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Privacy is great, but not getting blown up is betterI just read letter writer Charlie Cooper's response ("Do you really trust the government?" June 14) to my previous letter to The Sun ("Don't worry: The NSA isn't interested in you," June 12). While I am sympathetic to his feelings about privacy, I am personally more worried about a group of... |
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Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
Why the IRS scandal is worse than the others - June 16, 2013
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Maryland's Fair Share Act is misnamed - June 4, 2013
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Two stores try to close the health gap in Baltimore - June 17, 2013
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Cursing Orioles' bad luck? Don't forget the good - June 15, 2013
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PREVIOUS RESPONSES
Tax pollution, not rain
I feel the stormwater fee has failed to achieve its goal which is to reduce the pollution that makes it into the Chesapeake Bay ("Churches seek break on city stormwater fee," June 12). The current implementation of the stormwater fee unfairly fines those of us that are making investments in reducing...
Courts, not sheriffs, interpret the Constitution
It is interesting to see Second Amendment enthusiasts like letter writer John Armstrong embracing a few county sheriffs' announced refusal to endorse Maryland's new gun law based on its unconstitutionality ("Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun law is victory for people," June 13).
Charm City needs pride, not bag tax
The problem in the city regarding trash is the city residents themselves ("A better bag tax," June 12). I drive the Fulton/Monroe corridor every day, and if there's a pile of trash accumulating on the street, every day it just gets larger. Car occupants dump their ashtray or will drop a McDonald's...
Tyranny and guns
In reading The Sun's letters to the editor over the last few years — and especially John Armstrong's recent letter ("Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun law is victory for people," June 13) — it appears that a new definition of tyranny has emerged.
Do you trust this government to wield virtually unchecked power?
Letter writer David Liddle apparently wishes to persuade us to abandon the Constitution's Fourth Amendment in our quest for an elusive guarantee of security ("Don't worry: The NSA isn't interested in you," June 12).
A cure for stormwater pollution: Porous asphalt
The answer to the new stormwater fees and requirements is porous asphalt ("Churches seek break on city stormwater fee," June 12).
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Joe Flacco's salary and Adam Smith's paradox of value
The op-ed pieces that are occasionally presented by local professors are eye opening, not for their insight but for their lack thereof. If professor Don Norris ("Flacco's contract shows America's skewed priorities," June 121) had taken an Economics 101 course, he would have certainly studied the...
The age of dictators and religious zealots is over
The recent article on multiculturalism by Bob Ehrlich ("Multiculturalism is the enemy of democracy," June 2) and the response by Wally Pinkard ("America is more than baseball and apple pie," June 7) have opened up a credible discussion on the root causes of political philosophy. I applaud The Sun...
Immigration bill likely to provoke a civil war
If the current immigration bill proposed by both major parties passes and is signed into law in its present and projected forms, the predictable result will be a split as yet unseen in our history between all blacks and all Latinos of both genders, driving them out of both parties ("Immigration bill...
Carbon tax is best answer
America must lead the world in addressing the threat of climate change ("Climate change warnings," June 12). This is why Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski must join Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and California Senator Barbara Boxer to work for the passage of the Climate Protection...
Bag tax: Mayor needs to pick her battles
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake needs to spend more time thinking and picking her battles and reconsider a shopping bag fee for paper bags ("A better bag tax," June 12). Her recycling initiative has been successful, and we have been diligent participants every week. We do not have a garage or space...
Rain tax is wrongly applied
While I am completely against the "rain tax" anyway, I especially resent it for me and the rest of the homeowners like me ("Churches seek break on city stormwater fee," June 12).
Ehrlich column another hack attack
It was quite entertaining to read Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s recent column alleging President Barack Obama has made numerous foreign policy blunders ("Obama foreign policy follies befuddle both left and right," June 9). Unfortunately, Mr. Ehrlich was only successful at lobbing in all of the political...
Church should stop complaining about stormwater fee
The Catholic Church and other religious institutions should stop complaining about paying their fair share of the burden we all bear to clean up our environment ("Churches seek break on city stormwater fees," June 12).
Churches should pay their fair share for Bay cleanup
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the churches are trying to avoid their civic duty to help clean up the toxic chemicals that wash off their property into the Chesapeake Bay ("Churches seek break on city stormwater fee," June 12).
Fans should alert authorities immediately of problems at Oriole Park
A 25-year-old man is struggling for his life at a local hospital after an altercation involving patrons during a ball game at Oriole Park last week ("Taunting at O's game ends in intensive care," June 1).
