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Jan. 6 at the Capitol was indeed a riot

DEAR EDITOR: In a recent letter to the editor, a New Middletown writer asked, “What is a riot or a peaceful march?” The Jan. 6 attack on our Capitol was a riot. It is unforgivable and should be burned in our minds forever. Trump calls the rioters patriots because they did it at his urging. Once back in office, he immediately gave them all full pardons and any mention of Jan. 6 is being purged from government records. “We the people” paid for the repairs of the damage they did that day. We will continue to pay for Jan. 6 as the rioters, and their families, are now suing ...

Tell Speaker Johnson to honor Capitol police

DEAR EDITOR: Did you know there is a bronze plaque that was made to honor the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol and fought the mobs that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021? Despite House Speaker Mike Johnson saying he would display it for all visitors to see, it has STILL not been put up. Instead, it is in a storeroom. Contact Speaker Johnson at the U.S. Capitol and tell him to have the plaque put in a prominent location. Contact him at: 521 Cannon House Office Building. Washington, DC 20515. Phone: 337-226-6385. One U.S. Capitol police officer, Jeffrey Smith, ...

Public-broadcasting cuts signal dark days

DEAR EDITOR: Our Republican-led Congress, acting on orders from 47, voted to rescind previously allocated funds that supported public media. They at least dropped the facade that this cut had anything to do with limiting spending, as the money saved by the cut amounted to a little less than ½ of 1% of the federal budget. Sen. Ted Cruz called PBS and NPR broadcasts “left-wing propaganda.” Our Ohio senators, Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, and our representative, Michael Rulli, obediently followed their master’s command, ignoring the wishes of the citizens they supposedly ...

Comments in support of public broadcasting

DEAR EDITOR: Long ago, I signed up for monthly donations to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (NPR and PBS) and seldom regretted it. Although some of its programming is a bit woke for my taste, our nation’s unvarnished history and an alternative take of certain events give us a different perspective to consider as we form our opinions and vote. PBS and NPR are accessible with an inexpensive TV antenna and FM radio for those who don’t have or can’t afford cable TV. For that, you get children’s and nature programming, international news, historical topics, “Antiques ...

Yet another tantrum meant to distract

DEAR EDITOR: Thank you for your July 22 editorial urging readers to ignore Trump’s attempt to distract them with his disruptive team-naming proposals while his focus belongs elsewhere. It is becoming painfully obvious, even to the 26% of voters who supported ever more outlandish Trump rants, that when Trump speaks it’s only in service to Trump, and will be followed by threats, lies and name calling. In children, his behavior is a tantrum akin to who took the cookies. All the conspiratorial handwringing about releasing the Epstein files is a problem only because Trump fears it will ...

House committee is wasting its time

DEAR EDITOR: The House Oversight Committee needs to stop wasting time and money on Joe Biden and look into the mental health and welfare of everyday Americans trying to survive while under attack from our so-called “government.” I suggest the committee do the job its members were elected for: Protecting and providing our right to have a decent future to pass on to the next generation. We survived and thrived under Biden. Can you promise the same under Trump? DONNA NASSER Sharon, Pa.