Letters

David Eckert (“Companies won’t divulge energy use,” July 31) exaggerates when he says “the utility companies will not divulge the energy use of individual homes.”

Our country was colonized and captured by political/religious refugees, European governments, expansionist capitalists, adventurers and crooks. There was a lot of armed conflict.

There are so many different groups claiming to be Christians that I was confused.

Human overpopulation is the greatest threat to life the world has faced. It is the root cause of the environmental crisis that will lead to mass extinctions.

The July 24 “As I See It: Why the hurry to enact an unneeded and unwise home energy policy?” column by Paul deLespinasse about the city’s proposed home energy score ordinance is unsubstantiated and innuendo-laced.

In his July 22 letter “Think when you vote in elections,” Robert Harris blamed Republicans and the Supreme Court for the recent slaughter occurring in American towns.

I really wish the paper was doing the TV guide instead of a few recommendations of what one should watch.

Reply to Robert B. Harris (“Think when you vote in elections,” July 22):

I take issue with Xan Augerot’s “As I See It” (“Statement by Xan Augerot, Benton County Commissioner”) from June 24.

It’s becoming abundantly clear that Donald Trump and his mercenaries, both crowd and congressional ones, did not inform Capitol police that Trump would “spontaneously” tell the mob to march to Congress on Jan. 6.

As I see it, the “As I See It” column by Alek Skarlatos on July 20 was a thinly veiled campaign ad.

After World War II, much of the world’s industrial base had just been destroyed, so when anyone wanted almost anything, it probably had to be purchased from the U.S.

Thank you, Wolf Krebs, for your letter of July 24 (“Column explained why no abortions”).

Perhaps Mr. Harris (“Think when you vote in elections,” July 22) does not understand that firearms, regardless of configuration and caliber, have no human feelings.