ELECTION: Revisiting TNT’s 2008 endorsement of Obama
After reading The News Tribune editorial board’s 2012 presidential endorsement of Barack Obama (editorial, 10-24), I thought it would be interesting to review their previous endorsement of Obama in...
View ArticleJOBS: Recent growth not ‘strong’
The Tacoma paper would have us all believe that the 171,000 new jobs was the result of an accelerating economy. You can only have an accelerating economy if the jobs growth is consistent each month and...
View ArticleJOBS: Provide opportunities for youngsters to work
Re: “Demand honesty, transparency” (letter, 12-8). The writer stated that our founding fathers were so responsible because they learned the benefits of work preteen. When I was a young man I first...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Lawmakers should remember us regular folks
Lawmakers. Just the word alone sounds impressive. Bundle that with the millions thrown at them for campaigning or the perfectly prepared speeches written to thrill the masses and it is easy to see how...
View ArticleSEQUESTER: Furloughs hurt real people, the economy
I don’t work for the Defense Department, but I am a federal employee, and thousands upon thousands of us who work for other federal agencies will also be furloughed. Throwing us out of work or cutting...
View ArticleMILITARY: Put veterans ahead of unneeded weapons systems
Re: “Younger veterans struggle to find jobs” (TNT, 2-24). As they face challenges finding a job, many young veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with disabilities; nearly half have filed some kind...
View ArticleECONOMY: Nothing really to brag about
The so-called mainstream media is busy touting the drop in the unemployment number to 7.5 percent (TNT, 5-4). That means we’re now back to the level it was five years ago when Barack Obama took office....
View ArticleCHINA: Chickens are coming home to roost
Re: “China’s cyber spies could compromise US defense” (editorial, 5-30). The editorial seems to be me appropriate but too little and too late. Not too long ago, there were embargoes against shipping...
View ArticleSR 167: Is road project a boon or boondoggle?
Every time another piece on state Route 167 appears, written by or quoting our politicians, it’s clear that business has been lobbying hard for completion of the freeway link into Port of Tacoma....
View ArticleTRANSIT: I’ve got mine, too bad for you
Regarding Pierce Transit’s reduction of bus service (TNT, 6-11), Royboy361 commented online: “I was tired of paying taxes for something I wasn’t going to use.” What a perfect example of a me-first,...
View ArticleJOBS: Patty Murray’s empathy is misplaced
It was thoughtful of Sen. Patty Murray (Viewpoint, 7-19) to address and show concern for the 6,700 civilian employees of Joint Base Lewis-McChord who will be required to take one day per week without...
View ArticlePAY: Entry-level jobs don’t merit higher pay
Protesting about paying the minimum wage in entry-level jobs makes me think people want to make a career out of such work, without focusing on what they should concentrate on: education and grades. I...
View ArticleJOBS: All work has dignity and deserves respect
On Wednesday we celebrated the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s march on Washington, a wonderful recognition of the gains we have made and what we have left to do as a country. Let’s not...
View ArticleTEENS: School teaches valuable work lessons
Re: “Bummer summer: Teen employment stays at record lows” (TNT, 9-6). School is work. That’s a different viewpoint from this article. I am thinking of students who show up on time every day, contribute...
View ArticleOBAMA: Middle-class lives aren’t improving
With Syria on the front burner, most people aren’t engaged in domestic politics. But there have been several recent letters from Obama supporters listing the Democrats’ worn-out talking points – the...
View ArticleWOMEN: Men aren’t the greatest role models
Re: “The new womanhood: Hook-ups and jobs” (TNT-10-12). Author Hanna Rosin contends, and the data backs her up, that women are fast becoming their family’s primary breadwinner. She also points out,...
View ArticleNEWS: The real world doesn’t look so hopeful
Re: “The real world offers reason for hope” (letter, 11-14). Huh? The market is so high because the Federal Reserve injects $85 billion of borrowed money into the market every month. When the Fed even...
View ArticleECONOMY: Only working folks can create jobs
The top 10 percent owns 80 percent of the stock market, while average 401(k) balances and the stock market achieve all-time highs. Conversely, the working poor are fighting amongst themselves for jobs...
View ArticleECONOMY: Big-government programs not the answer
In an attempt to change the narrative from the disastrous Obamacare rollout, President Obama and the Democrats are reaching back into their playbook to fire up the base. The “new” campaign will be...
View ArticleOBAMACARE: Leftists in panic mode over CBO report
Paul Krugman’s column (TNT, 2-13) and the accompanying cartoon are simply dishonest rewrites of the Obama White House’s far-left talking points and are trying to salvage Obamacare after a devastating...
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