Letters to the Editor
News of the sleaze – Letter to the Editor
ABC World News with David Muir, in not an atypical half hour on June 21, 2024, presented America with sensationalist deaths by pool electrocution in Mexico, riptide in Florida, and a charging elephant in Africa....
Independence Day – Letter to the Editor
Independence Day Poem July 4 Is a great day to remember What we fought for What truly matters! The martyrs Didn’t give up their lives for autocracy They died for our freedom For democracy Be...
We vote different today – Letter to the Editor
Some folks look at Donald Trump and see an orange Jesus. Others look at him and see an orange jump suit. It used to be that Americans cared about the difference between good and evil,...
Mother’s Day. -Letter to the Editor
Mother’s Day Poem Not yet born We were loved beyond belief When we finally arrive Her face Breaks into a sunny smile As we seek out the life-sustaining juice We’ve really done nothing To deserve...
My Mixed Feelings About the Arrival of a Pair of Pandas – Letter to the Editor
The breaking news that “The San Francisco Zoo Will Receive a Pair of Pandas from China” brings me mixed feelings. First, I am proud because pandas, like me, are from China. Pandas are very rare and...
It’s Trump’s Bible now – Letter to the Editor
Here are a few remarks that might well come out of Trump’s mouth as he pushes his Bible sales. “Cain was not such a bad guy. He stepped out onto 5th Avenue and killed his...
Vote Yes on Measure A – Letter to the Editor
VOTE YES ON A AND B. The City’s Charter has been amended many times before. Always with the aspiration of keeping it current to the times and assuring a better government. Currently the city clerk...
Charter Review Committee – Letter to the Editor
The Charter Review Committee considered all the details, angles, viewpoints and listened to the Elected City Clerk, the Police Chief and professionals in meetings open to the public. And also, the public had an opportunity...
Measure A and Measure B – Letter to the Editor
Please vote YES on MEASURE A and MEASURE B. Right now, we have an elected City Clerk that does nothing. Literally nothing. We need to take politics out of both positions — City Clerk and...
Election double standard – Letter to the Editor
State senators in Oregon are legally disqualified from running again if they deliberately undermine the policy-making process. (“Most Republican Senators Barred from Re-election in Oregon After Walkouts,” New York Times, 2-1-24) On the other hand,...