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No boundaries in water

To the editor: A recent letter to the editor advocated mining rare earth metals vital for electronics and solar products just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area because China has now restricted rare earth metal exports to the US in response to Trump’s tariffs. The BWCA is the largest wilderness area east of the Rockies and north of the Everglades with over 1200 miles of interconnected lakes. There are no significant deposits of bastnaesite nor monazite, the minerals from which rare earth metals are processed near the BWCA. There are copper and iron ore deposits. My ...

What’s the cost of your ‘truth’?

To the editor: There’s been a lot of talk lately about people who “stand up for what they believe in.” But somewhere along the way, that phrase seems to have lost its meaning. Standing up for your beliefs used to mean standing for something: for compassion, for justice, for truth. Now it too often means standing against someone, against their existence, their identity, their rights, or their humanity. The truth is, some people don’t stand up for what they believe in; they punch down with what they believe in. They use faith or politics as a shield to justify cruelty, ...

School district would have option to renew levy

To the editor: Are we, as Marshall Public Schools taxpayers, being asked to give our local district an “open checkbook” for the possibility of the next 20 years? I have recently asked, and received numerous information that I requested from our local district. All of the information that I’ve received is public information and can be obtained by anyone. With the upcoming levy referendum that the school is proposing they are asking the voters to approve this levy for a period of 10 years. During those years, the rate of inflation can be applied each year and added to the ...

Democrats spewing hatred

To the editor: The absolute unadulterated, unsubstantial dislike and complete hateful rhetoric being spewed from elected officials, TV news programs, late night shows and recent letters to the editor is disturbing and dangerous to the point of generating and encouraging violence. Why do the Democrats appear so desperate to spew such hatred? They are resorting to not just name calling like Nazi, fascist, dictator, now it includes curse words that George Carlin was virtually criminalized for. How sad and pathetic. What outcome is all this vial rhetoric producing? It seems to have ...

Trump bringing happiness to millions of Americans

To the editor: I am so grateful that President Trump is our president. His many successes in less than 10 months fill me with pride and optimism for the future. His latest accomplishment of brokering peace in Gaza and the Middle East has been labeled historic and remarkable by leaders from around the world. Many prominent Democrats are also praising Trump for ending the war in Gaza and his other diplomatic initiatives for world peace. Trump has shown the entire world how important strong American leadership, coupled with military readiness, is to world peace. President Trump has ...

Anti-Bullying ‘Spirit Day’

To the editor: In a country where too many leaders model bullying, revenge and retribution, we can stand up and lead in a way that builds inclusive caring communities. We can stand up for people who are excluded and all too often bullied. Enter, Spirit Day — a day to create awareness of the bullying and harassment that the LGBTQ. community faces all too often. (I pray that conversion “therapy” is not added to their mistreatment.) Spirit Day is a day to spark lasting empathy understanding and support. Sadly LGBTQ youth and adults are harassed and targeted simply because of their ...