Johnt Oconnell News Today

Los Altos, Calif.: I write to express my deep concern about the staggering national debt and the factors contributing to its alarming rise. I believe it is essential to question the excessive spending on unnecessary wars that not only drain our resources but also exacerbate global hostility and instability.

Woodside: Having landed in New York City as an immigrant in the late 1980s, I can vividly recollect my horror when I first witnessed armies of rats frolicking on the subway tracks fearlessly, in plain sight. In fact, they were not tiny, cartoon-like figures and were far, far away from the fantasized Mickey and Minnie Mouse, for their size and aggression was intimidating.

Bayonne, N.J.: Justice Clarence Thomas has expressed dismay at the recent leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade, comparing it to infidelity and saying it has changed the culture of the nation’s highest court. If this is the first instance that he or any of his colleagues have noticed this betrayal of their non-partisan mission, then they are all past retirement.

Tappan, N.Y.: “Invasion” is an ominous word. It conjures personal harm and pending calamity. It is something we all shudder at the thought of. Yet, in 2022, an invasion is taking place in Ukraine by a more forceful country, militarily strong, driven by a man who wants to control a country of hard-working, honest people. He is intent on adding Ukraine to his Russian landmass, no matter the cost.