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Letters to the Editor

Published
February 24, 2013

Productivity doubles since 1968; pay drops 33%

I've always liked round numbers. Let's imagine that an indexed-for-inflation $10 per hour minimum wage had been instituted at the turn of the millennium. We would now be at about $13.50.
Published
February 24, 2013

Lent a great time to start low- or no-meat diet

Feb. 13 marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when Christians would abstain from meat and dairy products in remembrance of Jesus' 40 days of fasting before launching his ministry.
Published
February 24, 2013

Visible wood smoke, smell indicate health problems

The surgeon general says, "There is no safe level of tobacco smoke." The Environmental Protection Agency says, "Wood smoke is 12 times more carcinogenic than tobacco smoke."
Published
February 24, 2013

Gun registration not a deterrent to crime

I am writing to bring further attention to the premise put forth by Jim Chiddix in his Letter to the Editor published on Feb. 15.
Published
February 23, 2013

Robots aren’t paid, but are they fun to be with?

Have you seen those TV ads about the "brilliant machines" that will change the way we work, like the little robot that pokes about checking airplanes?

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Published
February 23, 2013

Not too late for VA to reach out to Vietnam vets

America was established with the philosophy that all citizens have equal opportunity to fulfill dreams established by the founders of the United States.
Published
February 23, 2013

Common-sense gun-motor vehicle comparisons

Here are three cheers for good sense, and a comparison.
Published
February 22, 2013

Watch out for pedestrians forced to walk in streets

I would like to remind all drivers to use extra caution after snowfalls. Walkers sometimes are forced to use the edge of the street due to extra-high plowed snow berms.
Published
February 22, 2013

Without truth, everyone is cheated

I have been trying to decide for months which I think is more corrupt: politicians of both parties or the mainstream media. I am unhappy with both, but I feel it is the liberal-biased media. If it doesn't fit their agenda, liberal media will edit it, take it out of context or just omit as much as possible.
Published
February 22, 2013

Alas, global warming is alive and flourishing

Larry Grimard (letter, Feb. 15) asks, "Whatever happened to global warming?" and cites data from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration indicating that while carbon dioxide concentrations have increased in the last 10 years, temperature has not.