What constitutes a State of Emergency (“State of emergency declared,” 8/9/23)? It is my understanding that this occurs when an unplanned event takes place that puts the state in an emergency situation.
It does not include a “planned” event that we knew about for months and that we actually encouraged. But this is what Maura Healey is all about, the almighty dollar.
Can we actually get a person in office who cares about people? I hope the voters will try to do that in the next election but I do not hold out much hope!
Michael Westen
Malden
The recent appointment by Attorney General Merrick Garland of David Weiss, U.S. Attorney to be a special counsel in the Hunter Biden corruption investigation is a total sham. This is nothing more than a political move … NOT a legal one.
Weiss is the same prosecutor who recently made the outrageous sweetheart deal, basically allowing Biden to skate on felonies, only to have it refused by a Delaware federal judge. A special counsel is supposed to be someone from ‘outside’ the government, not someone aligned in the prosecutor’s office.
This continues to be simply another cover-up of the Biden Family Corruption saga by the Biden Administration .. in concert with the main street media.
Truly shameful.
Chris Byrne
Naples, FL
Has anyone questioned why from the start, the Biden Administration always talks about long-term support of the Ukrainians but never has stated that we will help the Ukrainians to WIN. The president always has an excuse on why we can’t give them to tools to win, as far back as the first weeks of the Russian invasion.
Al DePaoli
Woburn
Has everyone forgotten about the many tunnels under Boston Harbor, some of which go to Long Island?
How easy would it be to refurbish a tunnel to Long Island?
Don Schwarz
Stoughton
Bella DeVaan’s 8/10/23 piece, ‘Young people can’t sit on the sidelines with Social Security’ opened my eyes. All these years, I never knew that there was a wage cap on social security. The cap this year is $160,200. If you make over $160,200 this year, the Social Security deduction is capped at that figure. Even if one makes $1B, the Social Security deduction remains capped. Since I never came close to the cap threshold, I never gave it any thought. Save Social Security by eliminating the earning cap so everyone pays the same percentage on income earned. Now that is equity.
Donald Houghton
Quincy
The downgrade in America’s credit rating is overdue. Our governance with respect to entitlements and the federal fisc is, as Vice President John Nance Garner said of his office, “… not worth a pitcher of warm spit”. Both parties are to blame along with voters, for the allure of “free stuff,” manifestly not free, is greater than common sense and the threat of a sliding scale of credit downgrades. So, our budgeteers continue their free spending ways, recklessly purchasing votes.
Paul Bloustein
Cincinnati, Ohio
