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Letters to the Editor: Week of March 25, 2015

Published March 25, 2015

Legislation could help train educators to recognize suicide warning signsI was saddened to read your March 11 article “Local teen’s suicide sheds light on tragedy of depression.” My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Michael Worth as they...

Letters to the Editor: March 11, 2015

Published March 11, 2015

Recent tragedy raises questions about community resources available to help While the “rough and tumble” nature of contemporary politics deserves serious thought (March 4 story, “Rough-and-tumble politics may have led Schweich into despair”),...

Letters to the Editor: March 4, 2015

Published March 4, 2015

Medicaid expansionI can’t believe that we are still talking about this in 2015, but the Missouri legislature still has not expanded Medicaid. Each time I speak to legislators opposed to the effort, they respond with either misinformation or outright...

Letters to the Editor: February 25, 2015

Published February 25, 2015

Netanyahu’s visitBoth the Light’s Jan. 28 editorial “Cross Talk,” sharply criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming visit, and the Feb. 4 letter from Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman supporting of the editorial, are terribly wrong....

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 4, 2015

Published February 4, 2015

Readers react to editorialCongratulations on the Light’s brilliant editorial “Cross Talk” (Jan. 28). The incredible ego of (Israel Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu has brought him into conflict with the President of the United States, Israel’s...

Letters to the Editor: Jan. 14, 2015

Published January 14, 2015

Commentary needs balanceWhile I appreciate Martin Rochester’s provocative review of election returns in “Ten Reflections on the New Congress” (Jan. 7), the commentary is more of a partisan Republican statement than a balanced analysis of the 2014...

Letters to the Editor: Week of Jan. 7, 2015

Published January 8, 2015

Kudos for Dec. 31 edition Congratulations to the Light for your Dec. 31 edition, which included several excellent features. In her News & Schmooze column, Ellen Futterman’s interview of Rabbi Mark Shook presented the Rabbi’s wonderful and meaningful...

Letters to the Editor: Week of Dec. 24, 2014

Published December 24, 2014

Remembering a woman truly young at heartI would like to expand on the Light’s recent (Dec. 10) obituary about Miriam Poster.Decades ago I had the good fortune to not just be acquainted with Miriam but to briefly work with her. In the early 1980s, I...

Letters to the Editor: Week of Dec. 10, 2014

Published December 10, 2014

Clarifying statement on Ferguson While I’m pleased to see the Light join the important national conversation on Ferguson (“Through a Glass, Sadly,” Nov. 26 edition), its editorial misinterpreted the statement I released on behalf of Bend the Arc....

Letters to the Editor: Week of Dec. 3, 2014

Published December 3, 2014

Thoughts on FergusonI’m ashamed that I consider myself a St. Louis Jew. We Jews are supposed to be stalwart upholders of justice, as Torah tells us. There has been no uproar among the St. Louis Jewish community since the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown...

Letters to the editor: Week of Nov. 26, 2014

Letters to the Editor: Nov. 26, 2014 • Published November 26, 2014

Time to focus on human traffickingOn “Black Friday,” the traditional big shopping day after Thanksgiving, the malls are packed with young girls. While they’re out there having fun and being with their friends, are they safe? An increasing number...

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 19, 2014

Praise for St. Louis Mikvah • Published November 19, 2014

Praise for St. Louis Mikvah I’d like to commend the St. Louis Mikvah Association for being proactive in its efforts to protect the privacy and security of its patrons. As soon as the unfortunate, shocking news regarding alleged misconduct at a Washington,...