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Letter: Politicians abet broken US health insurance system

When Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested on December 9, 2024, for the killing of United healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, Mangione had on him a manifesto, which outlined an antipathy towards capitalism, corporatism, and the healthcare industry specifically as motive for the December 4th killing. ...

Letter: Trump, Musk to blame for government shutdown

As I write this on December 20, 2024, we are facing a government shutdown. Why? Mostly because President Elect Trump and "Assistant President Non-elect" Musk, despite a bipartisan plan to keep the government working, think it would be good to shut the government down on Biden’s watch. They ...

Letter: Government shutdown drama is a shameful joke

Why do we keep electing people who pull this stunt yearly to the U.S. Congress? It has become a joke. One of Congress's primary responsibilities is to set an annual budget. However, here we are, near the end of December, and Congress seems to have forgotten they were elected to perform that ...

Letter: Hypocritical indignation over presidential pardons

I can easily agree with Malcolm Whitney's point on Dec. 18 that it is time to remove or limit the use of Presidential pardons. However, then it seems his Trump-thinking takes over, and his letter makes little sense. MAGAns are outraged that President Biden pardoned his son, yet think it is ...

Letter: Make America Healthy Again – The food edition

Robert Kennedy jr will be leading Health and Human Services that has the FDA, CDC, NIH and other health agencies that will be under his leadership. He has spoken for many years, sued corporations and Federal agencies alike over how our food is contaminated by Chemicals and additives. He is 100% ...

Letter: Be wary of incessant scams

A friend recently got scammed for serious money. She was told, over the phone, there was a warrant for her because she had missed jury duty. The caller gave details she felt only the police would know. Scams are a national disaster. Americans lost $10 billion — that's billion with a B — ...