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Letters to the Editor

Bergman and DOGE

EDITOR: Congressman Bergman: Can you use your positions in congressional committees to recover money that may have been wasted by Elon Musk under the guise of DOGE? The president created DOGE, without Congressional authority, violating Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which gives ...

Insurance logic

EDITOR: So we are losing a local transportation company due to rising insurance costs. The logic escapes me. It’s far better to raise rates and let a business close? Who wins in this situation? Nobody. I use public transportation. Trust me when I say this was a stupid decision by the ...

Play with language

EDITOR: Regarding the recent letters about the power of loaded words, please, if I may be allowed to cut to the chase. I believe the horror associated with the term “nazi” has been diluted by overuse, directed mostly at Donald Trump and his supporters. Trump’s opponents paint him as a ...

Delist the wolf

EDITOR: In response to Nancy Warren’s letter entitled “Wolf”. You state that “it is not the role of legislators to delist a species from the Endangered Species Act, but the responsibility of the USFWS”. The USFWS has attempted to delist the wolf in the lake states numerous times ...

Socialism

EDITOR: Dana VanEffen’s letter tries hard to separate socialism from Nazism, but her argument falls apart under even basic scrutiny. Yes, the term “Nazi” comes from National Socialist German Workers’ Party. And no, that wasn’t just empty branding. Hitler himself said, “I am a ...

Invest in our schools

EDITOR: “Why should we update the high school? It’s practically brand new.” “I can’t justify the cost of a new facility for sports—we should focus on curriculum.” Have you heard similar concerns about Bond Proposal II? I get it—these are valid points, and we’re talking ...