Opinions
To the Editor:
The State Legislature is reviewing legislation that would entrench costly partisan gridlock in our State. State Rep. Sarah Anderson (R-44A) and State Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer (R-30) have introduced legislation to prohibit the establishment of an independent, non-partisan, redistricting...
Dear Friends,
Some of the topics we discuss in the legislature aren’t always easy to talk about. This week in committee, we heard heartbreaking testimony of the severity of sex trafficking in our state. It’s such a serious issue, and we have to look for ways to combat this problem.
Currently, Rep...
Regular readers of this column have been following the process that your local school district is using to replace Elementary Principal Peter Lingen; this week’s column will announce the finalists for the job. While the candidates may be well known to most readers, some background information is...
To the Editor:
After reading the February 8 edition of the L.P. Leader I just have to respond to the letter from Mr. Heinze.
The idea that God would deliver a “woman groping, pathological liar and a person who scammed thousands of people in his Trump (so called) University and cheated employees...
To the Editor:
Almost 5 million Syrians have fled their war ravaged country. More than a million have found temporary asylum in refugee camps. Almost all have stories of misery, suffering and loss. Donald Trump has signed orders halting indefinitely all Syrian refugee resettlement in the...
To the Editor:
Upon hearing Governor Dayton’s speech on Jan 23 2017, I started researching some stated facts.
In his speech he stated he never increased taxes except on tobacco. Also in his speech he stated his concerns about the lower and middle class struggling to survive in our economy. My...
To the Editor:
Many have cheered President Trump’s inauguration. Too many have despaired and by their actions it seems they would want the country to continue down the path to the total destruction of our once God-fearing republic.
Not one candidate from either the Republican or Democratic...
One aspect of school finance that many people find frustrating and do not understand is the concept of “fund accounting”. Essentially, school fund accounting describes the various pools of money that schools use to keep track of our expenditures and there are limitations mandated by law that...
To The Editor:
We have had an election, an Electoral College vote and soon an inauguration.
We keep hearing that the Electoral College should be dumped in favor of the popular vote results. On one hand that sounds great. However, I have a couple issues with that idea.
A straight popular vote...
To the Editor:
Well, well, Obama kicked out of the country 35 Russian diplomats for Russia’s alleged hacking the DNC (Democratic National Committee) and Podesta (John Podesta, Hillary’s campaign manager) emails. (Gotta act tough, y’know) The Dems and many others blame the Russians for Hillary...
