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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Iraq attack demands response

While there have been numerous attacks on our embassies and consulates, the one most comparable to this most recent is that of 1979, when Iranians seized U.S. hostages at our Iranian embassy. Published January 2, 2020

Confetti and other debris lies on the street in New York's Times Square, early New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

EDITORIAL: Tempering the ‘roaring 2020s’

The '20s are back, having come full circle to a new century. These will not be your great-grandfather's Roaring '20s. The third decade of the 21st century has launched with the same brash spirit as that latter-day era, but is raised to the next exponential power by the frenetic pace of human progress. If the promise of the fresh decade is to avoid the crash that befell that tumultuous period a hundred years ago, Americans will need to reinforce their soaring aspiration with heightened appreciation of prudence. Published January 1, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Stop attacks now

The recent violence against the Jewish population in the United States is a frightening development reminiscent of the hatred, violence and inhumanity of the Nazis almost a century ago ("How Democrats stir bigotry and division," Web, Jan. 1). This nation cannot stand the despicable, brutal treatment of our minority populations and people of faith by the purveyors of hate who roam the streets of America. There must be a strong crackdown on these hatemongers by law enforcement and ordinary members of society. Only in this way will we effectively promote a climate of deterrence against such despicable and hateful behavior. Published January 1, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Why not 13 months?

I read with interest about the Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar ("A Trump calendar, forever?" Web, Dec. 31). While the op-ed makes some good points, the fact that the proposed calendar doesn't reset for each astronomical year is a fatal flaw, in my opinion. Like the Gregorian calendar it seeks to replace, it has 12 months, as if quarter years on monthly boundaries are somehow sacred. But the only real immovable is the seven-day week. Published January 1, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No success under Snyder

So Redskins team owner Dan Snyder has fired his right-hand man and hired a new coach ("Redskins fire Bruce Allen; team president no longer with the organization," Web, Dec. 30). Yet, I fear the results will be a replay of the script from which he has been reading since taking ownership in 1999. Replacing key personnel might be a step in the right direction, but I fear these are baby steps where one giant step is needed. Unfortunately, as long as Mr. Snyder is the owner, the Redskins will continue to be inept, struggling, NFL bottom feeders performing to either empty seats or seats filled with opposing fans in their own stadium. Until Mr. Snyder sells the team to a person or organization qualified to manage it in a professional manner, nothing will change. Published December 31, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Vote for left is vote for control

The Democratic Party of John F. Kennedy and Harry S. Truman no longer exists. It was taken over by leftists and has turned into the socialist party of America. For the past 50 years, the left has been trying desperately to destroy all American values, which include equal opportunity, free enterprise, individual freedom, self-reliance and the American dream. Published December 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Golden state’s shine now dull

Your editorial, "California dreaming" (Web, Dec. 29), should be a wake-up call for all Americans that the descent of California from symbol of American greatness to symbol of cultural decline was yoked to the political ascent of the state's "progressive" left. Published December 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Effective — but rough around edges

The progressive parrots 'group think' about all manner of folderol that their adherents, on bended knee and genuflecting vigorously, confirm as received wisdom ("New Yorker editor David Remnick: 'It's a source of great frustration' people still support Trum," Web, Dec. 23). That President Trump disrupts their cocoon with rude tweets and tantrums as he goes about resurrecting our economy and Department of Defense upsets the cozy relations they enjoy with a tangled web of elite academics and other liberal thinkers who sway to the same mainstream tunes while sipping chilled Chardonnay. Published December 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: California has been ruined

California is truly a beautiful state. However, politicians have ruined it. The state, with possibly the highest home and rental prices in the nation, has become out-of-reach for many. It is rated the nation's first in crime increase, homelessness and poverty. California's homeowner's tax exemption amounts to a pitiful 18 cents per day. It has the highest gasoline and sales taxes. The state fails as a place for retirement. Nearly 700,000 residents fled the state in 2018. Published December 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Donkey an apt symbol

Now that the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees have sent their findings to the speaker of the House, let's call the impeachment hearings what they were: clown shows. Chairmen Schiff and Nadler should have been dressed as ringmasters and the Democrats on the commitees should have been sporting red wigs, big red noses (picture that) and big floppy shoes. The impeachment articles are so lame they will need crutches to make it across to the Senate chamber. Published December 26, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Dismiss impeachment articles

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in flagrant disregard of her oath to uphold the Constitution. She is holding hostage the House Articles of Impeachment of President Trump, making demands about how the Senate should conduct the impeachment trial. Published December 26, 2019

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles. Warren lit into Mayor Pete Buttigieg for attending a fundraiser at a wine cave in Napa Valley where he dined and sipped under a chandelier with Swarovski crystals and bottles of cabernet can sell for $900. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

EDITORIAL: Democrats set a costly course that risks public wrath

Americans have a natural-born yearning for hearth and home where families can grow in peace and prosperity. A certain collection of their would-be leaders prefer to build castles in the air. "Progressives" grabbing for the reins of power in Washington are ignoring warning signs flashing elsewhere from outbreaks of indignant citizens watching officialdom separate them from their hard-earned money and their hopes for a better future. Published December 25, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Save us, Jerry?

The list of Democratic candidates for president in 2020 is discouraging if not outright depressing. Joe Biden will always be "Mr. Touchy Feely." Published December 25, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: U.K.’s Labor reaps what it sowed

In Britain's 2017 general election, the Labor Party had Brexit on its to-do list. In 2016, the party had agreed to carry out the will of the voters. But by obstructing Brexit, Labor decided not to honor the majority. Evidently, it misread the 2017 election results and started listening to the liberal mainstream media and elites, who said the voters never knew what they were voting for in the first place. Well, this year Britain's voters spoke loud and clear: They knew what they were doing in 2016 by giving the Conservatives a landslide victory. Published December 25, 2019