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Letter: America must not let its guard down and defend

Letters to the Editor

There are many countries that want to destroy America. America has to fight and not give up for the survival of the USA. At the moment, there are countries plotting to kill and destroy Americans, 911 in the past being a good example, and it will never end. America does not kidnap, bomb or kill people in embassies and terrorize people. Embassies around the world are places of peace, negotiation and international trust, but terrorist countries have no self-dignity or respect for this place of trust. America has to not let its guard down and defend itself. For myself, I am old ...

Robert B. Reich: Trump is seriously out of his mind

Columns

On Easter morning, Trump posted: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! "Open the F----n' Strait, you crazy b-----ds, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!" he continued, adding, "Praise be to Allah." Now, I ask ...

Froma Harrop: Did you really think Trump would lower prices?

Columns

Donald Trump's assault on our democratic institutions did not stop voters from giving him a second term. The top reason they cited for reelecting him was the economy, notably their unhappiness over high prices. During the campaign, Trump promised to "bring prices down, starting on Day One." ...

Letter: Support bill for stronger firefighter safety standards

Letters to the Editor

The recent storms across Hawaiʻi were a stark reminder of how quickly emergencies can escalate and who we rely on when they do. In a matter of hours, floodwaters overtook communities, and first responders were called into dangerous conditions to save lives. It has been just over three years since my son, Maui firefighter Tre‘ Evans-Dumaran, lost his life responding to floodwaters in Kīhei, an area we know will continue to flood. Since then, rescues haven’t slowed. They’ve increased. And so has the risk. But support for our firefighters has not kept pace. At a time when ...

Jeff Robbins: Restless dynamo — Rahm Emanuel ponders the plunge

Columns

"If they ever make a sequel to 'Dumb and Dumber'," Rahm Emanuel mused to a packed hall at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire last week, "there's a lot of competition in this administration for who gets to play the lead." If there's one thing Emanuel isn't, it's dumb. He's not in ...

Victor Joecks: How to help young men

Columns

Society has done a terrible job guiding teenage boys as they grow into men. Local communities and society more broadly have something important to offer teenagers — guidance. A 15-year-old has never been 35 or 45. Swamped with hormones and a still-developing brain, he has a poor ...