San Francisco: Well, tax season has come and gone, and just how many citizens did the IRS mow down with AR-15s? Zero. Do you remember when conservative media and some GOP members were warning us that the additional 87,000 agents would be coming to get us? Turns out that many of them are office personnel, and in many cases are answering phones to actually help people with tax problems.
Monroe, N.Y.: While the tragic state of Ukraine has slowly fallen out of the news cycle, the deaths and destruction have continued. The U.S. and other NATO countries have come together to support Ukraine, with the U.S. providing $3.9 billion in humanitarian aid and $46.6 billion in total military aid. Even with this, it is important that we continue to support Ukraine through this period and that the U.S. uses its global influence to be a leader in this effort.
Manhattan: There are too many local politicians using vague and veiled proposals to advance a legislative agenda that includes the elimination of natural gas. Fine, so coal is out of the question, as is wood, since they both violate the current fire code, so this leaves us with what, electricity?
Los Altos, Calif.: In Kabul, Afghanistan, young girls are under severe restrictions, denied a secondary education and are constantly monitored by heavily armed, ruthless religious police and are harshly punished for the slightest infractions.