Opinions

To the editor: Donald Trump is trying to run away from Project 2025, a legislative blueprint for the next administration drafted by the Heritage Foundation that collects in one place conservative thinking since the 1950s. Trump last week disavowed Project 2025 because, among other things, it would dismantle Social Security and Medicare. We should all…

To the editor: Living in a small town is hard. Living in a small town when everyone knows you can be harder; especially as a young adult. Any type of news whether tragic, joyful, or even false travels at light speed. We dissect people’s lives like bacteria under a microscope and diagnose their problems with…

To the editor: Project 2025, also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, is an initiative coordinated by the Heritage Foundation that aims to promote conservative and right-wing policies to reshape the United States federal government and consolidate executive power should Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election. The Project asserts that the entire executive branch is under the direct control of the president under unitary executive theory.  It proposes reclassifying tens of thousands…

To the editor: The other side: Two men standing on opposite sides of a river. One a Democrat, one a Republican. One yells to the other. “How do I get to the other side?” The other one yells back, “you’re on the other side.” Lord help us. G. Bullock Ellston, IA

To the editor: When something is common, we lose sight of how miraculous, and extraordinary it can be, in spite of that commonness. We give value to things that are unique, or unusual, and overlook the ordinary. But, some of the most beautiful things in the world are things that are common. Child birth, motherhood,…

To the editor: The Dems are aligned with Cuba, Venezuela, China, Russia, Iran and N. Korea, all hoping Biden wins. Hunter’s second trial is scheduled this fall, he needs daddy, his old partner, to produce two pardons. If only the trials had been scheduled in Joe’s first term! Don’t sell the stuffers short. Joe could…

To the editor: Vocabulary word: Sycophant.  Definition from Webster’s Dictionary: A base or servilely attentive flatterer or self-seeker as in fawning or obsequious behavior. Real Life Examples: House Republicans in an effort to curry favor with Trump. The latest bill, called the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ] to be renamed as the “Donald John Trump…

To the editor: I hope every American viewed and was touched by the visit of World War II veterans to Normandy on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Greeted as heroes by French citizens, they are in their 90’s and some 100 and older.  In the words of President Biden “they literally saved the world.” This past week…

To the editor: I would like to nominate South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for the Cruella de Vil award, de Vil denotes a person of words cruel and evil and with her new memoir, “No Going Back,” she appears to meet the criteria. Disney fans will remember Cruella de Vil from the book and movie “101 Dalmatians.” an evil…

To the editor: If you have any doubts about the ineffectiveness and inability of the majority party in the House of Representatives to do its job, i.e. govern the nation, take a closer look. Once again, the position of the Speaker of the House has come under attack from ultra-right wing members. Fearful that the…