Tag Archives: Monterey County Herald

We Can’t Underestimate Putin

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ Letters, Monterey Herald, March 22, 2023 A confused letter writer recently wrote that since the U.S. won its independence from England without asking for help from other countries (not true, by the way), Ukraine shouldn’t be asking … Continue reading →

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Has Leon Gone Over to the Dark Side?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

My Letter to the Editor in the Monterey County Herald today (Jan. 15): Residents of this area take great pride in our “homeboy,” Leon Panetta, currently President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. But I can’t help but cringe when the good secretary defends our bloated … Continue reading →

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Of Course They Don’t Like Us

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

My letter published today in the Monterey County Herald: I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb in suggesting that the reason Americans are being targeted and killed in Afghanistan, Libya and other countries in the Middle … Continue reading →

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Politician Called Out For Not Saying Pledge of Allegience!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Front Page Headline in Monterey Herald, April 17, 2012: “Assemblyman Alejo Denies Not Saying Pledge–Alejo Says Assemblywoman’s Charge ‘Complete Invention’” My Letter to the Editor, April 20, 2012: Have politicians no shame? I was so outraged by the headline in … Continue reading →

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