Editor, I write in favor of the favor Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 (S. 3791/H.R. 7173).  The Carbon Dividend Act is the real deal and merits our support.  Why?  It is an American response to an American problem of climate change caused by uncontrolled release of  greenhouse gasses.  The Act is a […]

Editor, In response to columnist Gordon Weil’s call for more compromise and less partisanship. It depends upon the conditions of the compromise. It is always possible to negotiate a compromise on certain issues and policies; however, asking an opponent to betray his/her fundamental core principles in pursuit of “bi-partisanship” is unreasonable and disingenuous.  It should […]

Editor, I have chosen to talk to you about the decision to rename the Boy Scouts of America to “Scouts of America” on the first of the new year with the intention of letting girls join as well. I disagree with this decision. Being a Boy Scout myself, there are multiple ways I can see […]

O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew— Hack and rack the growing green! … After-comers cannot guess the beauty seen. — Gerard Manley Hopkins (Binsey Poplars) I lived once in a place completely surrounded by trees. No matter which window I looked out of, I saw trees. The simple […]

Editor, Mr. Weil’s column on Saturday, Dec. 29, there are a few certainties to be found in this column: 1. Gordon Weil often omits or distorts facts to suit his agenda (e.g. no mention in today’s column of the Democrats refusing Trump’s repeated offers during 2018 to “grant amnesty” to DACA and a million+ other […]

Editor, Voting is a right given to citizens in the US 18 years and older. While it’s been a few years since I voted in my first election, the novelty hasn’t worn off. This election season, AARP launched a campaign to “Be the Difference,” encouraging us older Americans to get out and vote. It is […]