I have to correct some misleading information provided in a letter by Dr. Boyles [in “The Readers’ Turn”] about the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate. While he is correct that glyphosate is a herbicide (weed killer) and not a pesticide, he is wrong about its use in our food chain. It is applied not only…

The current argument in favor of mandating masks, vaccines, and lockdowns due to SARS COVID-19 is that it is more important to safeguard the health of the general public than their innate freedom to decide what happens to their own bodies. If this is true, then why is it okay for women to have abortions,…

As someone who has dedicated much of my life to the study of history, and as someone who acknowledges that changes are constantly taking place, I offer the following observations. Our country is currently experiencing turmoil eerily reminiscent of developments in other countries in dark times. Power-hungry forces have all too frequently generated movements categorized…

Eric Bess’s piece on page B8 [“Against All Odds: The Courage of Washington Crossing the Delaware,” in the July 28–Aug. 3 edition] is well done and succinctly describes the story behind the painting and the historical events that drove Emanuel Leutze to portray it in his painting. The events in 1776 that preceded the crossing,…

Last Monday was our monthly meeting of the Athens, Tennessee S.A.R. (Sons of the American Revolution). I am a member, courtesy of Allen Howard, who fought with George Washington when he was 18 years old. The Howard family came to Virginia in 1635 to find freedom and a better way of life than Britain had…

I’m disappointed that Speaker Pelosi has rejected prospective members submitted by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Pelosi should take her cue from the late Sen. Sam Ervin (D-N.C.) when he chaired the “Watergate Committee” in 1973–74. Sen. Ervin agreed to include Sen. Edward Gurney (R-Fla.), a vocal supporter of Richard Nixon, on the committee. He understood…