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Letter to the Editor: It is important to learn what happened

The column on the (May 18) meeting about Stonewall Jackson is good. A basic reason for learning history is to learn that societies and their standards change with time as a result of important events. Historical figures of the past should not be judged as if they lived in the society of ...

Letter to the Editor: Taking care of business

The most important business before President Biden and Congress is raising the debt ceiling. It was raised 3 times during the Trump administration with bipartisan support. The Republicans need to act responsibly – not push their own agenda instead of taking care of the nation’s ...

Letter to the Editor: Student opinion on censorship spot on

Each week, I look forward to reading the student editorial in Sunday’s edition. The student, teacher, or newspaper official (or perhaps all three) who came up with this idea should be commended. Not every one of these has been great, but each one has offered insights from a youthful point of ...

Letter to the Editor: What if we tried grace?

Headlines around the country have recently seemed to have an increase in a particular kind of violence: against strangers. I’m not referring to mass shootings or shootings with innocent bystander victims, though both deserve our attention as well. But instead, cases like Ralph Yarl in ...

Letter to the Editor: Climate crusade about control

Just read the article by the local Climate Change activists in their “corner.” They put out an incredible amount of statistics in their column. Does a national organization feed the stats to them to include in their local diatribes? Of course, we know you can find “statistics” to prove ...

Letter to the Editor: Stamp out hunger

Saturday, May 13 marks the 31st anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — The National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many, hunger. So each ...