Michaelp Devine News Today

Stanford, Calif.: Re “Heat at Russia border” (May 27): Neither Russia nor Ukraine are Western nations. That the Russians are non-Western is evident in the atrocities committed by their soldiers in Ukraine.

Swarthmore, Pa.: With more than 130 mass shootings in the U.S. so far this year, we are on pace to record a staggering 500-plus mass shooting events in 2023. In fact, firearms are now the leading cause of death for young people in this country.

Rockaway Park: After the strange judgments the Supreme Court has issued, I’m beginning to wonder if we really need them. I’m not aware of any other countries having a system like ours, and the lifetime tenure law was made under the mistaken belief that if the justices are given assurances that they will be able to stay in power for as long as they want, they will not be affected by outside influences.

Little Neck: I was heartened to see the call by Attorney General Letitia James and the unions to improve conditions in nursing homes on page 3 of Tuesday’s Daily News (“Tish and unions call for boost in safety, staffing & wages at nursing homes,” March 22). I applaud the paper for putting this article up front where it belongs.

Kew Gardens: “The Sixth of January,” patterned after “Remember, Remember the Fifth of November,” the Guy Fawkes Day rhyme recalling England’s Gunpowder Plot of 1605: As December the Seventh lives forever in infamy, and 9/11 arrests our attention / So never forget the Sixth of January / The Trump MAGA mob’s insurrection. / Remember, remember the prior November / Trump’s defeat sparked joyous celebration / but refusing conceding — he kept bullying, tweeting / and spreading his “v...

Scotch Plains, N.J.: Video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Meet have been the backbone of remote work during the pandemic. Americans have embraced the button-up-and-pajama-pants look when rolling out of bed and going off to work just steps away. And oddly enough, many find that this system works just fine.