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Letters to editor for Saturday, April 24, 2021 Letter writers What is it with police departments in this country? They are now more of paramilitary organizations. I am an old-timer, 93. I remember policemen on foot patrol. When have we seen a policeman walking a beat in Naples or any city? I can remember when a policeman's rank was displayed on his shield. Now they show their rank like the military. Chiefs display stars like four-star generals. I have even seen one on TV with five stars. A police killing of a civilian is not an unusual occurrence now. Years ago it was unheard of. 

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The hotly disputed 2020 presidential election, resulting in the ascendancy of Joe Biden into the Oval Office, has proven to be a Rorschach test of various optimisms to many outside observers. At least, that is what seems to be the theme of the many quoted in Deb Erdley’s Page 1 story “History pitches challenges as experts, activists express hopes for Joe Biden’s time in White House” (Jan. 23, TribLIVE). David Chambers, political science department chair at Indiana Un...