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Letters to the Editor

Redistricting article misleading

To the editor: The 8-20-20 redistricting commission article was misleading and biased. The Republicans have opposed the redistricting proposal from the beginning. The trio of Ed McBroom, Beau LaFave and Greg Markkanen favored the former method of redrawing voting district lines, because as ...

A need for reconciliation

To the editor: Nothing good comes from anger and hate. The killing of George Floyd, the shooting of Jacob Blake and the killings of 3 protesters remind us how far America is divided. Each victim left a mother, a father and other loved ones. Polarization has reached its worst level since the ...

Enough already

To the editor: It’s time that every law-abiding citizen in America rise up and give Washington D.C. an ultimatum - get to work in Congress and stop backbiting one another. All of you Senators running around the country for over a year campaigning and wasting tax payers’ money, when you ...

To be or not to be

To the editor: “To be or not to be” remains a legitimate question. To riot or not to riot should never need to be asked. Kenosha, Minneapolis, Portland, St. Louis, whatever city is next. I cannot think of any family, neighbors, people in my neighborhood or town who would ever choose or ...

Keeping Social Security

To the editor: I believe in Social Security and Medicare. I believe they are precious programs for the millions and millions of us who are not millionaires. I want to keep Social Security and Medicare for workers who add value to our society. President Trump does not. He has said many times ...

Markkanen’s first term

To the editor: I am writing to rebut a letter printed on Aug. 26. The author incorrectly claimed that State Representative Greg Markkanen has introduced zero pieces of legislation since taking office in January 2019. That could not be further from the truth. A simple search on the website ...