Letters to the Editor

Berlin, 1989

MAY 8, 1945: Nine days fol- lowing Adolf Hitler's suicide, the Allied forces officially accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. One evil was defeated--another was about to arise. After an agreement reached by the conquering armies, a battered Germany--and likewise its capital, Berlin--was divided into four segments to be governed by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Soon, the three Allied nations combined their zones and began reconstruction under the Marshall Plan. The Soviets refused to join in, and so the country was divided in two. West Germany would become a capitalist, parliamentary democracy, while East Germany, ruled by Soviet occupiers, fell under the thumb of communism....

No 'pigs' in Stafford: Vaccine clinic was great!

No 'pigs' in Stafford: Vaccine clinic was great! I would like to commend both the Stafford County Health Department and the school system for the H1N1 vaccination program....

The uninvited: 'Tea Party' crashed the election

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The "Tea Party" wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for upstate New York's 23rd congressional district: 1. Support a candidate who doesn't live in the district--in this case, Conservative Douglas Hoffman. Savage the local Republican choice, Dede Scozzafava, and hound her into dropping out....

Like the British in 1775: Empire before citizens

Now that the bark is off the tree, Obama's lack of executive, economic, and foreign policy experience and his extreme ideology are beginning to manifest themselves. But before the GOP gets too cocky with ideas on reclaiming the House or making inroads to the Senate next year, they'd better take a closer look at just why the Democrats are losing favor with the American electorate. It isn't because the GOP has a better plan; it's just that the Democratic platform has taken such a leftist turn that even the independent voters are having a hard time stomaching their social engineering....

Was the LOW board negligent?

Was the LOW board negligent? If the Lake of the Woods dam-fighters are planning to fight the special assessment dues, maybe this will help....

Be responsible for your own health/health care

Be responsible for your own health/health care Government health care will lead to rationing....