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Trump on the wrong side of the law

To the editor: Before he was elected President, “Donald Trump and his businesses were involved in over 4,000 legal cases …,” more by far than comparable business magnates — this according to Wikipedia. Between 1991 and 2009, six of Trump’s hotels and casinos went bankrupt. In 2015, Trump University was found to have defrauded its students. Trump had to pay $25 million in restitution. In 2016, USA Today reported that Trump has been sued again and again by “ordinary Americans … who say Trump or his companies have refused to pay them.” In 2019, “The Trump Foundation ...

Democrats breaking rules to hold onto power

To the editor: The Democrats are not only defending State Senator Nicole Mitchell arrested for the criminal act of burglary but are disregarding that criminal act by allowing her to continue to maintain her seat in the senate in order to keep their one seat majority (34 D’s - 33 R’s). By maintaining their “slim” majority in the Senate, Democrats are able to continue to pass their radical Marxist agenda. And rest assured that Walz was more than happy to sign anything the Democrats set on his desk. Minnesota Senator Nicole Mitchell, Democrat charged and arrested for ...

Trump’s actions finally catching up to him

To the editor: We currently have two very different versions of the news in the U.S., and the Republican rhetoric has many things about Biden and Trump flipped around. For example, people were surprised when they heard President Biden’s State of the Union speech —and no, he wasn’t drugged. They were shocked to discover the real Joe Biden was not the sleepy old man they had been taught for years to hate. But then he never was; he has always been a decent, honorable, and competent man of Christian faith, and the Radical Right has people believing he’s the other guy, the one who ...

Biden allies stay loyal — Trump allies flee

To the editor: Few ordinary voters know Presidential candidates personally. To assess their character and leadership skills, we depend on those who actually know them. Using Google, I searched for “former Biden allies who don’t like Biden”. The first page of search results listed articles about ways in which Biden allies wanted to help Biden win the election. Next, I searched for “former Trump allies who don’t like Trump”. Even though Trump promised to hire the “best people”, the first page of search results contained article after article discussing the many people ...

Socialism destroying American work ethic

To the Editor: I have, at times, found myself in agreement with things Jim Muchlinski chooses to write about in his editorials. However, in his rambling May 16 editorial, he attacks conservatives and capitalism for the hyper inflation and other problems Americans currently face. He specifically blames “baby boomers” for America’s current woes. My parents were members of America’s “Greatest Generation” so as a proud baby boomer, Jim is attacking me. My father, upon graduating from high school in June of 1942, immediately enlisted to fight what many thought was an ...

Profits driving drive to exceed mandates

To the editor: The 1-25-2024 Independent headlined: “Swedzinski: Xcel lines should not be built”. He said: “I think Xcel is making a mistake shutting down the coal-fired plants,” and “Give us more than just two choices. Give us a third, to just say no.” The meeting expressed landowner concerns about wildlife environment, soil compaction, stray voltages and eminent domain. But nothing was said about why we even need to shut down our few remaining coal fired plants. ‘Green Mantra’ propaganda says we need it to cut back on atmospheric CO2 from coal, to reduce ‘global ...