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Sun, volcanoes and cloud cover main climate drivers

To the editor: The author of ‘Denying reality doesn’t help’ (1-18-24) should re-read the first paragraph in my Dec. 20 letter. I said nothing about volcanoes causing global warming by their CO2 emissions. I closed my letter with: “It’s a cyclic thing in which sun, volcanoes and cloud cover are the main climate drivers — not man.” The references to volcanoes in my letter are centered around their ability to block the sun’s energy by shading the ocean with massive ash clouds. And also by injecting sulfates into the atmosphere which then seed cloud formations which ...

Respecting race and religion

To the editor: “Healthy Connections: Dismantling Hate and Restoring Community” was an educational workshop involving discussions with area community members. (Independent 2/1/24) Keynote speaker, Matt Lewellyn-Otten noted, “Connecting with people’s shared values during conversation is a way to help chip away at biases.” We, in America, are grateful for shared freedoms-- freedom to speak our opinions respectfully and freedom of religious beliefs are among our most valued freedoms. Panelist Julie Walker stated that “nationally 70% of people support the LGBTQ+ ...

What is being done about access to internet?

To the editor: A comment on the article in Wednesday, Jan. 31, newspaper “Stronger communities, stronger economy.” I appreciate the time these panelists took for this meeting to talk about the challenges we face in southwest Minnesota for economic growth. In reading the newspaper article, several quotes caught my attention — like people are choosing southwest Minnesota to live in rather than the Twin Cities or Chicago, and that we are going to need all the tech and knowledge to compete. Living in a rural setting is an asset for southwest Minnesota but one of the hindrances to ...

Going above and beyond in his job

To the editor: Every once in awhile you come across a guy that goes above and beyond in his job. Such a man is Andy Meulebroeck. That is why I was happy to see that Andy was recognized as Marshall city employee of the year. During 2022 and 2023 I had a business located at Marshall Airport. Anytime I needed anything, a quick call to Andy was all that was needed. It made no difference what day of the week or time of the day, I knew I could call on him to help solve whatever issue I might be having. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Dave Algyer Tracy

What Is It? Life stolen away? Life abundant? It is health care — it being death

To the editor: Leveraging language that is increasingly ambiguous against us, the author of deceit seeks to deceive society and its members such that it is death that becomes health care in a culture of death. Caught in the liar’s web, the father of lies morphs us into thieves with which he steals life from us to make it be death we desire. When we make it to be death that we choose as our medicine to relieve us of our despair and dislike we work in bondage with the destroyer of life conspiring in the premature termination of human existence in time. That we may have it ...

For the kind gentleman

To the editor: I was recently contacted by a very nice gentleman. We had a good conversation, but he took issue with a set of statistics I listed in my letter “Proud of our country, hopeful for the future,” dated 1/24. Specifically, he felt that some people may be misled. I will not name him as I’m sure he values his privacy, just as I do. All I will say is he is a farmer in our area. He asked me very nicely if I would clarify those statistics, so just as promised, here we go. The statistics he said may be misleading are “In 2012, Minnesota was importing 25% of its ...