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Biden killing with kindness

Dear Editor, It is so nice Joe Biden is smart. His “Kill ’em With Kindness” is brilliant. Russia likes him for the okay on the Euro pipeline and not retaliating for cyber attacks. China likes him (and his family) for friendly forgiveness of pandemic and a bunch of stuff he inherited. Central America, South America, the Cartels, Yemen, Iran and others like him for receiving them and their products (Fentanyl). There must be a great reward for this kindness. Joe is helping police to retire early and not chase people cause “somebody could get hurt. ... And get rid of ...

Post office to help small businesses

Dear Editor, The Bethesda Post Office is hosting an event at 10 a.m. at 111 S. Main St., Bethesda on June 30 to help small business owners strengthen their business by utilizing postal products. Attendees will learn how to innovate and grow their business with USPS tools and applications created specifically with small business owners in mind. There is no charge and all local businesses are invited. This year, the postal service is promoting its 2021 small business month theme “Your Business is Our Business” as the office recognizes the importance of supporting small ...

The Gingrich legacy

Dear Editor, Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingerich, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 6th Congressional District from 1979-99 including tenure as Speaker of the House from 1995-99, is, without question, the architect of the current extremely divisive atmosphere in government and politics on the national level. He continues to exert his influence on the Republican Party, as he remains a very sought after guest on various conservative media outlets, in particular the propaganda-laden Fox News channel, where he appears quite often in the capacity of Fox News ...

Nuke the filibuster

Dear Editor, The United States Senate has a so-called rule known as the “filibuster.” (The filibuster is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.) Usually when legislation is brought up on the Senate floor the vote of a simple majority, i.e., 51 votes of the full Senate of 100 is all that is required to enact the legislation. However, under present Senate rules, the filibuster can be used to require 60 member votes of the full 100 senators for passage of legislation. Using the filibuster, which can be invoked by a single member, is a method where as few as 41 senators can ...

Historical perspective on Palestine

Dear Editor, The following was posted on the Thomas Sowell Foundation page. Spoiler alert: Palestine was never really a country. “A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE: 1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state 2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state. 3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state. 4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state. 5. Before the ...

State must maintain library funding

Dear Editor, As a long-time frequent visitor and supporter of the Martins Ferry Public Library, I would like to express my concern that if approved by the Ohio Senate, public library funding in the state of Ohio will be reduced from its current rate of 1.7 percent of the general revenue fund of the state budget to 1.66 percent. According to the Ohio Library Council, Ohio has the highest library usage per capita in the U.S. With more than 8.4 million “registered customers” but although the viability of Ohio’s public libraries remains very high, the amount currently allocated is ...