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Letter to the editor: Hegseth needs wardrobe change
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth wears a pocket handkerchief patterned with the American flag.
Letter to the editor: Those aren't weather balloons
In February 2023, a Chinese spy balloon traveled for a week, unintercepted, in U.S. airspace ("Feds say New Jersey drones are actually airplanes," web, Dec. 12).
Letter to the editor: Justice Department can't have it both ways
President-elect Donald Trump recently announced that he would pardon most of the Jan. 6 defendants during his first hour in office ("Trump vows pardons for Jan. 6 defendants 'in the first hour'; named Time's Person of the Year," web, Dec. 12).
Letter to the editor: China's poor record on tolerance
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently criticized the Vatican for its bishop appointments in China ("Nancy Pelosi on Vatican bishop appointment deal with China: 'I don't get that,'" web, Dec. 11).
Letter to the editor: Criminal, mentally ill are not synonymous
There are ample resources available to help those afflicted with mental illness.
Letter to the editor: Stop paying our enemies
There is no reasonable rationale for the actions of President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Democratic House and Senate leaders in providing enormous amounts of taxpayer dollars to Iran, Afghanistan, Hamas, Hezbollah and now Syria.
Letter to the editor: Political prosecution an outrage
Everyone must be open, occasionally, to freshening stale thinking.
Letter to the editor: Neely deserves justice
No one had the right to choke Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless and mentally ill Black man, to death ("Daniel Penny, ex-Marine, acquitted in subway chokehold death of homeless man Jordan Neely," web, Dec. 9).
Letter to the editor: Tell the truth about drones
The federal and state governments are failing to tell American citizens the truth about the drones flying over parts of New Jersey and New York ("New Jersey drones stump FBI; lawmakers furious at federal inaction," web, Dec. 10).
Letter to the editor: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing getting just what he wants
The alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Officer Brian Thompson is getting everything he surely wants ("Journalist releases full text of Luigi Mangione's manifesto," web, Dec. 10).
Letter to the editor: America first
America is once again becoming a populist and conservative nation, as evidenced by the results of the recent elections.
Letter to the editor: Dangerously slippery slope of 'choice'
Last week's Supreme Court case reviewing a Tennessee law that bans transgender treatment for minors included the testimony of a de-transitioning teen who has had physical and mental health problems since her trans surgeries and treatments ("Transgender delusion needs to end," Web, Dec. 6).
Letter to the editor: U.S. should stay out of Syria
Syria has suffered greatly from more than 13 years of civil war ("The fall of Assad: Five hot takes," web, Dec. 9).).
Letter to the editor: Legal gun ownership a final bulwark
For those who whine about the abundance of legal gun ownership here in America, look no further than the killing last week of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of midtown Manhattan ("Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward," web, Dec. 7)..
Letter to the editor: Include God in national anthem
While listening recently to the national anthems before a hockey game between an American team and a Canadian team, I was struck by the fact that the Canadian anthem acknowledges God whereas the American does not.
Letter to the editor: A DOGE to-do list
With the advent of the Department of Government Efficiency, there has been talk of defunding PBS and Planned Parenthood, among others ("DOGE sets sights first on 'low-hanging fruit' of government waste, fraud and abuse," web, Dec. 4).
Letter to the editor: First Solar offers crucial China alternative
"How Trump can take a hammer to Biden's Inflation Reduction Act" (web, Dec. 3) by Bret Manley, who is affiliated with the recently formed Energy Fair Trade Coalition, makes many dubious claims. I want to focus on three.
Letter to the editor: Sensitive student data deserves better
Fairfax County Public Schools -- Virginia's largest school district with over 180,000 students -- illustrates the growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in public education.
Letter to the editor: DeSantis is too good a governor to lose
I sincerely hope that Pete Hegseth is confirmed as defense secretary ("Trump pushes for Pete Hegseth in new Truth social post," web, Dec. 6).
Letter to the editor: Efficiency, effectiveness required in government
As the Austrian American educator and author Peter Drucker said: "Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing."
