Letter writers have right-wing tendencies

I really enjoy Corky's cartoons whenever I read them, which is every day, but I have one question. How is it that he has a job with a newspaper that is so slanted to the right (by that I mean the editorial section)? When I read the letters I sometimes think that the vast majority of the letter writers are employees of the FoxNews network.

Political goings-on should be made public

Another debate that seems to be unending is the right to know as opposed to the right to privacy. The right to privacy has its roots in the Bill of Rights. For example, the Fourth Amendment says that people have the right to be secure in their house, persons, papers and effects from unreasonable intrusion. This has been interpreted to mean a constitutional right to be let alone by unreasonable people who have little common sense. According to previous rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, (specifically, Nebraska Press Association vs. Stuart, 1975), "the right to know is not absolute."

Many politicians seem to think that the public business is shielded by an individual's right to privacy. I think this is because the politicians do not want their incompetence exposed. Criminals very often fear exposure and the openness of the courts.

Reasonable and prudent people can agree to disagree and go on with their lives, but the government's activities affect just about everyone, and I think the current administration should be as open as the courts.

Steroids use denials just so much smoke

Do you see any comparison between the seven CEOs of the major tobacco companies five years ago raising their right hands before the U.S. Senate and denying any link between lung cancer and smoking, and the scene yesterday of former and current Major League Baseball players: Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Curt Schilling and Frank Thomas all denying any steroid use?

While their resumes were touching, with boyhood hardships and exiles from communist countries, Thomas could barely fit into his 60XXXL business suit.

According to these guys, another 10 reps in the gym is the only way to hit 70 home runs.

Roads less bumpy now on North Shore

Hail, hail the pothole repair crew that recently rolled through the North Shore! The roads still need resurfacing, but we no longer have to drive a slalom course to keep our cars in one piece.

U.S. should keep close eye on China-Taiwan

We Chinese Americans view the unilateral passage of the Anti-Secession Law by the People's Republic of China with great apprehension and alarm. Taiwan and China have coexisted under separate governance for more than 55 years. We Chinese Americans desire an eventual peaceful resolution to the cross-strait relationship. Yet at a time when cross-strait relations seem to be improving, PRC's Anti-Secession Law has caused great strain and instability in this region. It is feared that militarists in China will use this law as a pretext to threaten the 23 million inhabitants of Taiwan and destabilize the freely elected government of Taiwan.

We hope the United States, which can ill afford more volatility in the world, will keep a mindful eye on PRC to prevent further provocation or increase in tension between the two entities.