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Letters to the Editor

Fischbach urged to support funding for Alzheimer’s research

To the editor: This past September, I lost my mother to Alzheimer’s disease. It was a heart-wrenching experience that I know far too many families across Minnesota and the country are familiar with. Alzheimer’s is a relentless, degenerative disease that affects not only those who are ...

A sign of respect

To the editor: Last Saturday our family was in a funeral motorcade on the way to bury our grandson, James Richard Stage, the son of Emily and Dallas Stage from Vista, who died 10 minutes after birth on 3-28-25. As the motorcade passed through the town of Marshall, it gave us some added peace ...

Declaring the first Trump supporter

To the editor: At one point, a contestant on one of the many game shows was asked by the host, “At your house from which direction does the sun come up?” The lady replied, “At our house it comes up in the West?” Authorities have since located the woman declaring her the first Trump ...

What makes America great?

To the editor: The World Book Dictionary” lists thirteen possible definitions for the word “great”. The adjective can describe size, quantity, importance, or relationship to another person. “Great” is also used to describe quality as in the hyphenated word, ...

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 ...

Public education is not the enemy

To the editor: Those on the stage in the White House these days seem to think they can make things up to push their agenda. As a former public school student and teacher I am compelled to correct some of the blatant disinformation. The Department of Education does not choose your kids ...