Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, It was said, “If they want to feed you caviar they will feed you caviar; if they want to murder you, they will murder you.” These are the words of Alexey Navalny. Tall and handsome with the brightest blue eyes, with optimism and courage, he fearlessly spoke truth to power that made his way into the hearts of millions worldwide. On Feb. 16 of this year, Navalny lost his life at the hands of Putin. The movement he began for democracy and freedom in Russia was a threat to Putin’s autocratic government with its mock elections that has…

Dear Editor, Mr. Dickson I’ve read many of your commentaries. You have a right to express your opinions as well as I do thanks to the 1st amendment in the bill of rights of the United States Constitution. In many other countries in the world, we could be imprisoned or worse. I take it you have an issue with Capitalism. While no system is perfect at least Capitalism allows individuals to own property, create, build and produce, sell, buy, save, invest and spend in the way they see fit. You blame the oil companies for high gas prices and food…

Dear Editor, Feeling like you have some control over your life is vital for life happiness.  Control is not always easy. It takes planning, sacrifice, work and good fortune.  Lots of things can happen in life that will shake the earth beneath our feet. Illness, weather disaster, a bad accident, and stupid mistakes. We are all vulnerable to any and all of these.  Considering anything can happen in life and chances are it will, we can all still make an effort to be in control of our daily lives.  First, know who you are and build on who you are….

Dear Editor, We write you as the local chapter of the largest national organization fighting for women’s rights since 1966. We are extremely concerned about your comments regarding women being promiscuous and your recommendation to use aspirin for birth control. Data from the 2017– 2019 National Survey of Family Growth show that 65% of women in the U.S. are currently using contraception. The most common types were sterilization, pills, long-acting reversible, and condoms. National Center for Health Statistics showed that 78% of females and 89% of males who had sexual intercourse before age 20 used a contraceptive method at first…

Dear Editor, Just read your article in the opinion section of The Standard Wednesday, March 20, 2024. You have a right to your opinion under the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights written into the United States Constitution. So here is my opinion: After every yearly State of the Union Address the political party not in the White House gives a rebuttal to the President’s speech from their party’s perspective. To insult Katie Britt’s rebuttal because she is a Mom and conservative is a weak reason. It’s the quality of content that matters! You say you ” fact checked…

Dear Editor, Mr. Mollette’s piece in the March 13 edition of The Standard about the diminished size of your Snicker bar fails to mention one little fact, and that is how wages have risen substantially over the years. Yes, time was when you could buy a car for a couple of thousand dollars and a house for $20,000, give or take. Like most conservative republicans, Mr. Mollette wants to lay blame on President Joe Biden. Think about it, if producers of goods want to raise prices and we are willing to buy at those prices, who can we blame? For…