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To the editor: UFT President Michael Mulgrew has withdrawn support for the Medicare Advantage and the current health care negotiations for in-service and pre-Medicare retirees. In a letter to the …

Short stories

To the editor: The Associated Press story on Trump's "vague" economic plan (“Trump’s economic plans remain vague,” The Chief, July 19) cites a Peterson Institute of International Economics …

Happy birthday, ADA

To the editor: Let us all celebrate the 34th Anniversary for the Americans With Disabilities Act, signed into law by former President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990. The Federal Transit …

To the editor: In the days following Donald Trump’s brush with death, his campaign reported that we would see a new Trump when he accepted his party’s nomination; a more reflective, unifying and …

2 sides, same mouth

To the editor: J.D. Vance could write a real best seller that could make for an interesting movie, that is, “The Hillbilly Hypocrite.”  Some of the things that Vance has said about Donald …

Character comeback

To the editor: On TV sets, millions of people witnessed the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and looked in horror when he fell at the podium, blood pouring from his wound. After that hateful …

Voodoo economics

To the editor: I wonder why Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ's fight-back doesn't include court action (" Office cleaners, security guards fight back after pay cuts and firings ," The …

The lure of infamy

To the editor: With the current gun culture in America linked with the ability to get instant fame/infamy via the Internet, the possibility of violence lurks around every corner.  The attempted …

Showdown

To the editor: President Biden needs to heed Kenny Rogers’ lyrics from “The Gambler”: "You've got to know when to hold 'em/ know when to fold them/ know when to walk away/ and know when to …

A poor choice

To the editor: Joan Didion wrote brilliantly about the unraveling of America in the 1960s. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump is one more example of a polarized America unraveling in this …

MAD for all

To the editor: For those retirees who worked for the NYC government and oppose the Medicare Advantage plan Mayor Eric Adams et al are trying to push — a conservative administration under Donald …

Illogical

To the editor: I'm glad UFT President Michael Mulgrew withdrew his support for forcing city retirees from real Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan. But I believe that this is not because he's had …

Tuning out

To the editor: I and my whole family are sick of the incessant “awfulizing," as the great Albert Ellis would call it, over the bad Biden debate performance and the fear of the diabolical Donald …

A defense

To the editor: A recent letter by Joseph Cannisi missed the mark on three points. First, why is the blame for January 6 being placed squarely on Donald Trump's shoulders? I was on the Van Wyck …

Obstructions

To the editor: Traffic congestion in the city has increased, impacting local, limited stop, select and express bus service. Consider the connection between reductions in traffic speed and its …

Truth deficit

To the editor: Once again, Donald Trump is telling his followers that, under a second term, the U.S. will not defend NATO nations that “don’t pay their bills.” I’m not sure whether Trump …

The lowdown

To the editor: The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity is appropriate and consistent with the Constitution, procedure and logic. Trump's defense was that his acts were official in his …

Fairness doctrine

To the editor:  City Hall has said hopes "to reach an agreement that is fair to the EMS members as well as the city’s taxpayers" (“ EMS unions, city start talks on a new contract ,” The …

Not for the people

To the editor: Democracy is a system of governing in which laws, policies, leadership and major undertakings of a state, organization or organized group are decided by the people! The hallmark of …

Tightening the Bible belt

To the editor: On June 25, Louisiana implemented a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be conspicuously displayed in every public school in the state. On June 27, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma …

No justification

To the editor: Those that fear the return of Donald Trump to the White House have reason for concern after Joe Biden’s pitiful performance in the first presidential debate. Some Democratic Party …

Indefensible

To the editor: To all those who support Donald Trump, I ask a simple question: What were you doing on Jan. 6, 2021?  Like Sept. 11, 2001, the day should be well remembered.  I was at home, …

Democratize unions

To the editor: Two recent stories in The Chief point to the need for democracy and transparency in all retiree unions and their parent unions (" Insurgent slate wins UFT retiree chapter election ," …

Unscripted

To the editor: The battle to secure health care for 9/11 responders has been long and difficult for many families, and I know people get tired of fighting for what is right.  But there now …

Some good

To the editor: I was pleasantly shocked that some Walmart employees now make good salaries (“Walmart workers score more perks,” The Chief, June 7). It was no surprise that most of them still …

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