Thank you to Joey Votto, advocate for PTSD sufferers
An open letter to Joey Votto; My late husband was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 flying fortress during World War 2 . After flying 25 missions over Germany he, like most veterans, came home suffering...
View ArticleGlobal geopolitical kaleidoscope is making for strange alliances
The global geopolitical kaleidoscope is making for strange alliances in the wake of an increasingly troubling Obama foreign policy, a policy that forswears American strength in favor of poorly reasoned...
View ArticleBalanced budget requires tough decisions
The Ohio legislature recently passed a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention. The purpose of this convention would be to add an amendment to the constitution mandating a balanced budget....
View ArticleMilitary retirees lose out in budget proposal
What a slap in the face to military retirees. With all of the fat that we all know exists in Washington, Paul Ryan, with his new budget proposal, chooses to screw our military and Speaker John Boehner...
View ArticleBudget bill cuts would hit vets
There are many words that can describe the majority of officials in Washington. Among them are; craven, mendacious, hypocritical, and (to be kind) not real bright. The latest example of all this is the...
View ArticleFocus on messages, not messengers
On December 16, 2013, a federal judge declared that the Obama NSA data mining acts unconstitutional. While the media continues to concentrate their reporting on the messengers Snowden and Greenwald,...
View ArticleCivilians don’t understand sacrifices of military
As a retired military spouse I have a few things to say regarding the article “Military pension cuts stir ire, debate” (Dec. 24). Granted, we have been retired for a while but never made as much as the...
View ArticleCan live with the cut to military retirement
There appears to be a great deal of anguish about Republican congressional leaders agreeing with Democratic leaders to cut military retirement cost of living adjustments by one per cent. My most recent...
View ArticleNever even thought about how tough life was
The article regarding military pay and pension cuts really caught my interest, but the letter “Civilians don’t understand sacrifices of military” (Dec. 29), seeming to complain about how difficult life...
View ArticleGlad someone is scrutinizing President Obama
Ironic how The Enquirer ran the big story of Robert Gates’ new book, “DUTY” by ‘slanting’ even the headline (“Gates book is ‘disservice’” Jan. 9). As a mother of five military offspring, (my three and...
View ArticleWWII Marine is true role model
Thank you for the wonderful article featuring G. Robert Smith, a member of the African-American Marine Corps Unit known as the Montford Point Marines (“WWII vet’s award a long time coming” Jan. 9). He...
View ArticleF-35 fighter would jettison Air Force into 21st century
While Americans have the latest and greatest tech gadgets at their fingertips, it’s hard to believe that the average Air Force plane has been flying since Ronald Reagan was president. We’re pushing it...
View ArticleWhat does country gain from another dead soldier?
Another brave local American soldier was killed in the Afghanistan debacle. His wife, the mother of their infant son, will never-ever enjoy his presence and company. While his sense of patriotism was...
View ArticleIgnatius’s claim of Benghazi attack as ‘phony scandal’ skips facts
David Ignatius claims that Republicans raised mostly phony issues concerning the Benghazi terrorist attack that resulted in the murder of four Americans (Jan. 20), but he fails to mention the video the...
View ArticleAdministration lacks courage to take responsibility for failure
Regarding columnist David Ignatius’s allegation that GOP investigation into Benghazi event was a waste of time (Jan. 20), I recall that when the U.S. attempt in April 1980 to rescue our diplomats held...
View ArticleThe real takeaway from Benghazi report
Congressman Steve Chabot has a lot of nerve being critical of President Obama’s reaction regarding the Benghazi attack that resulted in the deaths of four Americans including that of Ambassador Chris...
View ArticleUS should bring back conscription
Suggestion to our president and other elected leaders: It’s time to bring the draft back. Bring it back not because our professional soldiers are lacking but because it’s too easy for our elected...
View ArticleSoldier’s family eternally grateful
Our family would like to thank the Tristate community for its heartfelt support during our time of pain. The outreach spread far and wide and gave us strength through the frigid cold and God’s confetti...
View ArticleMonument man was ‘gentleman and raconteur’
The article on Walter Farmer and his work with the Monuments Men in WWII was fascinating (“Ohio’s own monument man defended art and liberty” Feb. 7). Walter was good friends with my parents, and I had...
View ArticleSome government programs work well
The writer of the letter ”People duped into thinking this is fantastic for kids” (Feb. 27) asks a rather strange question: “What government program can you name that works well?” Don’t know what...
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