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Ukraine war is more than good versus evil

DEAR EDITOR: It is astonishing how quickly some reduce the Ukraine conflict to a simple fairy tale of “good versus evil.” The reality is far more uncomfortable. Ukraine is not the beacon of democracy it is so often portrayed to be. For decades it has been one of the most corrupt nations in Europe, run by oligarchs, rife with backroom deals and propped up by billions in Western aid that rarely reaches its citizens. Now consider Russia. Whether people like to admit it or not, eastern Ukraine has deep cultural, linguistic and familial ties to Russia that go back centuries. These are ...

We’ve allowed the killing to happen

DEAR EDITOR: Another senseless shooting by an angry, confused individual who decided to channel all of his deranged, misguided, mentally ill thoughts into killing innocent children. This was done with the intent to inflict as much pain on others as he himself was feeling, fueled by the never-ending victimhood mentality that is promoted and championed on several news broadcasts, political speeches, and social media. The news reported on Robert Westman’s mother, Mary Grace, but provided little information about the father, James Westman. Did the father play an active role in ...

America is about dreams, not deals

DEAR EDITOR: “The United States will make no deal with the Soviet Union at the expense of other nations and other peoples, not merely because they are our partners, but also because their interests and ours converge. We find ourselves entangled with apparently unanswerable problems in unpronounceable places, [but] to turn away now is to abandon the world to those whose ambition is to destroy a free society. Such a policy of retreat would be folly if we had our backs to the wall. It is surely even greater folly at a time when more realistic, more responsible, more affirmative policies ...

Democratic Party will never change its spots

DEAR EDITOR: The Democratic Party can not rebrand itself. Its members are who they are and will not change! California is a Democratic, sanctuary state — 2.5 million people signed a petition to grant clemency to a criminal, an illegal alien in this country. They gave him a Commercial Driver’s License to drive an 18-wheeler, and he drove it recklessly, killing three people in Florida. American citizens, how many more of our citizens have to die before the Democratic Party wakes up? He never took a test to drive, does not know our English language, and his permission to drive was ...

Just another day in paradise or not?

DEAR EDITOR: Sometimes I feel life as in “Driving Miss Daisy.” After leaving the boundaries of youth, life becomes serious. Like it or not, we all face that last ride. As contemptuous as it may sound, for me, it is hard to be Northern with approachable Southern respect. At times, I surely feel I’m working on that plantation. Let me be the first to say, it has nothing to do with “Just living a dream of another day in paradise.” Let’s be clear. My day begins: “Hoke, Hoke, I need you to do something.” “Yes, Miss Daisy, what is it?” “Hoke, I need you to ...

How about real facts on ‘vampire’ power?

DEAR EDITOR: A couple comments about the recent article “Vampire power sucks energy dollars.” In a similar vein, I have wondered about daytime running lights on cars. The amount of extra fuel needed to power those lights must be so minuscule as to be incalculable. But what is minuscule times millions of cars? And what do lights accomplish on a bright sunny day? How many accidents have been avoided by having headlights on during a sunny day? Any statistics available? Or just someone thought it was a good idea? (Most cars allow you to turn these off.) For both these cases, home and ...