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Prioritize suicide prevention

As suicide continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S., our members of Congress must make suicide prevention and mental health a national priority. Access to timely, affordable, and quality crisis services can save lives. I lost my sister-in-law, Lindy Hinds LaBarre in July 2013. I ...

Think Republican

The letter by Joe O’Neill of Amherst (Sunday, June 12) defies logic. He pontificates that Republicans are blaming the Biden Administration for the current rate of inflation that Americans are suffering through and it’s all just a ploy for Republicans to win at the polls in November. Joe ...

Using definitions as distractions

Just for fun, do a quick search on the definition of “sports car.” You’re sure to find, “More words have been written on the definition of a sports car than on any other kind of vehicle,” as G.N. Georgano writes in “A History of Sports Cars.” Enthusiasts like to debate ...

Gun profits vs. lives

We all deserve to live in safe, thriving, and vibrant communities free of gun violence. Sadly, no one is safe these days. Gun violence is rampant. Make no mistake, this is by design of the gun industry, which reaps huge profits from the murder and mayhem their products cause. Usually if ...

We need to care

The people of the United States need to start showing compassion and as much empathy for their fellow neighbors as they do for issues that arise in other lands. We need to start caring for one another regardless of race, creed, age or which political party you are in. I am tired of turning ...

Don’t trust violence

The recent letter to the editor praising Rivier University for hosting a Holocaust Memorial event was written by a citizen primarily to criticize the speaker for saying that former President Donald Trump praised violent neo-Nazis when he said that there were, “very fine people on both ...