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Grant current United for Ukraine war refugees guest status in the U.S.

To the editor: I have written the following letter to our District 19 Congressman Byron Donalds: To the Office of Congressman Byron Donalds: I am writing to speak out against the senseless heavy-handedness of the U.S. government in its cruel machination against vulnerable refugees of war by threatening to dismantle the United for Ukraine (U4U) humanitarian parole program. The current administration has zero rational legislative intent to rip the humanitarian parole status from already vulnerable people. Such act not only generates a huge fiscal wastage in the U.S. government by ...

Problem with this country

To the editor: I want you to consider the current state of political discourse in our country. Like many, you must find yourself navigating the complexities of friendships and discussions in a country divided by opinions about our political landscape, particularly in relation to the Love Trump/Hate Trump relationship. It is disturbing by two tendencies that seem to pervade both sides of our national conversation. The viciousness, especially the progressive, with which people attack those with opposing viewpoints is alarming and sad. It fosters an environment where respectful dialogue ...

Why pay the do-nothing Congress?

To the editor: Now that the Republican Congress has passed the 2025 Continuing Resolution for the Federal Budget demanded by President Trump, it’s time to look at a new place to save tax dollars. As President Trump has taken over the job of the Congress, who for some reason has given up their power outlined in Article 1 of the Constitution, why not dismiss the House and Senate members? The following is from the Congressional Salaries and Allowances: in Brief on Congress.gov published June 27, 2024. The yearly compensation of a regular congressperson is $174,000. The Speaker of the ...

Politicians say NO to clean water

To the editor: The states legislative session is now open. This is the time when our local representatives and senators put forth bills that they hope will become law. These proposed bills become available to the public to review. They say all politics are local, so what have our locally elected officials proposed so far this year? Our very own Rep. Jenna Mulicka has proposed house bill 1205. This bill would totally change how citizen petitions would be qualified to be put on the ballot in future elections. This bill would make citizen-enacted amendments to the state constitution nearly ...

Make America Great Again?

To the editor: I really don’t understand how President Trump thinks he’s “Making America Great Again” as just about everything he’s doing is costing the American public more. Listening to his extremely long Address to Congress, I could not believe hearing the President of the United States making so many false and misleading claims, and fabricating numbers. Even more depressing was watching the Republican puppets stand and cheer at each false statement. Thank God for the “Fact-checkers” like BBC, NPR, NBC, CNN, Washington Post, NY Times, Politfact, just to name a few. ...

How we got here

To the editor: Taking emotion out of the corruption and fraud that got us into $36 trillion in debt, the theft was done by politicians that “we the people” elected. They are the culprits and recipients of the theft of wealth from Americans. Yet the focus of wrath is the federal employees who are just performing functions established by their “position descriptions” that limits what they can do,which is endemic in a hierarchical, bureaucratic and civil service system that stifles innovation, “stepping outside the lines” and flexibility in human resource management The ...