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Haley knew what she was talking about

To the editor: It is amusing to see that growing up in different sections gives you a different view of history. As a native of the Pacific Northwest, we were taught the reason for the Civil War was the South planned to secede — leave the Union and start their own country. Their economy was good and they were seething over the taxes and tariffs that the northern states were forcing on them. They had enough. When the north won, they freed the slaves and completely destroyed the South and its economy. They never did recover. The young woman in the Carolinas had it right. — Lora ...

Attend Minnesota precinct caucus on Feb. 27

To the editor: The US Constitution, Article I, section 1, paragraph 1 “All legislative or lawmaking powers granted by this Constitution shall be vested exclusively in the Congress of the United States”. Judges or a group of judges have no authority to make law. Neither do bureaucrats in Federal or State departments of whatever. As a matter of fact, Congress has the power to legislate law only with the consent of the governed. Have we the people consented with all the laws the State and Federal Congresses have and are legislating currently? In reality, many of the rules ...

A special blessing

To the editor: Salvation Army bell ringing is such a rewarding way to volunteer. Volunteers are needed through Saturday. Children accompanied by an adult are so welcome too. I had an experience recently that really touched my heart. A gentleman had a beautiful bouquet of red roses in a vase in his cart. I mentioned that these surely would make someone very happy. He said 21 years ago he received a heart from a 30-year-old young woman. These flowers were going to her parents who live in St. Paul. I asked how he would get them there. He said, for I can’t remember how many years, he ...

It’s a cyclic thing

To the editor: The author of ‘Feedback loops’ (Dec. 15) attempts to show us that feedback loops linked to CO2 gas produced by burning fossil fuels is causing global warming. I have yet to see sound ‘empirical’ evidence showing how man’s microscopic CO2 contribution to nature’s massive atmospheric and oceanic CO2 reserves is able to man-handle the global weather system. Is earth’s temperature going up because the carbon dioxide level is going up? Or, is carbon dioxide going up because the earth’s temperature is going up? Look at the NOAA annual mean growth rate of ...

Feedback loops

To the editor: Some people may be aware of the various feedback loops that are affecting our climate. But it appears as though not enough people are aware of what’s happening or have some kind of misunderstanding of what’s happening. I will attempt to clear things up by explaining some of the feedback loops. The warming we observe as being directly linked to the gases produced by the excessive burning of fossil fuels allows the air to hold more water vapor. And, as pointed out by Mr. Phil Drietz, water vapor then heats the planet even more which allows the air to hold even more ...

Thank you, Phil

To the editor: Thank you Phil for your investigations of this climate change subject. When ad hominum attacks toward you continue to come your way, an individual may be inclined to reject the tactics of the hysterical bully and (hopefully) start to think for themselves. Jeff Yorde Marshall