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Letters

A Catholic call to conscience on immigration

To the editor: As Catholics within or from New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, and surrounding areas, we are deeply disturbed and saddened by current immigration enforcement actions taking place within our state and by the lack of a public response from our parish leaders. We are also disappointed by ...

Prevention worth more than the cure

To the Editor: In response to Rep. Paul Torkelson’s letter printed Jan. 13, thank you and Sen. Gary Dahms for holding town meetings with prior notification of your schedule. Our federal representatives could take a lesson! In my accounting background, I learned of fraud prevention — ...

Trump’s distraction methods

To the editor: Trump is hoping everyone is distracted from his disastrous 2025 Budget Bill that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits over the next decade leaving millions without health insurance. 11.8 million Americans will lose health ...

I know how he feels

To the editor: Poor Jerome Powell...he’s having that same old problem that seemingly pops up quarterly. The problem is the President is lobbying to get the Fed to lower interest rates in order to stimulate his sagging economy, while Powell is doing his sensitive job to keep the economy from ...

Not much difference between Noem and Himmler

To the editor: I do not see much difference between Kristi Noem’s ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and Heinrich Himmler’s SS (Sicherheitsdienst). They both operate in a murky gray area without any legal supervision. The SS determined who was German. ICE determines who is ...

Behold by wondrous beauty

To the editor: This is how mad men come to rule a country while the people stand idly by just watching. In the recent book titled “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump”: subtitled “37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President” we are given a detailed analysis of Donald ...