by MS NOW | Aug 8, 2026 | Letter to the editor, Opinion
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To the editor:
Regarding the Aug. 5 letters to the editor, “What Abdul El-Sayed’s primary win really signals,” and related coverage:
Abdul El-Sayed is just one example. It has become increasingly clear that the national political parties are not listening to what the people are trying to tell them. The fact that so many citizens of this country, regardless of age, race, gender, education or other characterization want to be able to afford to eat, pay rent, see a doctor and have to work only one job to do those things seems to elude those who would choose our leaders for us.
I have not donated to a political party in quite a while. Instead, I watch who is pushing for the things I want or need to live a decent life, and I donate directly to them. That the Democratic Party has not been able to figure this out may be why Democrats are losing their impact in politics and can’t raise the money they want.
Here is some advice: Open your eyes and ears, and listen to the people. It’s no surprise that democratic socialists are gaining steam. I may not agree with all of their tenets, but I do agree that the people of this country deserve much more than the crumbs we have been getting from establishment politicians.
Diana CareyTacoma, Washington
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by MS NOW | Aug 7, 2026 | Letter to the editor, Opinion
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Regarding the Aug. 5 news story “Moldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln”:
Priya Sridhar’s reporting raises two important questions: Do the Marines described in the article receive combat pay, and what rotation schedule applies during continuous deployment at sea? Those answers matter because compensation, relief and support shape how long deployments affect service members and their families.
In 1967, I spent 90 days on ship duty in the Caribbean while serving in the Marines. At the time, Marine detachments were regularly afloat in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Enlisted Marines slept below decks in hammocks or cots, with no private space beyond their duffel bags. When we pulled into port every seven to 10 days, Marines were eager to go ashore, stretch their legs, breathe fresh air and call home. We had no phone service, and calling home from port was expensive. The difficult conditions weighed heavily on morale, including in one serious case that required a Marine to be sent back to Camp Lejeune for care.
That experience makes me wonder how Marines aboard the Lincoln are rotated and supported during extended deployments. In my day, Marines were allowed on deck only for physical training. Their few diversions were meals, an occasional movie and mail call, which became a major event whenever letters arrived. Tension sometimes surfaced between sailors and Marines, a reminder
by MS NOW | Aug 5, 2026 | Letter to the editor, Opinion
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Regarding the Aug. 5 news analysis, “What El-Sayed’s primary win in Michigan means for the Democratic left”:
I find it strange that people consider “radical” the idea that Americans want to earn a living wage, afford groceries and health care, purchase a home, and send their children to college. Isn’t that what most Americans want? If that is radical, we need to rethink what it is to be an American. These are ideas that make a society better for all people. This really should be considered mainstream. That Abdul El-Sayed won favoring these ideas should be celebrated.
Mike Tiktinsky
Concord, California
To the editor:
It’s said that Democrats never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity — and the Michigan results seem to bear that out.
When Republicans had their MAGA revolution, Democrats laughed. But many voters will see Abdul El-Sayed as an extremist in the other direction. And what serious Republicans and independents will vote for left-bubble candidates? Tell me, what is the extreme left’s answer to balancing the budget — with a war in progress and the United States desperately in need of the expensive, slow-to-build missiles whose supplies are rapidly depleting?
What are the realistic answers to housing issues, medical expenses, deteriorating infrastructure and antiquated rail systems — and future electricity and water shortages between the Mississippi and the West?
The unessential lights need to go out now.
by MS NOW | Jul 18, 2026 | Letter to the editor, Opinion
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To the editor:
I am writing in response to Matthew Bartlett’s July 17 op-ed, “The omissions from Trump’s primetime address tell their own story”:
I am a retired independent voter. I believe in facts, such as Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election by 306 to 232 electoral votes and approximately 51.3% of the popular vote, vs 46.8% of the popular vote for Donald Trump.
In 2024, Trump played the same tired election fraud campaign, begging the American people to distrust our elections. He won by 312 electoral votes to 226 for Vice President Kamala Harris. The popular vote totals were much closer than in 2020, with Trump at 49.8% and Harris getting 48.3%.
If our elections are rife with fraud, how does Trump explain his 2024 win? Remember when he said on the campaign trail, “Get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it’ll be fixed. It’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore.”
We’ve witnessed the extreme lengths Trump and his administration are willing to go to demoralize voters, to demonize people and to audaciously engage in unscrupulous, unethical means to interfere in the 2026 elections. He is the epitome of pot-kettle.
And Trump ignorantly thinks American citizens consider voting to be a burden.
— Terry Lynne Hale
Kansas City, Missouri
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by MS NOW | Jul 18, 2026 | Letter to the editor, Opinion
MS NOW welcomes letters from readers who want to respond to our journalism, add context, raise a thoughtful disagreement or share a perspective that may help other readers better understand an issue. Please review our submission guidelines. Then use this form to send us your letter.To the editor:
Regarding Hayes Brown’s July 14 op-ed column, “The courts won’t give cover to Trump’s IRS self-dealing”:
This was an excellent article as far as it went. But it does not prominently address the part of the lawsuit settlement that would prohibit the IRS from auditing President Donald Trump, his family or his businesses. As far as I am concerned, that is equivalent to describing the fishing pole instead of the great fish that was caught.
The goal of this lawsuit could reasonably be described as prohibiting Trump audits. Surely the lawyers acting on the president’s behalf knew that the proposed $1.776 billion slush fund would be torpedoed by the courts. Is that why the Justice Department didn’t mention the IRS audit details when it first announced the settlement? What is happening with the IRS agreement? It seems to me that this entire bizarre fiasco was created to obtain the side deal.
— Kate Long
Charleston, West Virginia
Hayes Brown responds
Thanks for reading! With only so much space to talk about a very dense ruling, I didn’t have room to go heavily into some details. But I delved into the IRS audit part of the settlement in a previous article that I linked to in the July 14 column. To send a letter to the editor, review our submission guidelines and use this form.
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