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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 ...
To the editor:
Two letters in your Nov. 13 edition need correcting. Mike Everett states “... the people of America overwhelmingly elected Donald Trump.” Actually, Trump won by only the slimmest margin of any modern election. The result is actually within the margin of error. Nearly 50% ...
In 1994, Republicans won a sweeping victory that cost Democrats control of the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years. Republicans took an eye-popping 54 seats, leading many to conclude that this was a permanent political realignment.
Two years later, Bill Clinton won reelection ...
To the editor:
It seems many of my fellow Christians have believed a politician’s claim that he will “Make America Great Again,” and ignored the Bible’s word on that.
The Bible says “Righteousness exalts a nation.” Unless the politician’s idea of “Great” is the same as ...
To the editor:
I am writing in regard to your article of Nov. 13 titled “Diplomat says U.S. can’t be great if it lets Ukraine lose.”
I wonder if all the Christians in America, those who supported and voted for Donald Trump to be our president, will now demand of their choice that he ...
To the editor:
For the next four years the legislative effectiveness of Democrats and Independents will be minimal. We must now rely on Congress, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran and others to put effective guardrails on President-Elect Trump and the voices trying to influence him to make Project 2025 ...