Tom Dimitre: (O’Meara) wants our Police Department to be judge and jury as to who’s excluded, taking that duty away from a judge.

Manuel De Aquino: Rep. Cliff Bentz needs to re-evaluate his perception of federal employees and speak up for them instead of downplaying the contributions they make to our communities.

Selene Aitken: I set an intention to be present without distraction. No Wordle, no crossword, no Scrabble, no headlines, no texts. Not easy.

David Hoffman: As a citizen, I find myself shocked by the news that the Trump administration has on its agenda the opening of IRS and SSA files which will allow the unrestrictive seizure and distribution of private information like tax returns, Social Security numbers, and addresses.