THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Public education would wither in free market

I am a retired educator with 38 years of experience in the New York City public school system. I support charter schools and am in opposition to Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to close them. Published March 7, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama reserves ‘Chicago way’ for GOP

When he was campaigning for the presidency in October 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama told his supporters how to fight against their Republican opponents: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." Published March 7, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time for feckless president to show resolve

The Washington Times editorial "How to invite war? Equivocation" (March 4) is exactly right as it describes our feckless president. Weakness is provocative. Published March 7, 2014

EDITORIAL: German refugee home-schoolers can stay in U.S.

In many places in America the quality of public schools has declined and the cost of a private alternative is rising. The situation has sparked renewed interest in home schooling. Published March 6, 2014

EDITORIAL: For ‘green’ energy liberals, windmills trump endangered species

Liberals insist on saving the shiny pigtoe, the Virginia fringed snail and the duskytail darter. No expense should be spared if it means preserving an obscure insect or a curious mussel. Published March 6, 2014

EDITORIAL: Harry Reid’s corrupt Senate house of cards

In the popular Netflix series "House of Cards," Kevin Spacey plays politician Frank Underwood as a manipulative power broker who will say and do anything to climb the ladder of power in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is the real life Frank Underwood, without the roguish charm and mischievous evil of the fictional pol. Published March 6, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama’s flawed Mideast ‘peace’ plan

President Obama is intensely pressuring Israel to follow his peace plan, which means returning the country to its 1948 borders. This is foolish policy, and it's doomed to fail because it's based upon false reasoning. Published March 6, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Turkey not committed to Cyprus peace

Turkey's 1974 invasion of the Republic of Cyprus occurred in two phases. The first of these, on July 20, involved the illegal use of U.S.-supplied arms and equipment in violation of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the U.N. Charter, the NATO treaty and customary international law. Published March 6, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Spoiled-kid culture creates greedy adults

People seem shocked that an 18-year-old is suing her parents because she does not want to abide by curfews, do household chores or follow other norms of teenage behavior. Published March 6, 2014

EDITORIAL: Senate rejects Adegbile for Justice post

President Obama calls the Senate's rejection of his nominee to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division a "travesty." It's a puzzle that he nominated Debo P. Adegbile in the first place. Here was a nomination doomed from the beginning. Published March 5, 2014

EDITORIAL: Court throws out attempted shakedown of Chevron

Sometimes the facts trump greed, a defendant refuses to roll over and play dead, and a scam falls apart. Published March 5, 2014

EDITORIAL: Apple buys social conscience at shareholders’ expense

The government usually hurts business by imposing rules from without. Now several former government officials are undermining a business from within while making themselves rich. Witness what's happening at the technology giant Apple. Published March 5, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No more GOP donations without party, policy reform

I recently received the 2014 Republican Platform Survey from the Republican National Committee, asking what is important to me as a Republican. The survey covered all the important issues facing us today and for our children tomorrow. Published March 5, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hit Putin where it hurts over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made himself an international lawbreaker by violating the treaty he signed guaranteeing Ukrainian sovereignty, yet neither the United States nor NATO is willing to put the "military option" on the table. Published March 5, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Foreign policy would distract Obama from social hour

The current administration does not have a faulty foreign policy; it has no foreign policy, period. Published March 5, 2014

EDITORIAL: Obama budget dead on arrival

House Speaker John A. Boehner's got a problem. With great fanfare, President Obama delivered his fiscal 2015 budget to Congress on Tuesday, but "global warming" has the grounds around the Capitol frozen as hard as concrete. Mr. Boehner and the House have nowhere to bury the president's budget. Published March 4, 2014

EDITORIAL: Democrats flee Obamacare before midterm elections

President Obama is reluctantly delivering on his campaign promise to show a little transparency in his administration. The Hill, a Capitol Hill political daily, reported Tuesday that the White House is about to announce still another postponement in implementing Obamacare. Published March 4, 2014

EDITORIAL: In Arizona, gays show Intolerance of expressions of faith

Respecting the rights of all often requires a delicate balance. Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona lost her balance last week and vetoed legislation that would have protected businessmen from being forced to compromise their religious beliefs. Published March 4, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What happened to the Democratic Party?

In order to survive and thrive, every society must have some standards of moral conduct. Before its founding and throughout its history, this country has used the Ten Commandments to guide its judgments, and doing so has made us the envy of the world. Published March 4, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Investigate McAuliffe scandals now

"McAuliffe Cabinet in limbo" (Metro, Feb. 28) immediately brought to mind the childhood sayings "It takes one to know one" and "Birds of a feather flock together." Published March 4, 2014