social Security and Medicare are on track to run out of money.
Words fail: A despicable ad makes Americans look into a broken mirror
In 1978, Ohio police arrested a man named Cledith Arthur for raping his stepdaughter, then 12. On the basis of the evidence of Arthur’s guilt presented to it, a grand jury indicted him. Facing trial, Arthur fled the jurisdiction and spent the rest of his life as a fugitive, ducking …
New houses shouldn’t be built on the workers’ backs
Arguments over immigration can be smart or misguided, but they are always complicated. Let’s start with an annoying one. Donald Trump’s ramp-up of immigration arrests has hit the construction industry, much of whose labor force is undocumented.
Guilty of wasting our time
I shouldn’t get so angry. It isn’t healthy. Last week, New York state summoned me to jury duty. I went, of course. It’s the law, and my duty. A jury may protect the innocent from government abuse. Ordinary citizens, not officials, decide if you are guilty.
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‘Vote Smart!’
To the Editor: I have been fact-checking the candidates’ advertising. When someone pays for an ad, they can say whatever they want. They don’t have to put their name on it and if you look at the facts most of these ADS just do not ADD UP! Consider a quick …
Irritating facts: With the Mideast, it’s annoying to be confronted by them
No one has been more famously obstinate about disregarding the truth when it interfered with a preferred narrative than the otherwise obscure Republican congressman from Indiana, Earl Landgrebe, who made it plain in 1974 that he didn’t care a whit about President Richard Nixon’s guilt. “Don’t confuse me with the …
There’s other options than an ATV or UTV to enjoy the woods
To the Editor: During the recent Open Hearing regarding ATVs in Boulder Junction, a commenter said something to the effect that, “An individual in this hearing can only experience the woods on a UTV because he’s dealing with cancer. You (who don’t agree with us) are saying that he can …
Lakeland Times: Our View
It likely surprises no one that we are endorsing Tom Tiffany for governor, but some of the reasons we are doing so might well surprise some of our readers, and, for those poor souls not already on board the Tiffany train, this might just prompt them to hop on the …
Ride safe
To the Editor: While doing some after supper, early evening shopping these last few 80 degree days I have noticed many young people out getting in some bike riding. The weather has been perfect and traffic is reduced to, supposedly, make it safer. However I also noticed that virtually none …
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Bureaucrats shouldn’t decide when a church opens or closes
To the Editor: On this year’s ballot, there are three amendments to our state constitution. One of those impacts religious freedom. A ‘yes’ vote means that the local church decides whether to stay open or closed for any reason and a ‘no’ vote would allow the government to close all …
Guilfoyle never mastered the art of the shakedown
About three weeks before Republicans expect an electoral beating, Donald Trump had to get rid of Kimberly Guilfoyle, his ambassador to Greece. He simply had to.
Not fine at all
Imagine getting a bill from your local government for $900,000 because they see a greenhouse on your property and just assume you’re growing marijuana without a permit. Imagine government demanding $400,000 because you didn’t know to fill out a single-page form.
Stop the hysteria over flock cameras
In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station, and I was eager for the doctor’s report on one member who’d suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger.
Trillionaires
How much money should any one person have? When Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, people got mad. “He will own everything!” claims a popular YouTuber. “He will own your house ... your country ... your government.”
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