All Readers Respond
Readers Write: We all have a duty to help end domestic violenceLetters to the Editor for September 29, 2014 weekly magazine:Crawford: Everyone has a duty to help end domestic violence.聽
Readers Write: Wildfires will eradicate our forests; the fatiguing fight against Islamic StateLetters to the Editor for September 29, 2014 weekly magazine:Keller: If we don't control wildfires, it will eradicate our forests.Frank: With new airstrikes in Iraq,聽the United States may be setting itself up for another costly and lengthy battle.
Readers Write: True religion seeks peace; rejecting sensational picturesLetters to the Editor for September 22, 2014 weekly magazine:Green: Spiritual leaders should call for peace not war.Price: Clicking on聽sensational pictures shapes our consciousness and our world.
Readers Write: Education's real problem is poverty; more women needed in parliamentLetters to the Editor for September 15, 2014 weekly magazine:Krashen:聽Common core doesn't fix the real problem of education鈥� poverty.Budd: Though the number of women in the United Kingdom's parliament doubled, the percentage of women is still too small.
Readers Write: Perry is in big trouble; blame over faulty intelligence; schools need to teach subjects for longerLetters to the Editor for September 8, 2014 weekly magazine:Freidenrich: Gov. Rick Perry in trouble for political bullying.Bloustein: Americans shrug off faulty intelligence in attempt to rescue James Foley.Pape: To fix education, schools should students should learn subjects for longer.聽
Readers Write: Michael Brown denied due process; California needs to rethink growthLetters to the Editor for September 1, 2014 weekly magazine:Waddell: Michael Brown was denied due process when shot by police.聽海角大神: California doesn鈥檛 just need to rethink its water management practices, it needs to rethink its growth.
Readers Write: Tragedy of crime in Chicago; luring youth to become terroristsLetters to the Editor for August 18 and 25, 2014 weekly magazine:Tyrrell: Gangbangers, children, innocent, and guilty are all caught up in violence in Chicago.Herzog: We shouldn't allow Americans who fight in Syria to return to our country.
Readers Write: US also shot down a civilian plane; Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl鈥檚 return to duty; Americans united against gridlockLetters to the Editor for August 11, 2014 weekly magazine:Kovach: In 1988,聽Iran Air Flight 655, a civiian plane, was shot down by the USS Vincennes.Uberuaga: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will return to active duty only until it is determined if he will be聽court-martialed.Geist: Congress might be divided, but the American people aren't.
Readers Write: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl paid his dues; Unpopular views are still protectedLetters to the Editor for August 4, 2014 weekly magazine:Ore: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl shouldn't be returned to active duty. He has paid his dues.Frank: Freedom of speech protects all speech, not just the speech we agree with.
Readers Write: Nostalgia for the Postal Service; Oversexualization of society; Good parents can be madeLetters to the Editor for July 28, 2014 weekly magazine:Willis:聽There is nothing like the feeling of receiving a hand written letterLozer: Santa Barbara shoots showed problems of society's oversexualiztion聽Gibel: Good parenting skills can be taught
Readers Write: Israeli actions were legitimate; Student debt's lasting effectsLetters to the Editor for July 21, 2014 weekly magazine:Gann:聽Actions taken by Israel in rounding up people suspected of complicity in the kidnapping were entirely legitimate.聽Horacek: High levels of student loans amongst recent聽graduates mean they won't be able to save for their future children's college
Readers Write: NCAA coaches are paid too much; Accept smart changes to grammarLetters to the Editor for July 7, 2014 weekly magazine:BYRD: Since the primary goal of college is education, it's time to start paying NCAA football coaches less than the faculty.EMERSON: Grammar changes that make聽punctuation聽and spelling easier should be welcomed and encouraged.
Readers Write: Affordable US housing 鈥榯he Nordic way鈥�; US Constitution: the vision vs. the letterLetters to the Editor for the June 23, 2014 weekly magazine:SEDAN: The May 12 cover story, 'The Nordic way,'聽reminded me of Sweden鈥檚 program to tackle its post-World War II housing shortages 鈥� which could be a model for the US.JOHNSON:聽There are those who understand and honor the聽promise聽and聽vision聽of the Constitution and those who can鈥檛 seem to see beyond a simplistic, self-serving interpretation of its letter.
A different narrative for the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflictWe take issue with Svante E. Cornell鈥檚 characterization of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artaskh in Armenian) conflict in his June 10 op-ed聽鈥淲hy America must step up its role in resolving Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.鈥�
Readers Write: Time to end, not invest in, fossil fuels; The semicolon鈥檚 rise 鈥� and demise?Letters to the Editor for the June 16, 2014 weekly magazine:聽CUTLER:聽The main opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline is that any production of hydrocarbon fuel is foolhardy in the face of imminent disaster from climate disruption, regardless of how that fuel is shipped.ANDERSON:聽Proper use of the semicolon plagued translators of the King James Bible just as it does students of today. Its place in modern is now threatened by another mark of punctuation 鈥� the em dash.- Readers Write: A 鈥榯ransfer credit鈥� story; Loving your enemies is practical wisdomLetters to the Editor for the June 9, 2014 weekly magazine:With the benefit of hindsight, I鈥檓 grateful that none of my community college credits transferred to the four-year college I was enrolling at. There's another side to the story.Sally Kohn鈥檚 What I learned as a liberal talking head on Fox News' makes clear the practical wisdom on why every individual and nation should make an effort to love their so-called enemies.
- Readers Write: Obama flouts Constitution; Opening conversational gambitsLetters to the Editor for the June 2, 2014 weekly magazine:President Obama鈥檚 past and contemplated use of executive power to waive deportations makes clear to me that he has violated his oath to uphold the Constitution.After reading Ruth Walker鈥檚 May 5 Verbal Energy column, 'Big ideas in small talk,' I had a chance to practice what I had learned on conversation starters.
- Readers Write: GOP media has nice people with bad policies; US ignores ConstitutionLetters to the Editor for the May 26, 2014 weekly magazine:I don鈥檛 doubt that the people at Fox News all are beautiful human beings. I just don鈥檛 care for the way they seem to slant the truth to push an agenda or be controversial.I don鈥檛 think the differences in people鈥檚 political views should be characterized as Republican versus Democrat. I see the difference as being constitutionalists versus anarchists.聽
- Readers Write: A day Japan and South Korea can share; Palestinians' daily strugglesLetters to the Editor for the May 19, 2014 weekly magazine:I suggest Oct. 23, 1950 as the day South Korea and Japan can jointly commemorate as equals. On that day, a South Korean warship, overhauled by Japanese shipbuilders, was commissioned.The 'big-ticket questions, such as Palestinian sovereignty, claims to Jerusalem, and the "right of return" ' are very relevant to the day-to-day lives of Palestinians.
- Readers Write: The ongoing debate over e-cigarettesLetters to the Editor for the May 12, 2014 weekly magazine:Some studies have shown that electronic cigarettes deliver 'little if any' nicotine to the bloodstream and that聽nicotine, absent tobacco, is a relatively weak drug, similar to caffeine.With e-cigarettes, high-profile cigarette use is back on TV.聽What does that say about their acceptability, especially when the world is still debating whether they are safe?
