Category Archives: Editorials

Military buildup not the way to get great

Posted on March 17, 2017 by richr

In 1991, the USSR fell, and Regan and the US military got credit for defeating the ‘evil empire’.  In the NY Times of Aug 1992, my father wrote a letter. He was a life long defense contractor and an expert in Soviet … Continue reading →

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Rule by hypocracy: the republican way

Posted on February 17, 2017 by richr

Actually the proper term might be demagoguery, the constant repeating of statements based on a political philosophy without regard to facts,  which has now degenerated to a personality cult.  We see statements coming from Washington, and DT as to his landslide or knowing more then others, when in … Continue reading →

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‘Underemployment discussion misses boat of lack of economic development’

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Rich

The recent story (and followup editorial) about Franklin county having higher underemployment, and lower average income, than the rest of the state, shows more about how statistics lead to mis-placed efforts of economic development then any real news. To start, … Continue reading →

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F15 grounding is an issue of maintanence not defense

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Rich

Tim Blagg’s editorial about the risk to defense because of grounding of the F15 fleet misses a key lesson of history. The editorial starts with an interesting review of the history of the air defense net build around the US … Continue reading →

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Do the numbers – deal with highway needs now

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Rich

I am disturbed in seeing how even politicians trying to find viable solutions are caught up in responding to bogus ‘political reality’ – such as raising taxes are unacceptable, even when they are the best and most practical steps to … Continue reading →

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And you know that how ?

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Rich

The editorial in the Aug 9 issue of the Recorder about the Bridge Collapse ended with a claim that bridge building is not exactly ‘Rocket Science’, my answer is “And you know that how” ? When did you last design … Continue reading →

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