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Opening ourselves to fearsome consequences
Scenes of people in bars, on beaches, crowding streets, breathing all over each other, not wearing facemasks, make it clear that the national “reopening” surrenders our only defenses against COVID-19, which are behavioral; and...
Don't be a Trump, wear your mask
It seems the president's bad behavior is influencing too many Americans to follow him by not wearing masks when sharing space with others. I was shopping at Big Y recently and tried hard to avoid several folks not wearing masks or pulling...
Are we better off under Trump's leadership?
While trolling for votes during the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump asked, "What do you have to lose?" Fast forward to 2020, and the grim answer to that question is 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19. Unlike the sobering description...
For all of our safety, mandate mask wearing
Reading all the news bits about the people who are refusing to wear a mask, some of whom go so far as to attack or even kill the innocent store employees who remind them of the store’s rule, I am bamboozled by the complete absence of logic...
Mayor confident of safe reopening after Mohegan Sun visit
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Mohegan Sun for a special tour to provide a behind-the-scenes look at all of the steps that have been taken to keep both team members and patrons safe when Mohegan Sun starts a slow reopening this...
Trump's risk factor shows mask need
Why is Trump afraid to wear a mask in public when his profile, standing at The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, accentuates his morbid obesity? R.V. DeCarolis North Franklin
Day's independent editorial voice is an asset
On May 17, Paul Choiniere, The Day’s editorial page editor, lamented on newspaper giant Gannett’s axing of editorials, “
Would lack of pay provide perspective of barber's plight?
Please place David Collins on 90 days furlough so he can see what it is like having his livelihood ripped from him by COVID-19. Regarding his May 21 column, “
Issue more complex than Elci recognizes
In a recent column, “I’m not spending one tax dime to bail out folks here illegally,” (May 13), Lee...
Reader has deep doubts about Reich's 'facts'
Robert Reich’s column, “Pandemic has exposed American exceptionalism as a mirage,” (May 12), is deeply angry, but...
Cuomo has proved anything but competent
Froma Harrop’s definition of “competent” is as flexible as Ma Pelosi’s conscience, “Andrew Cuomo for vice...
He won't tolerate disrespect for president
The May 1 article by David Collins, “I’ve seen COVID-19 loss up close; I blame Trump,” was the worst piece of...
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