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Our congressmen must act now

DEAR EDITOR: An open letter to U.S. Rep. Mike Rulli: As one of your constituents I am writing this open letter to ask that you take great urgency in recognizing the drift towards authoritarian governance manifesting itself in our country. I urge you to begin doing everything in your power as a member of Congress to resist the terrifying idiocy unfolding before your very eyes, because we are quickly entering a period of perilous danger to everyone in this country. We are on the verge of abandoning our once iron-clad alliance with NATO, our allies were shaken to the bone watching ...

Trump’s heartless capitalization

DEAR EDITOR: Donald Trump proved what a shameless, heartless person he personifies during his address to Congress and the nation on March 4. His exploitation of traumatized and suffering families to prove his point that “thousands” of illegal immigrants are rapists and murderers made me sick to my stomach. These victims become victims again as they are paraded in front of the world so they can nod a thank you to Trump, who then looks like their personal hero. Trump is no hero. He made sure a bona fide immigration bill that had bipartisan support was voted down. He threatened ...

Social Security may disappear one day

DEAR EDITOR: Will someone please explain how Social Security works? It is not a federal agenda; it is funded by people working, paying their dues. Each generation collects from the last generation. With so many people retiring early — therefore not contributing anymore — of course the funds are dying out. The new generations do not know the concept of Social Security. Unless they have to work and contribute, they have to realize, the next generation will have no Social Security. DONNA NASSER Sharon, Pa.

Would St. Augustine be pleased with JD?

DEAR EDITOR: Have you ever seen two dogs standing nose to nose, hair bristling on their backs, tails wagging in those short, stiff wags? Then someone pokes the larger of the dogs with a stick, and the larger dog attacks, not the person who poked it, but the smaller dog. The recent meeting between Donald John Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reminded me of this. Pick as you may the one holding the stick. During what amounted to a show, both Trump and the smirking Vance, a former Marine who “was lucky to escape any real fighting (his own words),” reminded me of some ...

Violence against innocents must stop

DEAR EDITOR: How much more are we supposed to endure before things get better? How many more bodies do we have to see on the street before we stand up and take action? Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg of New York had a good plan, stop-and-frisk. This idea was not very popular with the minority population of New York, but it got a lot of illegal guns off the street. The Hobgoblins who enjoy these violent acts are not going to stop and the surrounding community are not going to step forward to assist law enforcement in identifying these hooligans for fear of being called a snitch or ...

The ‘Good Luck’ administration

DEAR EDITOR: As an occupational safety and health consultant, I am often requested to give talks to organizations, new employees and others on workplace safety. There always has been a standard, an attempt to break the ice, introduce some humor, opening comment, followed by a thank you and a walk off the podium. It went like this: “Please, everybody be careful, don’t get hurt, thank you.” Not much of a safety and health presentation, learning experience, or what the attendees expected, nor much of what I, as the so-called expert, should consider useful advice. When I ...