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Greensboro speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 29, 2024

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Greensboro speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 29, 2024

• Nov 29, 2024
• Nov 29, 2024 Updated Nov 29, 2024

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

1

Tuesday's letters:

• Nov 26, 2024

Arrogance of power

Bravo to the writers of the “Shame on you both” letter to the editor and the “Witchery in Raleigh” editorial Opinion (Nov. 24)! You expressed my thoughts exactly.

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Sunday's letters: Note to Sen. Berger and Rep. Moore: Shame on you both.

• Nov 24, 2024

Shame on you both

A letter to N.C. Sen. Phil Berger and N.C. Rep. Tim Moore:

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Friday's letters: Valuing loyalty above all else is no way to govern

• Nov 22, 2024

Loyalty above all?

While I support efforts to improve government processes and policies, I find President-elect Trump’s approach misguided.

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Friday's letters: Joe Biden 'has been notably quiet' for a very obvious reason

• Nov 29, 2024

Biden’s behavior

Associated Press reporters Aamer Madhani and Colleen Long write, “President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrat’s gut-wrenching defeat at the polls” and “he has yet to ’substantively reflect’ on why Democrats were decisively defeated up and down the ballot.”

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Tuesday's letters:

Arrogance of power

Bravo to the writers of the “Shame on you both” letter to the editor and the “Witchery in Raleigh” editorial Opinion (Nov. 24)! You expressed my thoughts exactly.

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Sunday's letters: Note to Sen. Berger and Rep. Moore: Shame on you both.

Shame on you both

A letter to N.C. Sen. Phil Berger and N.C. Rep. Tim Moore:

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Friday's letters: Valuing loyalty above all else is no way to govern

Loyalty above all?

While I support efforts to improve government processes and policies, I find President-elect Trump’s approach misguided.

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Friday's letters: Joe Biden 'has been notably quiet' for a very obvious reason

Biden’s behavior

Associated Press reporters Aamer Madhani and Colleen Long write, “President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrat’s gut-wrenching defeat at the polls” and “he has yet to ’substantively reflect’ on why Democrats were decisively defeated up and down the ballot.”

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