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Greensboro speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jan. 24, 2025

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Greensboro speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jan. 24, 2025

• Jan 24, 2025
• Jan 24, 2025 Updated Jan 24, 2025

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Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Greensboro News and Record.

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Wednesday's letters: Pardons of Jan. 6 rioters send a dangerous message

• Jan 22, 2025

Dangerous pardons

President Donald Trump has pardoned approximately 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters. This sends a very dangerous message.

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Friday's letters

• Jan 17, 2025

No to Patel

Kash Patel’s confirmation as director of the FBI must be blocked by our U.S. senators. This nomination is Donald Trump’s attempt to establish his personal Gestapo that he will use to punish those he deems disloyal to him.

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Friday's letters: The MAGA attack on a minister

• Jan 24, 2025

Have mercy

Fittingly enough, given our nation’s historic concord with Christianity and religious faith, a National Prayer Service followed this week’s Inauguration activities in Washington.

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Wednesday's letters: Pardons of Jan. 6 rioters send a dangerous message

Dangerous pardons

President Donald Trump has pardoned approximately 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters. This sends a very dangerous message.

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Friday's letters

No to Patel

Kash Patel’s confirmation as director of the FBI must be blocked by our U.S. senators. This nomination is Donald Trump’s attempt to establish his personal Gestapo that he will use to punish those he deems disloyal to him.

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Friday's letters: The MAGA attack on a minister

Have mercy

Fittingly enough, given our nation’s historic concord with Christianity and religious faith, a National Prayer Service followed this week’s Inauguration activities in Washington.

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