Context in definition

In Thursday's paper, in a letter from John McPherson titled "An apology is owed," I think that instead of the AP team of reporters and this paper owing an apology, he could easily find the actual person owing an apology by looking in the mirror. I believe the reporters referring to Charlie Kirk as a provocateur were right on the money if one considers the other common definition of the word from the Cambridge dictionary: "Someone who intentionally causes arguments or discussions, or intentionally makes other people feel angry, offended, or uncomfortable." Not just words matter, but also their correct definition in the context in which they are used. Cherry-picking an out-of-context definition is not helpful.

JOHN LEE

Rogers

America, do better

As I have often been told, America can do so much better than it is acting, as can its leaders. And that goes double for these times!

TYLER THOMPSON

Little Rock

Preventable illnesses

The recently concluded Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting on vaccine protocols was a slap in the face to such medical heroes as Jonas Salk and Louis Pasteur. After Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing of the career doctors on this panel, and their replacement with his sycophants, the proceedings were........

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