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LETTER: Something is amiss

After reading Tim Solobay’s letter to the editor, published Nov. 15, I realize something is amiss in Washington County. Handing out money from the opioid settlement fund to the tune of $4.7 million without giving money to the Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission, which does the work, ...

LETTER: Angels among us

I was left rattled after Tuesday morning’s snowstorm. I left my home in Windsor Highlands at 7:40 for an 8 a.m. appointment on Jefferson Avenue. The trip normally takes about eight minutes, but I figured the snowy conditions would slow things down. As I drove out of the plan and on to ...

LETTER: In defense of youth

In his Dec. 2 op-ed about the concerns young people have about affordability, Stephen Moore effectively chalks it up to the saying that so many young people, like me, have repeatedly heard, “Your generation doesn’t want to work.” Give me a break. Moore points to two generations in ...

While many of us are asleep, families huddle on the street, watching firefighters douse the flames consuming their home. At the same time, local Red Cross volunteers — neighbors from our own community — comfort those families and provide emergency lodging, recovery support and a shoulder ...

LETTER: Leave the PJs at home

Leave the PJs at home Although it is a shame that he had to raise the issue, U. S. Transportation Secretary Secretary Sean Duffy is absolutely right in his suggestion that airline passengers not board dressed in pajamas. Society has been degraded by many realities of this era, including the ...

LETTER: Guilty of sedition

Six lawmakers – all with ties to military service in some capacity or another – have grossly insulted those who served admirably (like my father and father-in-law, both of whom served in the Navy during World War II). A letter writer recently said that real sedition must involve threats ...