Monday, June 17, 2013
To the Editor: If I live longer than Methuselah reportedly did, I will never understand why humanity continues to let the greedy people who head corporations, nations and religions to have such a strong (and sometimes complete) say in the running of their domains. Why do they have …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
There’s much to like about the National Park Service’s proposal for the Blow-Me-Down Farm in Cornish: It would advance historic preservation, promote cultural education, appropriately augment the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site and appears to have been created with guidance from the neighboring community. But there’s a significant catch: …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Meriden Doctors at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital gave him two weeks to live. Later, after he spent months at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, the prognosis was he’d last maybe 15 years. But when he died a …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Edward Snowden — hero or traitor? The 29-year-old Snowden has aroused as sharp a divide in opinion as any in recent memory. But focusing on Snowden is an unfortunate distraction. The real issue is the National Security Agency data-gathering programs he disclosed. As to Snowden, running with the …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
To the Editor: The Boston Marathon bombings bring into focus two strikingly different visions of America. The first is symbolized by Emerson’s famous embattled farmer. Boston was occupied by the most powerful military force in the world. The protection against warrantless search and seizure was suspended, and British …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Standing alongside President Obama in the White House Rose Garden on June 5, Samantha Power thanked him for nominating her as ambassador to the United Nations — and then quickly referred to her 2002 book, A Problem From …
Friday, June 14, 2013
The attempted seduction of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, by immigration reformers is akin to my effort to get Neil Patrick Harris, the best emcee ever of any awards show, to sing at my next birthday. No matter how …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
To the Editor: The Obama administration recently gave up its fight to keep age restrictions on the sale of the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B, which prevents pregnancy by inhibiting ovulation. Because the ovum is never fertilized with Plan B, its use is in no way an abortion. …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
To the Editor: I was very disappointed to read Tris Wykes’ June 13 article about Randolph Union High School’s loss to Leland and Gray in the Vermont Division III semifinal softball game. The Valley News has done an outstanding job covering Randolph’s games all year, but the first …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
To the Editor: It’s a classic. An individual informs a citizenry that its government is spying on them without their knowledge or consent and is labeled a “traitor.” Killing the messenger has been Plan A throughout history, which raises the question: Has learning history provided any wisdom where …
By Don's Early Light
