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To the editor: This is in response to William Skepnek’s letter on Nov. 19. He states his planning of a trip to Europe is “beclouded with shame.” That he projects “feeling the shame of being recognized as an American.” And that he is “ashamed of being American, ashamed of my ...
To the editor: What’s going on? Things are seriously out of whack! Why isn’t Kamala Harris screaming about a rigged and stolen election? Why are Democrats not filing numerous court cases and appeals claiming illegal voters and voting irregularities? Why are there not mobs of Harris ...
To the editor: I noted with interest a recent letter by Bill Skepnek, who is a law school classmate of mine (new Green Hall, Class of ’78). In it, he lamented Trump’s victory and spoke of how he has withdrawn from the media. Our Jewish friends would say he is sitting shiva for our ...
To the editor: In response to a letter of Nov. 13, I question the “news” sources of the writer’s misleading information. Credible journalists check sources and rely on facts. Democracies are being threatened by money-backed authoritarian regimes disseminating propaganda, false ...
To the editor: My days are suddenly longer. I have more time. No news being watched or papers read, no opinion feeds opened from my in-box. I have only Chiefs and Jayhawks, and some Royals hot stove news. I’ve been through this before, eight years ago, but this is different. The ...
To the editor: I’m responding to the Nov. 13 letters of Mike Everett (“Trump won and that’s a good thing”) and Kissan Joseph (“Mona Charen is very misguided”). Defending Donald Trump, Mr. Everett wrote: “You cannot tell me that you weren’t better off four years ago!” But ...