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Fighting words

To the editor: Although you prioritize NYC and state topics, on Jan. 5, you printed a letter by Michael Gorman about Israel, Hamas and the Palestinians (“ Third rail of discourse ”). Among other …

The tolls

To the editor: International Holocaust Remembrance Day was Jan. 27 th , the day when Auschwitz was liberated in 1945 by the Russian Army. The Nazis had created an industrial machine of death whose …

Editor's note

Following this issue, The Chief will institute a moratorium on letters addressing the war between Israel and Hamas-led militants. Although the conflict and its associated issues have garnered several …

Morality trumps politics

To the editor: Sadly, Michael Gorman appears to possess an amoral sense of right and wrong (“ A resounding refrain ,” The Chief online, Dec. 15). He suggests Biden's support for Israel should be …

Mercy begets cruelty?

To the editor: Michael J. Gorman cites Confucius in promoting strategy for Israel when dealing with the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza (“Extremist positions,” The Chief, Dec. 8 ). Oddly, he …

Switched on

To the editor: Joseph Cannisi wrote a good letter concerning how Republicans rile up their base by falsely claiming Democrats support bans on gas stoves, fossil fuel powered cars, etc. (“Cooking …

Confronting the danger

To the editor: All the errors that the Department of Justice found from their investigation of the mass killings of 19 students and 2 teachers at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, don’t …

Zero-sum politics

To the editor: The hostility many Americans show towards immigrants is extremely worrisome. Immigrants, particularly the undocumented, cut our lawns, build and repair our homes, pick our produce and …

Bad deal

To the editor: Regarding "DC 37 ‘an obstacle’ to negotiations, head of EMS local says” ( The Chief, Jan. 19 ), Local 2507’s president, Oren Barzilay, answered the question that many members …

Power to the people

To the editor: Marianne Pizzitola, the president of the New York City Organization of Civil Service Retirees, is right that as of Jan. 1st, I can no longer use traditional Medicare. A representative …

Taxing logic

To the editor: Taxpayers are funding a trillion-dollar Pentagon budget that pays for the Biden administration’s national security policy. It’s disgraceful that President Biden and Congressional …

Health-care justice

To the editor: Mayor Adams has restored budget cuts that would have privatized nearly 2,400 job training positions represented by DC37. The union, headed by Henry Garrido, had filed a lawsuit last …

Irrational

To the editor: Donald Trump, you think? Rene Descartes, in 1637, said his first principle: “I think, therefore I am.” Actor Alan Arkin once quipped: “I think, therefore I am … I …

Cooking with gas

To the editor: The misinformation that passes as fact in conservative circles is astounding. A few years back you couldn’t turn on Fox News without hearing about how liberals were hell-bent on …

Courting democracy

To the editor: The disqualification of Donald Trump for promoting an insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution in Colorado and Maine, and probably other states to come, puts the U.S. Supreme …

Maximum insecurity

To the editor: Calendar year 2023 ended with about 7,000 uses of force in the NYC Department of Correction which had a daily average population of 5,700 persons in custody.   The vast …

Derailed

To the editor: Manhattan Civil Court Judge Shahabuddeen A. Ally initially imposed an injunction against New  York City Transit to stop them from forcibly switching their TWU Local 100 employees …

Christie for the GOP

To the editor:  In this new year, I have but one wish: to see Chris Christie become the GOP nominee for president. I know many moderate Republicans thought that Nikki Haley might somehow be the …

Local 100 breakdown

To the editor: The once-strong Local 100 union is now the laughing stock of all the unions in the tri state area. Aside from the putrid and subpar contracts, the Transit Authority’s heavy-handed …

Nondisclosure

To the editor: The Municipal Labor Committee has functioned under a shroud of secrecy and unaccountability since its inception. Meeting minutes are not made public. Their rules and regulations are …

The devil’s advocate

To the editor: On Dec. 25, while two billion Christians worldwide were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, the reprobate Donald Trump posted a tirade on Truth Social against his perceived …

Divisions

To the editor: The Israel-Palestine war has divided the city in a way that has few precedents. There have been hundreds of protests on the streets and on college campuses, either in support of Israel …

Phantoms and mirages

To the editor: It is apparent that America has a perception problem. I am not talking about the world’s opinion of America; I am talking about Americans’ views of America. The FBI released its …

Third-rail of discourse

To the editor: Is it anti-Semitic to criticize, even condemn, Israel, for dropping hundreds of 2,000 pound bombs on very congested areas of Gaza?   Is it anti-Semitic to criticize Israel …

Zero-sum

To the editor: Michael J. Gorman states that Israel has a right to fight for its survival and existence, but the deaths of so many innocent Palestinians should not be supported and cannot be excused. …

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