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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Clinton Foundation no charity
The annual Combined Federal Campaign is the equivalent of the United Way, enabling federal employees the opportunity to donate a portion of their salaries to a wide variety of charitable organizations. After reading Mercedes Schlapp's "Big joke: Hillary Clinton's scandals are no laughing matter" (Web, Aug. 25), I consulted the CFC's latest catalogue to see whether the Clinton Foundation was listed. It is not. Published August 29, 2016
Donald Trump should campaign on poor economy
Is this really the best that the great American economic engine can do? Is this really morning in America, as Hillary touted in her speech last month to the Democratic National Convention (stealing that famous line from Ronald Reagan's 1984 campaign)? Published August 29, 2016
Rush to driverless cars could compromise cybersecurity
With more than 250 million vehicles clogging the American road, the joy of that open road is quickly giving way to the anguish of the gridlocked highway. The driverless car is supposed to unsnarl the backups and prevent thousands of traffic deaths caused by human error. Published August 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton the conspiracy theorist
Politicians will say anything, but when Hillary Clinton took to the microphone last week in Reno to warn against a candidate who believes in paranoid conspiracy theories about the presidency, no one could figure out whether she was talking about Donald Trump or herself. Published August 28, 2016
Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s aide, fast and loose with secrets
Examples of the carelessness -- perhaps criminal carelessness -- of Hillary Clinton as secretary of State continue to leak from the thousands of emails just now coming to light. Some of the examples of carelessness are more, well, careless than others. Published August 28, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hillary Clinton classification malfeasance
I am a former employee at the CIA, and since the topic is being so distorted by politicians I feel compelled to give the American public a better understanding of how classified material is handled in the intelligence community. Material is usually classified Confidential, Secret or Top Secret due to its content, but some material is automatically classified upon collection due to the collection method used. Published August 28, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama’s dangerous-immigrant ploy
Terror has struck close to home with an attempted beheading and stabbing of a couple in Roanoke, Virginia, on Aug. 20 ("FBI probing stabbing in Virginia where suspect shouted 'Allahu akbar,'" Web, Aug. 23). Although the FBI is aware of the perpetrator's recent attempt to join the Islamic State in Syria and his proclamation of "Allahu Akbar" as he committed his savage attack, they apparently cannot determine a motive for his actions. Published August 28, 2016
Voting Libertarian is protest without a point
The successful presidential candidate has to assemble a coalition with others with overlapping but rarely identical desires and interests, which means his most ardent partisans naturally see him as imperfect and inconsistent. Voters, alas, rarely get to choose between a candidate they admire unreservedly and a candidate they don't like at all. Published August 25, 2016
Finland eyes NATO safety
There's nothing like a slap across the face, or a splash of icy water, to get a sleepyhead's instant attention. Finland, like Sweden, has prized its neutrality, often with a self-righteous smirk at the rest of the West. But reality has wiped the smirk away. Published August 25, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Liberals have failed black community
For years, the Republican National Committee and conservative candidates have been reaching out to the American black voter. Ken Mehlman and Mike Steele conducted major outreach campaigns while at the RNC. Published August 25, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fund missile defense system now
The simple fact that North Korea is developing nuclear weapons, no matter how far along it is in the process, calls into question how secure our country really is ("Fourth North Korean nuclear test shows need for harsh, sustained sanctions — not diplomacy," Web, Aug. 22). Published August 25, 2016
Terrorist threat to peace and security
Most Americans, according to the polls, think radical Islam is the greatest threat to America's peace and stability. It's the economy, too, as Mr. Stupid is forever trying to learn, but you can't enjoy a good job and a strong economy if you're dead at the hands of a religious fanatic. Published August 24, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tax code hurts majority
Al Capone and John Gotti must be turning over in their graves. The difference in the their criminal enterprises and the criminal enterprises of "philanthropic" foundations such as the Clinton Foundation is that Capone and Gotti were rank amateurs in hiding their ill-gotten gains. Published August 24, 2016
Democrats want polling booths as open as porous border
Democrats are poised to complement their celebration of diversity with an emphasis on indiscriminate inclusivity. Virginia voters on Nov. 8 might have unexpected company while they wait in line to perform their civic duty. Published August 24, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dangerous Rodrigo Duterte
Controversial new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been hugely successful in combating drug dealers. Unfortunately the tactics he uses to do so are often highly illegal. Published August 24, 2016
Nation’s leaders must earn the people’s trust
Virtue doesn't sell like it used to, and one variety in particular has been put on the back shelf. Billy Joel wasn't kidding when he sang, "Honesty is such a lonely word." Honesty only matters where truth is valued, and in the noisy cacophony of the digital age it's often difficult to recognize the genuine article. But it's still important to try. Published August 23, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hillary Clinton emails must be exposed
The 15,000 new Clinton emails are on top of the 30,000 she released, which in turn are on top of the 33,000 she reported (if you believe her) and willfully deleted ("FBI found nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails, review likely to take months," Web, Aug. 22). Published August 23, 2016
Abuse of tenure draws lawsuit in California
Teacher tenure sounds like a good idea, and maybe in the Republic of Utopia it would be. But in the real world it can invite abuse. A group of students and their parents, backed by several philanthropists in Silicon Valley, are challenging the California teacher tenure system. Published August 23, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: #NeverTrump = #DefinitelyHillary
The #NeverTrump movement should look to history to guide its rhetoric and voting behavior. In the 2012 presidential election, between three and five million Republicans abstained from voting, and their absence contributed to President Obama's victory. Published August 23, 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Slippery DOJ slope
Although the police in Ferguson, Missouri, did nothing wrong in the Michael Brown shooting, they have been investigated by the FBI and will submit to monitoring by our less-than-pure Department of Justice. The same will happen in Baltimore and very likely in Milwaukee. Published August 22, 2016
