Letters to the Editor – August 12, 2026
- On July 31, critics intensified condemnation of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the DSA wing of the Democratic Party, citing concerns over rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism within political leadership.
- Despite nearly 100 years of overwhelming American Jewish support for the Democratic Party, the radical wing—including Mamdani, AOC, Ilhan Omar, and the 'Squad'—increasingly gains control of political offices.
- Rabbi Avi Weiss warned that treating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a criminal by a local mayor sets a dangerous precedent beyond New York, alarming Jewish leaders.
- Rabbis and communal leaders are exploring every responsible measure within halachic guidelines to protect synagogues, including organized community security initiatives to ensure Jewish safety.
- Education alone has clearly not eliminated hatred of Jews, forcing advocates to conclude that fighting antisemitism requires more than historical curriculum as widespread violence increasingly threatens the community.
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Letter to the editor: There has to be a better way to coexist with wolves
The killing of a second yearling wolf in less than two months should force Colorado to ask a question: Are we fostering the conditions for wolves and ranching communities to thrive together, or are we repeatedly intervening only after conflict has escalated? The loss of livestock is serious, and ranchers should not be expected to carry the financial or emotional costs of wolf restoration alone. The producers involved used range riders, human pre…
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Hashimoto family did not oppose school named in his honor As the only surviving member of the Mas Hashimoto family, I need to clarify what was written in the Aug. 7-13, 2026 issue of the Pajaronian article titled “Cesar Chavez Middle School To Be Renamed.” The following sentence concerns me: “Support for that name (Tagami, Hashimoto Middle School) was greatly diminished after the board discussed that the Hashimoto family was not interested in h…
Letters to the Editor: Trump’s plane ruse reveals how much he cares about anyone other than himself
'The smart and honorable thing would have been to leave the plane secretly and fly off, while simultaneously having everyone else disembark from Air Force One so it would be clear he was no longer present,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
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