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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump’s comment not racist
A lot of people are taking President Trump's "sh—hole countries" comment out of context and cashing in on it for their own glory ("Hillary Clinton condemns Trump's 'ignorant,' 'racist' 'sh—hole' comment," Web, Jan. 12). I am an African, and I can tell you, Mr. Trump is not a racist. Those calling him one are the racists. For instance, will all those whites calling him a racist allow their children to marry black people? Or will they welcome black sons- and daughters-in-law in their houses? How many black people occupy significant positions in their employ? These are questions for thought. Published January 15, 2018
EDITORIAL: Justin Trudeau withdraws a cheap promise of an open border
Talking the talk is easy. Walking the walk is not so easy. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, thought he could take a shot at the Americans, and Donald Trump in particular, for its determination to get out-of-control immigration under something resembling control. Lesson apparently learned. Published January 15, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left needs new election message
I have a suggestion for the National Democratic Party's 2018- and 2020-election message. Back in 1987, I heard Bill Clinton give a speech in which he said something I really agreed with. He said people have rights and responsibilities. Yet Democrats, he said, seem to focus too heavily on their own "rights" and seem to believe that they shouldn't (and don't) have any "responsibilities." By contrast, he said, Republicans seem to focus too heavily on their "responsibilities" and seem to believe that they shouldn't and don't have any "rights." Published January 15, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Refugee funds’ don’t go to Palestinians
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has exacerbated rather than helped the problems of refugees who still languish in squalid camps after 70 years ("The faded Palestinian issue," Web, Jan. 10). Published January 14, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: TV doesn’t qualify Oprah for president
In discussing voter psychology, author Aldous Huxley said in a 1958 interview, "A democracy depends on the individual voter making an intelligent and rational choice for what he regards as his enlightened self-interest " Conversely, according to Huxley, TV and radio advertising experts "try to bypass the rational side and appeal directly to these unconscious forces below the surfaces, so that you are, in a way, making nonsense of the whole democratic procedure, which is based on conscious choice on rational ground." Published January 14, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Climate scientists blowing hot air
Why do we keep listening to so-called "experts" who continue to change their story on climate change? As an engineer, I have found that if a set of data does not create to the results we observe, then there is a problem with the method of evaluation. The climate scientists have many years of data that they have used to predict climate-change results that have not been anywhere close to what has actually occurred. Published January 14, 2018
EDITORIAL: Bill de Blasio pulls billions from the city’s pension accounts to speculate in politics
You might have thought that Michael Bloomberg, with his mercifully futile crusades to protect everyone from their guns and their Big Gulps, would have set a record for grandstanding by a New York City mayor that would stand through the ages. Bill de Blasio, his hulking successor, is giving the diminutive Mr. Bloomberg a real run for his money, or, actually, your money. The Bloomberg grandstand was pushed into the shade. Published January 14, 2018
EDITORIAL: Trump is in trouble again, this time for saying what everybody thinks
The civil society seems to be in better hands than anyone imagined. Unfortunately, the hands are those of snowflakes, easy to melt, and forever seeking a safe place where reality never intrudes. Published January 14, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Beijing must stop flights now
At a time when the two Koreas are seeking to defuse tension through talks, Beijing's unilateral launch last week of controversial aviation routes constituted a provocation undermining regional security. On Jan. 4, China launched the northbound M503 flight route along with three east-west extension routes — without prior negotiations with Taiwan. We solemnly protest this reckless behavior, which raises concerns over cross-Strait stability and regional aviation safety. Published January 11, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: DACA good for politicians, not Trump
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order isn't good for working-class America. It's a matter of simple supply and demand: More people available for jobs means lower wages and benefits for all. So why are politicians from both parties trying to jam it down our throats? Published January 11, 2018
EDITORIAL: Trump hit by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Trump administration took a blow this week from its own Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which ruled against further subsidies to financially ailing coal and nuclear plants. The blow was deserved. Published January 11, 2018
EDITORIAL: Walmart, Target, AT&T, other workers receive Trump tax cut riches
"Don't cut corporate taxes," they said. "The riches will only be used for share buybacks and executive perks," they said. "The workers won't actually benefit," they said. It's already looking like "they" didn't know what they were talking about. Published January 11, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left’s rants just envy
Every day many Americans turn on the news or pick up a newspaper to see the Democrats on yet another rant against President Trump. These range from Nancy Pelosi demanding Mr. Trump be impeached, to the Democrats threatening to shut down the government if illegal aliens brought into our country as children are not given citizenship, to President Obama sitting on his high horse in another country disparaging our president. Published January 10, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump hardly the corrupt one
Silence seems to be the tactic employed by the mainstream media in reporting on the unfolding news of the corruption in the Obama Justice Department. Maybe the two esteemed defenders of truth and justice, former Washington Post start reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, could enlighten us "deplorables" about the difference between Watergate and this scandal. Published January 10, 2018
EDITORIAL: Salvadorans, the Temporary Protected Status program
"A government bureau," Ronald Reagan once observed, "is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth." One current example of how government can bend language out of shape to preserve this artificial eternal life is the so-called "Temporary Protected Status" program. Published January 10, 2018
EDITORIAL: Women stronger than men, live longer
Researchers at the Max Planck Odense Center at the University of Southern Denmark have just discovered what everybody already knew (which is the most persuasive kind of research): Women are stronger than men, and they live longer, too. Published January 10, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump should bring up Beirut now
Iranian protests give President Donald Trump a chance to address with the ayatollahs the great casualties inflicted in Beirut in 1983 against Americans and the French. From Aug. 25, 1982, to Feb. 26, 1984, U.S. Marines served in Lebanon under the most difficult rules of engagement, restrictions on fire support and political posturing. On Aug. 25, 1982, about 800 Marines of the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) landed in Beirut as part of a multinational peacekeeping force and oversaw the evacuation of PLO guerrillas under Israeli siege. The force included 400 French and 800 Italian soldiers. On Sept. 10 of that year, after the evacuation of the PLO was complete, 32d MAU was withdrawn. Then, in the wake of the assassination of President-elect Bashir Gemayel, the 32d MAU returned to Beirut and remained until Oct. 30, when it was relieved by the 24th MAU. Published January 9, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Climate scientists blowing hot air
Why do we keep listening to so-called "experts" who continue to change their story on climate change? As an engineer, I have found that if a set of data does not create to the results we observe, then there is a problem with the method of evaluation. The climate scientists have many years of data that they have used to predict climate-change results that have not been anywhere close to what has actually occurred. Published January 9, 2018
EDITORIAL: Weyerhaeuser Mississippi case is outrageous Fish and Wildlife land grab
The Mississippi gopher frog (or the "dusky gopher frog" in official federal parlance) may soon get his 15 minutes of fame, but the frog deserves better than being a pawn in a case that pits an overreaching government agency against property owners. Published January 9, 2018
EDITORIAL: Jeff Sessions should resolve conflicting marijuana laws
U.S. Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions doesn't like marijuana. He has made that clear on several occasions. Published January 9, 2018
