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Letters to the Editor

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Response

EDITOR: I’m writing in response to the April 17th letter to the editor titled “The power of a word”. The gentleman from Nahma objected to the use of the term Nazism that some have used in reference to the current administration. I do not presume this was written in defense of our ...

Ukraine

EDITOR: Frankly, I haven’t read Mr. Aho’s letter entitled “Respect for Zelensky” but based on a published response to the same I’m pretty sure Mr. Aho and I would be on the same page. In the latest Gallup poll on Ukraine, 46% of those surveyed believe that the U.S. is not doing ...