DEAR EDITOR: Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” lyrics are correct using the word “thugs,” which is a polite way of saying “U.S. Gestapo.” TOM METZLER, SR. Canfield

Dear Mr. Trump, Wouldn’t it be better to go back to the original name of the Kennedy Center? Maybe then all the artists would be glad to perform. Then you wouldn’t have to shut down the center and spend all that money on gold decorations. They will just be torn down after you leave. — ...

DEAR EDITOR: It is clear that many people frequently forget we do indeed live in a society and are not in a situation where our own carelessness is only disruptive to ourselves. A prime example of such disruption is easily observable in the regression of door holding in this country. Such a ...

DEAR EDITOR: Shame on you for using “Trump gifted Nobel Peace Prize” — many people just read headlines and not the whole story. There is no other way to dishonor the Nobel Peace Prize than to give it away to someone so unqualified to receive it. DONNA NASSER Sharon, Pa.

DEAR EDITOR: As a member of the State Advocacy Committee for the American Heart Association, I have seen how heart disease and stroke touch nearly every family in our state. While many factors influence our cardiovascular health, one of the most significant — and often overlooked — is ...

DEAR EDITOR: Physical violence does not just appear out of nowhere. It begins with ideas. It begins with words. It’s a whole lot easier to kill and eat an animal if we call it “livestock” rather than a “pet.” How we talk and think about others directly influences how we treat ...