Bill Owens exit from CBS and more: Letters to the Editor April 27, 2025

Kudos to CBS for “allowing” executive producer Bill Owens to “quit” as a result of President Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit against “60 Minutes” (“CBS Big: Eye Quit,” April 23).Owens is the absolute epitome of “fake news” as illustrated by his team’s deceptively editing the interview with Kamala Harris — apparently in hopes of gaining voter support for her run as the Democratic presidential nominee.Like it or not, Trump has been saying for years that many media outlets are biased in their reporting — and Owens is a perfect example of that.Hopefully others take heed of CBS’s experience.

Reporting is the job, not attempting to manipulate and distort facts in favor of agendas.Ralph ManenteYonkersNaomi Schaefer Riley has valid points regarding Administration of Children’s Services failing a Bronx family (“A Promise Broken,” PostOpinion, April 22).But what about Lisa Cotton’s family? Where were they? They didn’t check on her or her children for weeks.They knew of her mental-health issues.

And where was the father of the two children? The whole system in place is a disaster.Government encourages single mothers to have multiple children by giving monetary-assistance incentives.No outside agency is capable of overseeing the wellness of all the poor children in living situations like this.Why can’t our government “leaders” see the dead end this system is leading generations into? No system is capable of raising children.

It’s the responsibility of the family unit, including a father.Robert LeavyMiddletonI write to commend Glenn H.Reynolds for his excellent and insightful article on the growing illegitimacy of the Supreme Court (“Court’s Trump Hate Will Cost It Dearly,” PostOpinion, April 23).President Trump’s actions are often derogatorily referred to as breaking norms (which I often applaud), but the Supreme Court has veered far out of its lane and breaks norms with abandon.Chief Justice John Roberts — a self-styled...