I am very concerned that hospitals are being sold off and Carney and Nashoba closed. If over a billion dollars had not been spent on housing and financing immigrants, there would be a billion dollars to bail out the hospitals, and make them viable options for investors, or the cities and towns to take over.

Our legislators and governor refuse to clarify the right to shelter law in Massachusetts to make the original intent clear. It was meant for Massachusetts citizens. As much as we would all like to fix the whole world, bringing them all to Massachusetts is not the answer as Governor Healey is finally admitting. It is going to bankrupt our state.

Massachusetts is known for having some of the best medical facilities in the country. We have been incredibly lucky, but if we want to continue to provide world class medical care, we need to put oversite in place to ensure all of our hospitals are financially viable and run by credible companies.

Let’s start prioritizing Massachusetts citizens’ health and welfare.

Joan Gonfrade

Ashland

Your editorial notes that Kamala Harris changed her position on fracking in 2020 (“Editorial: Biden follows Harris’s lead in fuel flip-flop,” Sept. 5). As an advocate for strong climate policy, I am not pleased with the change in position.

I imagine Republicans share some of the same frustration. When Donald Trump was a Democrat, he was strongly pro-choice. When he ran for president in 2016, he flipped to being anti-abortion. Then he said that women who get an illegal abortion should be punished, but he quickly reversed himself. He claimed full credit for the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, having appointed three conservative justices. When Republicans lost in the midterms that year, he blamed them for mishandling the abortion issue. In March of this year, he said he supported a national ban on abortion, but the backlash forced him to change position again. Most recently, he said he supported a Florida referendum to ban abortions after six weeks. Then he wasn’t sure. Now he thinks he’s against it. Confusing?

While Harris’s shift on fracking is disappointing, her core commitment to climate action remains clear. In contrast, Trump’s frequent reversals on abortion rights appear driven more by political expediency than conviction. Voters should consider not just policy changes, but the underlying values and motivations of our leaders.

Frederick Hewett

Cambridge

Good luck to Massachusetts senatorial candidate John Deaton in his race for the U.S. Senate. We all know he has zero chance of winning because even someone who is a liar like Liz Warren will be reelected because Massachusetts voters refuse to vote incumbents out of office as the long history of the state has proven.

But I am always hopeful that the voters will finally wise up and be willing to make a change, but I doubt it happens.

Paul J. Baranofsky

Waltham