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    Letters To Editor

    In defense of democracy and the rule of law

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Stewart B. Cumbo, Chesapeake Beach
    • Mar 9, 2026

    Vernon Gray’s response on Feb. 20, "'Sky is falling' letter has exaggerations," to my Jan. 16 letter attempts to reframe a constitutional argu…

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    Attack on democracy needs to stop

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR John Diehl, Wittman
    • Jan 27, 2026

    As an elder American, I have never seen an attack on our democracy like this.

    Letters To Editor

    Letter writer's search for 'soul' in government is futile

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Vernon Gray, California
    • Dec 8, 2025

    I write to agree in part with Stewart Cumbo’s Nov. 28 letter, “Our government is losing its soul.” The editor’s choice of the word “soul” in t…

    Letters To Editor

    Country is facing a 'crisis in competency'

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Stewart Cumbo, Chesapeake Beach
    • Oct 13, 2025

    In today’s America, the concept of competency is under siege. Nowhere is this clearer than in the emerging “Loyalty before Merit” culture — pa…

    Letters To Editor

    Letter writer's 'ruse' is about power for Democrats

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Vernon Gray, California
    • Oct 10, 2025

    In the Sept. 26 letter to the editor, “The time to end poverty is now,” Stewart Cumbo faults capitalism for the existence of poverty despite a…

    Letters To Editor

    Comparison of America's president to Hitler, Mussolini is 'insensitive'

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Edward C. Davenport, Drum Point
    • Jun 23, 2025

    After much thought, I feel compelled to respond to Stewart Cumbo’s recent letter, "For some, it's too late to recognize authoritarian shift."

    Letters To Editor

    Letter writer uses 'party-line propaganda' to make misleading points

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Vernon Gray, California
    • Jun 16, 2025

    In Stewart Cumbo’s June 2 letter to the editor, “For some, it's too late to recognize authoritarian shift,” he writes, “The playbook is the sa…

    Letters To Editor

    For some, it's too late to recognize authoritarian shift

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Stewart Cumbo, Chesapeake Beach
    • Jun 2, 2025

    The playbook is the same. Control the narrative, silence the opposition, keep the masses angry, and consolidate wealth and power behind the scenes.

    Letters To Editor

    Learn lessons on civil discourse from our past

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR J R Curtis, La Plata
    • Mar 31, 2025

    Considering the rampant civil discourse and political vile that has embroiled our nation over the last many months, there is a lesson that we …

    Letters To Editor

    Delegate thinks if you can't win, then change the rules

    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mark Broadhurst, California
    • Feb 14, 2025

    Maryland Del. Brian Crosby (D-St. Mary's) is up to his past politically motivated shenanigans. He and a delegate from Charles County have intr…

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