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Why call the DOD the Department of War?

DEAR EDITOR: As one who served at the Pentagon during 9/11, I was proud to serve under the auspices that I was a defender of our homeland rather than being thought of as one who wages war. By issuing an executive order to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, it portrays us as a warmongering nation rather than one that is peace loving. We need to be a role model among nations as one that advocates peace rather than one that stands ready to wage war. Our president should emulate that which President John F. Kennedy said in a speech at American University in ...

What about all the hateful rhetoric from the president?

DEAR EDITOR: Republicans believe that Charlie Kirk’s death is another act of political violence caused by the malicious, hateful rhetoric from the radical left, and they may be partially correct in that assessment. VP Vance has made it clear that he believes any person who promotes, condones or incites any political violence, whether on social media, or in person to family or friends, is an accomplice to murder and should be prosecuted accordingly. Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, Kevin Greeson, Benjamin Phillips, Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood, Jeffrey Smith, Gunther Hashida ...

Sound off!

Nexstar / WYTV has chosen to punish Jimmy Kimmel by silencing him. Despite Disney and ABC reinstating the show, it is being preempted in the local market. Nexstar, entrusted with a license to broadcast over the limited public airwaves, is censoring by applying its opinion on what viewers should be allowed to see. This utter disregard of the concept of free speech is a dereliction of the broadcaster’s duty to the public. Free speech includes ideas with which you disagree. — Warren Christians, examine the beliefs of the biblical Pharisees. Compare and contrast to modern day ...

Trump doesn’t really want free speech for you

DEAR EDITOR: I recall news reports of Recep Erdogan, the Turkish autocrat Donald Trump admires, jailing people who critiqued his haircut. Incredible! Now, it seems, we are Turkey as Trump destroys free speech and tells lies as transparent as his phantasm of a comb over to cover his bare-faced wrongdoing. Trump has abused the powers of presidency, weaponizing them to silence anyone poking his all too thin narcissists’ skin with any truth he has not declared to be true. He has cowed enough universities, law firms and media into shocking financial settlements that I think may enable ...

Does Project 2025 have a secret shadow?

DEAR EDITOR: Project 2025 is the Trump administration’s game plan for remaking the U.S. government in ways that best serve a select few and would make the United States look more like 1925 than 2025. But it is no secret. The Heritage Foundation published it, and links between its authors and the Trump administration are public knowledge. In recent days, I’ve come to suspect there are other — secret — playbooks. Consider the reaction of the administration to the killing of Charlie Kirk. Initially it was one of pain, anger and sympathy for his widow and children. Then it ...

Railroad merger good for America and vets

DEAR EDITOR: As an Army Veteran and Commander of my local American Legion post, I strongly support the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger because it represents more than just a business deal — it’s an opportunity to strengthen America’s infrastructure, expand good jobs for veterans and make our transportation system safer for every family. That commitment to veterans is nothing new: in 2015, nearly one in five freight railroad employees had served in the U.S. military, a testament to how the railroad industry values our nation’s veterans. I’ve seen countless men and ...