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I was impressed and amused by the story about “Agrivolta” in the business section on October 16th. There, solar arrays are being built on cultivated land. I am impressed that activists can promote such facility modifications so that crops, or at least useful grasslands, can be grown under them.
Satellite imagery of Connexus Energy’s Ramsey headquarters reveals acres of open asphalt parking lots and open roofs. Before covering the farmland, why not cover a large parking lot with a solar array?
Terry Cannon, Castle Rock
party
The October 16 exchange article, “Reproductive Rights, Curbing Extremism,” demonstrates the incompetence of the Democratic Party’s message.
Yes, reproductive rights are a serious issue. But I would argue that the political advantage Democrats have won over Roe v. Wade is already here. Recent polls show that the economy is now by far the most important issue for many voters. While Republicans have had a laser focus on the economy, Democrats have recently effectively ignored the gift that Republican US Senators offered on Medicare.
Inexplicably, Republicans created the Pharmaceutical Innovation Protection Act. (It only protects donations to pharmaceutical campaigns!) The bill overturns one of the main provisions of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. In other words, recent Republican bills prevent Medicare from negotiating with pharmaceutical companies. Moreover, it clearly indicates the Republican Party’s intent to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid if they take control of Congress.
If there is confusion, Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid are the major financial issues. In a critical state like Florida with a large elderly population, failing to make this a critical campaign issue could lead to catastrophic failure.
Stephen Pine, Hopkins
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As noted on the Oct. 16 Opinion Exchange page, the state’s Republican agenda (“Safer streets, lower taxes, less fraud”) provides answers to several questions and additional information. can be used to clarify what the Republicans are proposing. Imagine a used-car salesman in a pinstriped suit overjoyed and good-natured.
They’re proposing to get more cops and cut taxes — it’s almost as if the Democrats aren’t going to have more cops — but no details on how it’s done and what it will affect. not revealed. The money to hire the police doesn’t come out of nowhere, especially since it’s tax deductible. If they pass legislation to hire more police to cut taxes, other services will be hit as funds will be drawn elsewhere. did not reveal
Will state parks be affected by tax cuts? Will social services be cut? they don’t say What about roads and bridges? they don’t say If we leave the taxes as they are, will we always be in the black? They don’t deal with it.
They claim it reduces fraud. Haha. It’s good stuff from a party of stolen election false claims that are in step with the dirtiest presidential lie in the history of this country. Political parties that cut regulations and strip regulators of their powers say there will be less fraud. Don’t businesses need police? Shouldn’t businesses be regulated so they don’t create and sell shiny objects that explode in our faces?
Oh yeah, there’s one more item to check. These Republicans say they have spearheaded the path of making children the top priority in education. But it’s not. Instead, they are leading efforts to privatize public education. That means they are leading the way in prioritizing the interests of public education. Teachers, parents and Democrats have always made children their top educational priority.
Tax cuts with big promises are easy to offer, but they are not the way to get us into the future. Accepting the lie that a very immature outgoing president stole an election without any evidence is slipping into the dirtiest political mud we have ever seen. Vote for a party that is based on today’s reality and working towards a better future.
Paul Rosicki, Minneapolis
politician
What a complete hypocrite! (“Emer in Safe District Focuses on Leadership,” Oct. 16.) U.S. Congressman Tom Emer said in a front-page story that Democrats were “on the wrong side of all these issues.” They don’t have it.” There are no answers to them. “This statement after the star did nothing to answer the question in his Tribune Election Guide, published Sept. 21?
I hope some people realize this irony and deny Emmer as a “leader”.
Paul Schultz, Ham Lake
voter
“Will voters, or anyone else, act?” Display text of an Oct. 16 article on a lawsuit filed by the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. asks Dan Baltz, a longtime Washington Post correspondent. Offers his typical thoughtful comment.
According to a surprising recent Washington Post article reprinted in The Star Tribune, a majority of Republican election naysayers support winning the midterms.
how is that?
The often highly dramatic interviews with Trump White House insiders by House committees have garnered attention, except for those who got all the news from Fox.
It’s time for a wake-up call!
Perhaps what is needed is a throwback to the Puritans, at least as Nathanial Hawthorne saw it. What if the Federal Election Commission ruled that all people currently running for federal office who reject the results of the 2020 presidential election should be shunned and required to wear the scarlet letter A? (No, it doesn’t stand for adultery. It stands for alien.)
New York Times columnist David Brooks said during Friday’s PBS Newshour that he doesn’t think the January 6 commission report will have much political impact on the midterm elections.
Unless conscientious citizens of both parties bring the spirit of Liz Cheney to the voting booth on Nov. 8, he may be right.
John F. Hick, St. Paul
cancel culture
The October 16 letter writer (“Comics: ‘Dilbert’ Forever!”) may cancel the culture in response to the October 9 letter writer (“Dilbert comic strip: Time is up”). Repeat the nonsense of being a means.
The first time I saw cancellation culture in action was when 60-year-old Jane Fonda was selling fitness videos. The right wing boycotted her because of what she did in her 20s (when she traveled to North Vietnam during the war). ). There are also cases of refusing to do business with someone because of their political views, but rights extend boycotts to people for reasons beyond their control, such as refusing to do business with gay customers. .
PS The writer of the letter about “Dilbert” was right.
Rolf Bolstad, Minneapolis
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