To the editor: I suggest that the Feb. 12 letter of Patricia Missling would have benefited from one more review before submission. Then the tactic of implying guilt by association would not have been employed. The belief that I reject evidence would have been recognized as unfounded. ...

To the editor: Why do our national politicians keep trying to reinvent the wheel? In 1997 a Republican Congress created the Balanced Budget Act. It was signed into Law by the president at the time. In 1999 our Country had a balanced budget and a surplus. We all had to bite the bullet for a ...

To the editor: Congressman Brad Finstad remains on the DOGE caucus in full support of Elon Musk’s illegal dismantling of important services. The firing of Social Security Administration employees further shows that this unelected billionaire and his team of rich kid sycophants don’t care ...

To the editor: Many years ago in a classroom not so far, far away, having finished the day’s lesson, I was sitting at my desk and recording scores in my grade book. I was disturbed in my efforts by the rustling of a notebook from a nearby student. I looked up to see him holding the ...

To the editor: A Social Security Administration audit by an Inspector General (“Preventing, Detecting, and Recovering Improper Payments”) was released in July. It found less than 1% in improper payments from 2015 to 2022. An actual audit is what Congress should be using in the process of ...

To the editor: Brad Finstad, along with 217 Republican Representatives voted in support of the budget resolution that cuts billions of dollars from social welfare programs. If this budget passes in the Senate and is signed by the president, it will lead to massive cuts in Medicaid. Medicaid ...