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Hantavirus scare and more: Letters to the Editor — May 17, 2026

Stop with the fearmongering about hantavirus (“Ship of Fools,” Betsy McCaughey, PostOpinion, May 14).

The chances of getting sick from this virus are less than getting struck by lightning. Next you will have an article about masks and social distancing.

It’s good that the federal government is finally serious about Medicaid fraud (“Medicaid warning,” May 14).

Flag of evil at NYU shows what the haters really think

Hochul-Mamdani pied-à-terre folly shows it never stops at ‘tax the rich’

New York plans to tax away even more jobs and investments

I hope this carries over to cover abuse of the system as well. All federal funding should be tied to accurate fraud reporting and investigation. This is our federal tax money, not an endless bank account.

Despite having testified multiple times under oath to Congress that the US border was “secure,” former Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has now changed his tune expressing regret about the “broken” border (“Ex-DHS big has regrets about border,” May 13).

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