To the Editor:
Mr. Mellerup’s column (“News Alert: The United States Is Not in Worst Shape Ever,” 7/20), rejectingnegative commentsaboutthe country, deserves a bit of critical analysis. While it might be arguably correct to claim the country is now not the worst it has ever been nor not the worst in a lifetime, it certainly can be said that it is in much more of a dire situation now than prior to the election of our current POTUS.
I can recall a time in the ’50s whengrammar school classes were interrupted by practice air raid drills that required…
August 3, 2016
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