Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Jim Horton | Folly and Fools’ Errands

Re: Duane Mooring, letters, Dec. 12. Duane Mooring is another liberal who believes that if they wish hard enough, they can make whatever come true. The liberal pronouncements on impeachment

Jim de Bree

Jim de Bree | Our Political Mythology and Health Care

In recent elections, health care has been an important issue. For 2020, the Democratic presidential candidates have offered several proposals and the Republicans have regurgitated their proposal to repeal Obamacare

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Lois Eisenberg | A Sense of Urgency to Impeach

There is a sense of urgency to address President Trump’s misconduct requiring an impeachment. Trump’s abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are impeachable acts. Trump’s personal interest has jeopardized

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | Continuing the Dream of America

It seems to me, the greatest challenges of our time can all be rolled into one, giant over-arching concern:  That through recession recoil or internet onslaught burn-out or a recent

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Lisa McDougald | Thanks for Big-Picture Questions

I would like to thank Lynne Plambeck (commentary, Dec. 11) for pointing out important big-picture questions our community needs to face in finding better solutions for dealing with increasing fire

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Mary Duggan | Paying it Forward

Last Saturday my husband and I with a friend went to Marston’s for brunch. There was a family at the next table and the gentleman helped me sit at the

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Karla H. Edwards | Why Is Vaping Even Legal?

Thanks for the article by Vivianna Shields, Signal Staff Writer (Dec. 10).  My question is, why are these instruments of death still available for purchase? I realize that the tobacco

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Karen Roseberry | Change in the 25th District

A few months ago, the 25th Congressional District race looked very different, but then came the word “throuple” and everything changed. When the dust settled, incumbent Katie Hill had resigned

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Jason Gibbs | A Holiday Season of Reminiscence

One of my favorite times of year is the resurgence of family traditions. The smells of Thanksgiving and holiday dinners transport us back to our childhoods, where relatives gathered to

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Gil Mertz | Nancy Pelosi’s Strange Timing

The USCMA (United States Canada Mexico Agreement) to replace NAFTA has been sitting dormant on Nancy Pelosi’s desk for a year. Pelosi has always known this would pass quickly with

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Duane Mooring | The Case for Impeachment

This is in response to the column by Byron York on Dec. 5, “The Bad-Faith Impeachment from the Left.”   Like most Republican defenses of Donald Trump’s impeachable offenses since he

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Lynn Wright | Students Must Speak Out on Guns

Kathryn Supple’s letter “A Hart Student’s Perspective” (Nov. 29) was a powerful plea for something to be done about gun violence. Her eloquence was extraordinary, and her well-written words spoke

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Bill Lyons | Our Slide into Mediocrity

The 2018 scholastic test scores for 79 countries have been released by the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA. Asian countries scored the highest in all three categories: reading,