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What are Democrat priorities?

To the editor: Looks like Minnesota is again on the map for all the wrong reasons. The shooting of Renee Good should have never happened and both parties will spin the narrative as they want to. But now we have riots again in the state, and protesters are following lCE Agents all over and harassing them. But my question is why was there never any protests and out cry against all the young women that were brutally murdered by illegal immigrants. Here are the names of just a few. 1.Laken Riley a 22 year old nursing student found dead on the University of Georgia campus in February of ...

America, the land of the free?

To the editor: Horrifying does not even begin to describe what’s happening in Minnesota. ICE is charged with enforcing immigration laws inside the U.S. They do not have the legal authority to civilly detain American citizens. And yet, our people are being detained, threatened and brutalized. We are being asked to present papers showing our legal status. Think about that. In your lifetime, when has this been considered normal? Are we a free society if we are asked to present papers to show we belong? Our own federal government has launched an attack on its people. They have ...

Prevention worth more than the cure

To the Editor: In response to Rep. Paul Torkelson’s letter printed Jan. 13, thank you and Sen. Gary Dahms for holding town meetings with prior notification of your schedule. Our federal representatives could take a lesson! In my accounting background, I learned of fraud prevention — ethics, preventing embezzlement, auditing. Rep. Torkelson said he’s working to put an end to fraud in Minnesota and finally hold to account anyone who allowed the fraud to flourish. Where have you been since your start in 2009? It seems prevention would be worth way more than the cure. Someone ...

A Catholic call to conscience on immigration

To the editor: As Catholics within or from New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, and surrounding areas, we are deeply disturbed and saddened by current immigration enforcement actions taking place within our state and by the lack of a public response from our parish leaders. We are also disappointed by Representative Finstad’s refusal to acknowledge the harm being done to our immigrant communities or to express sympathy for Renee Good and her loved ones. With the U. S. Catholic bishops, we pray for an end to violence and the use of dehumanizing rhetoric within our country. With them we also ...

I know how he feels

To the editor: Poor Jerome Powell...he’s having that same old problem that seemingly pops up quarterly. The problem is the President is lobbying to get the Fed to lower interest rates in order to stimulate his sagging economy, while Powell is doing his sensitive job to keep the economy from going haywire. What does the petulant man-child occupying what’s left of the White House do? He pouts and kicks and screams. I wish he’d hold his breath — indefinitely. But he speeds through those behaviors in order to reach what he does best...he threatens to get rid of Powell simply ...

Trump’s distraction methods

To the editor: Trump is hoping everyone is distracted from his disastrous 2025 Budget Bill that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits over the next decade leaving millions without health insurance. 11.8 million Americans will lose health coverage under Medicaid. Here are just two of his distraction methods. 1. The Greenland fantasy. The cost to purchase Greenland which Greenland, all of NATO, and the vast majority of Americans oppose is estimated to be a minimum of $700 billion dollars. Taking it by military force would result in the ...