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I am Charlie Kirk

Dear Editor, In our divided nation, words carry weight. Too often today, those who stand for truth, faith, and freedom are smeared with the most reckless labels imaginable.

Crime rates in U.S.

Dear Editor, I looked up the reported Crime Rates of America’s largest 200 cities per 100,000 people in 2024.

Let’s have the courage to fight for ideas, not the cowardice to silence them

Dear Editor, Fair-minded Americans were stunned and shocked on September 10th when an assassin’s bullet devastatingly ended the life of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point.

Hate is easy; respect is easier

Dear Editor, Prior to September 10, 2025, I had, thankfully, never heard of Charlie Kirk. When his name captured the news cycles for the next four days

Industrial Wind and Solar Energy Update

Dear Editor, Wind and sunlight are renewable, but the machines and devices that convert the wind and sunlight into electrical energy for human consumption are not “renewable” or “green.”

Hands Off Chicago

Dear Editor, Consistent with prior proclamations, Trump’s depiction of the City of Chicago as a “hellhole” and “the worst and most dangerous city in the world” represents layer upon layer of deceit.

Better Batteries can Smooth out the Grid

Dear Editor, The tired argument against renewable energy focuses on the concept of intermittency - what to do when 'the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing'?

Animal Agriculture-Climate Change

Dear Editor, Most people aren't aware animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of climate change.

Trump's War on Wind

Dear Editor, The Trump Administration has...shall we say 'strong' opinions regarding reliable and proven renewable energy sources, and the latest target in our president's crosshairs is the wind industry

What is going on?

Dear Editor, DOGE has eliminated nearly a quarter of the Federal Employees, several costly Federal Agencies and their benefits, cut $88 billion a year for 10 years from Medical, added an estimated $3.5 trillion to the National Debt and yet here we are facing another Governmental Shutdown in the midst …

Wisconsin’s wildfire smoke signals a growing climate crisis

Dear Editor, Wisconsin Representatives Tom Tiffany and Glenn Grothman recently joined other Republican members of Congress in sending a letter to the Canadian government, alleging that its poor forest management practices are responsible for out-of-control wildfires and for this summer's air quality problems in our state.

Data Centers, the AI Bubble, and Broken Promises

Dear Editor, Data centers are metastasizing like a tumor across our country. Much has already been written about the major harms to groundwater supply, local air quality (most data centers use diesel backup generators), and local noise pollution. Two further points should be taken into account. The first is the …

Address the gun violence epidemic

Dear Editor, As I dropped my children off for the first day of school today, among the thoughts and emotions swirling in my mind was this: they are so vulnerable. If it happened here, what would they do? I'm sure I wasn't the only one shedding a few tears.

History

Dear Editor, The armed National Guard was deployed to Kent State University in May of 1970.

Meaning of double yellow line

Dear Editor, Up the hill. Rounding the curve. Crossing the double yellow line*.
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