Introduction

 Greetings

The purpose of this blog is for me to highlight the 30+ editorial letters I have written since 2017 in my hometown newspaper, the East Hartford Gazette focusing issues related to the Trump presidency in which I enact the role of the critic. For this, I will often edit the original letter for the sake of greater clarity and/or to highlight key points that I want to emphasize at this time. Given the focus of this blog to culminate in the presidential election final climate, I will be publishing one or more pieces on a daily basis, starting with the earliest pieces as I can best determine.

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