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Just another slogan

To the editor: I wonder what the slogan “toward zero deaths”means to Democrats? Obviously nothing as they are going full speed ahead with the legalizing of pot. On the back of Minnesota Department of Transportation trucks is the slogan “toward zero deaths” — making people aware of the traffic deaths caused by alcohol. The liberals are assuring us that pot will be highly regulated to make sure that minors won’t be able to access it. I suppose in theory that works for liberals, but reality shows that minors somehow are able to get alcohol which laws say they aren’t to have. ...

Ban on biotech corn will create hardship

Dear Editor: Although President Joe Biden, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reiterated their commitments to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) in a recent meeting, an issue of great importance to Minnesota corn farmers was not resolved. In 2020, Mexican President Obrador announced a ban against importing all biotech corn into Mexico, including white corn used primarily for human food products and yellow feed corn. Minnesota corn farmers have joined with National Corn Growers Association and other commodity groups ...

Battle over House speakership Democracy at its finest

To the editor: In Jim Muchlinski’s Jan. 14 opinion piece in the Independent, he criticized the 20 Republican Representatives who opposed Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to become the new Speaker of the House. Mr. Muchlinski said, “For some reason they wanted to change things.” I have a very different viewpoint. The 20 Republicans who held up McCarthy’s confirmation are now being praised by most conservatives. The steadfast determination of these 20 Republican holdouts succeeded in assuring a much more conservative platform and direction for McCarthy and the Republicans ...

Minnesota flourishes choosing life — faulters following death’s choice

To the editor: I write this not in judgment of decisions past but rather for a better deciding future. We need not despair over our previous error but rather turn from it towards our future flourishing. You ought not exalt yourself in world fearing but rather be humble through fear of the Lord realizing yourself to be His beloved child created as an image and likeness of God Himself. Today as a world fearing people, we are drenched with knowledge, yet we find ourselves arid in wisdom. At this time, we have a knowledge of life as it develops from human beginning to human end here as ...

The story of our lives: Meeting generous people of southwest Minnesota

To the editor: This is a thank you letter to my friends and neighbors in Lyon County. It’s now a tough winter, with snow and wind and sometimes ice. Many families who live close or farther away have helped me in many ways. They keep in touch with me about our friendship, my various needs, times we can be together in person, on the phone, or with a text or email. (Today I got a phone call from a friend in Yellow Medicine County. I don’t want to leave other friends in Minnesota out of my thank you.) They all offer to help me in whatever way--just let them know. You see, my ...

To the editor: Immigration is a rich and important part of American history. However, the current debacle at our southern border must never be confused with legal immigration. Jim Muchlinkski in his Sept. 3 opinion piece for the Independent seems to be supporting illegal immigration. America is, and has always been, a nation of laws. Without secure borders and immigration rules that are vigilantly enforced, the security of America and American citizens are at immediate risk. 9/11 made that crystal clear to all Americans. The current scourge of Fentanyl and other illicit drugs ...