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Letter to the Editor: Do you remember when?

Do you remember when “we” used to elect a new president? We accepted our new president whether we had voted for him or not. Life went on; it was no big deal. He was the president of all the people. Do you remember when we had a peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next? ...

Letter to the Editor: Questions about Economy Inn purchase

On Aug. 22, the Urban Renewal Authority voted to spend $681,000 on a crumbling Economy Inn motel, located on 7th Street. The original offer of $490,000 was on the council’s agenda in November 2022, but the owner wasn’t satisfied with the amount, and the city and the owner have been in ...

Letter to the Editor: Living within means

After reading a (letter to the editor) in the Sunday paper, which I agree with, I am writing this letter. I am also a senior citizen who lives on a fixed income and is affected by high inflation costs, especially for me the cost of my medications is more than I can afford. But because of ...

Letter to the Editor: How can it be denied?

When their house blows away, or floats away, or is burned to the ground, maybe, maybe, the climate deniers will realize we are in a climate crisis and they need to listen to the youth of the world. A group called Prager University, which describes itself as “the world’s leading ...

Letter to the Editor: Confusing definitions

Abortion and Healthcare. Two different words, but some would have us believe that one equals the other. Let’s see what the Merriam-Webster online dictionary says. Abortion: the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or ...

Letter to the Editor: How much longer?

The former president’s abuse of the Constitution and the rule of law continues. The individual has been indicted on a total of ninety-one felonies in four different jurisdictions and arraigned on seventy-eight of those felonies in three of the four jurisdictions. The remaining arraignments ...