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When will dictators suffer the consequences?

To the editor: In my search for the meaning of life I began to identify as a borderline atheist but thanks to the edicts handed down by Donald Trump and his toadies in the current administration I now see the major pitfall of atheism. That is: If there is no heaven or hell, how or when will dictators like Trump, Hitler, Pol Pot, Pinochet, Orbán, Mao Zedong, Mussolini, Kim II Sung, Idi Amin, Milosevic, Putin, Erdogan (to name a few) ever suffer the consequences of their actions? Lorna Rafness Marshall

Is Trump telling Fischbach what to say?

To the editor: I attended a tele town hall with Michelle Fischbach today. She stated her district is just to large to do in person town halls. I was not chosen to ask a question, but I listened to all the others that were. Someone did bring up tax cuts. The question was about the 4 ½ trillion dollar tax cut that has been proposed. Even though the top 1% would receive 90% of the benefit it was still a good deal because of child tax credit and without it, taxes would go up 25%. She wanted one big beautiful bill to take care of this. It sounded like Trump was telling her what to say. ...

Marshall native not a ‘radical lunatic’

To the editor: My friend “Taylor” grew up in Marshall, attending church, participating in sports, graduating from MHS. Inspired by their parents’ public service as educators, “Taylor” worked abroad for aid organizations after college. While completing an MA in public policy at the Humphrey Institute they served as an intern with the United States Agency for International Development—USAID—in Africa. USAID quickly saw “Taylor’s” superior organizing skills and Minnesota work ethic and hired them; with their young family in tow, “Taylor” served in Africa for ...

True American heroes stand up against Trump

To the editor: The United States, unsurprisingly, has contingency plans for a war with China. If, heaven forbid, such a war broke out, one shudders to think of how many Americans might die if the Chinese government gained access to those plans. Through the bravery of some patriotic unsung heroes in the Pentagon, we may have dodged a bullet, or perhaps a hydrogen bomb. These heroes alerted the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that Elon Musk was scheduled to visit the Tank in the Pentagon, where top generals are briefed on a need-to-know basis about the most sensitive military ...

Where is the outrage?

To the editor: This past Saturday Immigration and Customs Enforcement took student activist Mahmoud Khalil into custody. Khalil has broken no laws and committed no crimes. He is a lawful permanent resident. A college grad. An activist. And now, he’s vanished into ICE custody for saying things the government didn’t like. That’s not national security, that’s retaliation. And it’s a direct hit to the idea that free speech protects everyone, not just the people in power or the ones saying things we agree with. The same crowd screaming about cancel culture because a pundit lost ...

Seek answers to CO2 pipeline questions

To the editor: I have some questions for the authors of the 3-6-2025 articles on promoting the $8.9 billion, 2,500 mile long CO2 pipeline: 1. Who ultimately pays for this project? Farmers? Ethanol plants? Summit Carbon Solutions? Or the American taxpayer? 2. “ But for ethanol plants to stay competitive, they need carbon capture.” Please elaborate on who is offering the higher ethanol price to the ethanol plants, what their projected usage volume will be, and why? 3. “The company’s pipeline would transport planet-warming emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in ...