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Letters

Celebrating death?

Robert Mueller died last week at age 81 of Parkinson's disease. After he graduated from Princeton University, a friend of his was killed in Vietnam. Mueller set aside his career goals and enlisted. Among his military awards were a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. President Clinton appointed ...

Rules of engagement

For the better part of three weeks, our President’s foray into Iran has been scrutinized by people around the world. Allow me to pile on. The President, who usually doesn’t choose his words carefully as he does his worst caricature of Archie Bunker’s malapropisms, has labeled the U.S. ...

Miscalculation of an analogy

“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” Alexander Pope obviously never knew Donald Trump when he wrote this famous quote in his poem “An Essay on Criticism” in the early Eighteenth Century, but he was obviously familiar with the type of person who is currently residing in ...

The system isn’t broken

To the editor: With all of the vital questions and concerns our legislators have to address, State Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, has proposed a way to prevent further ties - smaller number of representatives. How about spending your time - actually OUR time, since we pay you - talking across ...

Imbalance among branches of government is concerning

To the editor: Our Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788, when New Hampshire signed it. Article VI defines it as the supreme law of the Land. The President’s oath of office states “will, to the best ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States”. ...

GOP leadership downplays anti-Muslim hate

To the editor: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) recently posted on social media that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” Similarly, in February, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) wrote on X: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” House Speaker ...