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To the editor: Just got off the phone with the contractor rebuilding my house after a fire destroyed most of it last November. The damage was extensive — enough to nearly max out my insurance coverage. We cut every nonessential upgrade: no sauna in the shower, no bedroom fireplace, no trash ...
To the editor: The “just fine” pundits and the “business as usual” Democrats need to take Trump’s third term musings far more seriously. • He is not joking. Trump often mentions his desire to be a permanent dictator. • Steve Bannon and other Trumpists are trying hard to make ...
To the editor: Thank you for your excellent coverage in Tuesday’s paper regarding the recent protests in our community over the ongoing attacks against democracy by the Republican Party. Sen. Roger Marshall is a particularly strong supporter of President Trump in this effort. I sent a ...
To the editor: Congratulations to our brave state legislators who stood firm and overrode the governor’s veto of their bill to require all mail-in ballots to be in hand by the end of election day. They showed that they are aligned with the great Donald’s efforts to preserve our election ...
To the editor: It is horrifying to watch the destruction of governmental agencies by a presidential administration that doesn’t even try to hide its lawless behavior. It might be even harder to watch the Republicans in Congress acquiesce to most of these changes with nary a whimper, and ...
To the editor: Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Wishful thinking is one of our besetting sins.” “We’re creating our own reality,” Trump (the prevaricator-in-chief) and his minions claim when they say something that is demonstrably untrue. For example, l Tariffs are not taxes on ...