Letters to the Editor on environment race and politics
The letters urge protecting Earth's life‑support conditions from economic pollution and urge civil discourse on race following Ferguson and New York police protests. Corbin Beastrom and Bernard Wingerter weigh facts vs. emotion, while urging conservative leadership to restore constitutional balance in Congress.
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Harold Hensel
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
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Shirley
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John Boehner
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Representatives
People’s House
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We should not hide our nation's mistakes
Bob Elliott argues for government transparency about past wrongs including torture and treatment of Native Americans. He cites accountability, constitutional limits on torture, and learning from errors while noting controversial theories and the need for open debate in a great yet flawed nation.
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Rosemary Weydert
Winthrop
Weydert
America
Shakespeare
United States of America
Robert Williams Jr
University of Arizona
U.S. Supreme Court
John Marshall
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