Letters to the Editor: Nov. 19

Following months of vitriol as The united states, Arizona, and Pima County well prepared for midterm elections, my religion in humanity was shaken. We read obviously phony statements and accusations. As the election was going on, I expert a laptop glitch and built an appointment with a computer system fix firm, “Geeks2You.” One of their youthful employees, a college scholar, confirmed up on time, straight away recognized a uncomplicated miscalculation this old man had built, made a couple clicks on the keyboard and items worked great. I pulled out my credit score card to make payment, and this nice young gentleman mentioned it only took him a couple minutes and that his conscience would not permit him to bill me. This pleasurable young university pupil was form to an aged 83-12 months-aged man and unquestionably restored my religion in the humanity that will replace people today like me! Could God bless our foreseeable future and this young gentleman!

Greetings from London. As an individual who has frequented Arizona at minimum 25 situations, I assume I may well be claimed to be somebody with a deep and true passion for the state. So this will come from the heart: Why does ballot counting consider so prolonged? I do not imply conspiracy. I feel, simply, that it is poor business. Democracies in the relaxation of the planet get this variety of matter wrapped up in 24 hrs.

There was a time when voters voted in person at polling locations. Nowadays, there are some persons who item to actions these as absentee voting/early voting/vote by mail (however it is phrased). How, pray inform, can approximately 150 million voters vote in man or woman on Election Working day?

Medicare Advantage (MA) programs are set to promptly bankrupt senior’s wellbeing treatment. Throughout open enrollment, we are seeing numerous adverts for MA packages. Just about every senior need to evaluate the preference for Standard Medicare (TM) or a MA program. Less than TM, the federal governing administration pays specifically for health treatment. Beneficiaries pay out month-to-month premiums and may perhaps require to fulfill a deductible, but they have access to a large selection of medical professionals and hospitals across the nation. Underneath MA, the federal government pays a commercial insurance coverage company to “manage a affected individual.” The MA corporations entice nutritious seniors with reduce premiums, confined out-of-pocket charges, and expert services these types of as eyesight and dental. But as professional entities, MA are revenue-enthusiastic and often make money by proscribing treatment through referral specifications and constrained networks.

As a Household Medication medical professional with yrs of expertise in caring for Arizonans, I have found the adverse outcomes to seniors who have experienced to improve medical practitioners or been denied care owing to the requirements of MA.

I think President Joe Biden knew at the time he issued the govt purchase forgiving scholar mortgage financial debt that he was obviously exceeding his government authority. And so did other Democrat leaders. This was a crass, vote-shopping for go to garner the youthful grownup vote, which apparently worked.

The significantly vaunted “red wave,” aka “red swell,” turned out not to be so swell just after all.