US EditionLetters to the Editor
VARIOUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING TORONTO, CANADA AND RED WING, USA, JUL 24 – Letters address topics including rising living costs affecting elections, Toronto Pearson's repeated top airport service ranking, and local rezoning aiding property owners, highlighting diverse community concerns.
- A special session called by the governor begins on August 2 to consider overriding a veto reducing student funding in the state budget.
- The veto reduced the per-student funding amount by $200, lowering it from $700 to $500, marking an unprecedented moment in state history amid ongoing budget challenges and political disagreements.
- Supporters are encouraging lawmakers to participate in the upcoming session and cast their votes to overturn the governor's veto, restoring more than six billion dollars in federal funding allocated for education and backing local initiatives.
- Specifically, Alaska's district faces a $3 million loss affecting language instruction, migrant education, and student support, while public demonstrations highlight 'Public Education Matters.'
- Failing to override the veto threatens educational progress and could prompt ongoing protests, emphasizing the necessity of legislative action during August 2-6.
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Letters to the Editor: May 2025
It Will Cost You In “Sticker Shock” (January/February), Ira Wells details how rising costs of living would influence the election. Wells attributes this to COVID-19 supply chains and Loblaw’s price gouging, among other reasons, but neglects to point out that our diets, housing, and vehicle choices give us lots of room to mitigate inflationary pressures. Wells makes no mention of the role of climate change in diminished food supply and prices wor…
Boston Herald
Letters to the editor
Resilient grids Apparently, Terry Jarrett (“Opinion: Heatwaves proof coal, gas are workhorses,” July 16) the “energy attorney and consultant” has never heard of battery storage systems. The author cherry picks a single sweltering day to vilify renewables, yet conveniently ignores how wind and solar paired with battery storage outperforms coal plants during peak demand surges. Not to mention that coal plants are vanishing due to market forces. In…
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