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Opinion

Minnesota Legislature’s chaotic madness

Letters

To the editor: Since Minnesota lawmakers fail to report and do their jobs as elected to do, all members should be stripped of paychecks and all monies from the taxpayers until they do show up to work. In the real world, any employee who fails to report to work to do their job is fired ...

What’s in a name?

Letters

To the editor: The right’s propaganda machine has been indoctrinating its supporters with its buzz-words and acronyms to set those people’s teeth on edge whenever they hear them. I recently saw a post stating that the right purposely references its perceived grievances with acronyms such ...

The public being led astray by Big Pharma,insurance companies

Letters

To the editor: Insurance ads are ridiculous and obnoxious and all carriers advertise on every cable channel day and night which has to cost a lot of money. Why spend a fortune doing this? Is it for a tax write-off? All these companies turn around and raise all insurance premiums greatly again ...

Believe your eyes and ears

Letters

To the editor: R.E. Wehrwein’s Feb 7 letter raises the question of what sources are reliable regarding Jan. 6. We all saw the same event unfold in real time on every network and cable news source, and we should believe what our eyes told us. We heard what law enforcement officers and ...

Halting USAID funding is devastating

Letters

To the editor: We are writing to express our outrage that our son’s Veteran-owned small business has been destroyed overnight. After dedicating his career in engineering to water and infrastructure projects, the new administration’s halt on USAID funding has stopped his work and stiffed ...

Parental arguments can harm children

Columns

Not all homes are happy homes, and not all marriages are happy marriages. Unfortunately, whether homes are happy or not, there are frequently children involved. Whatever the problems are in the home, that is the environment in which the children grow and develop. Parents are role models. The ...