‘Letters to the Editor’ Archives
Letter to the Editor- June 2025
I was pretty upset recently to see a headline on the World Food Program website recently which states “WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza as border crossings remain closed.” (www.wfp.org; retrieved on the 9th of May, 2025) Then I thought that instead of giving in to despair, I should take some tiny little steps to improve the situation and show that people care. I encourage others to do something like this also. I just quickly sent off messages to elected representatives and stated that diplomatic pressure should be applied to get the Israeli government to open the border crossings into Gaza. Then I wrote a paper and pen letter and mailed it to the leader of our country and stated my opinion. I urge others to take the opportunity to do something similar. What is going on in Gaza (and Sudan) seems overwhelming and it also seems far away. But no one should despair or think that their small actions will have no effect. There is hope! Sincerely,Bruce Magnuson
Letter to the Editor March 2025
To the Editor: I suggest someone in this country is stirring a fascist stew: a stew spiced with chauvinistic ingredients; national, racial, and male chauvinism.Will the Chef turn up the heat?Will the pot boil over?Or will workers and oppressed people unite to form their own democracy, a democracy based upon public ownership of banks and large scale industry?I believe the answer will be revealed within the next century. -Peter Molenaar
A Correction to Last Month’s Article on Air Quality
30 Seconds at State Legislature Stopped Promised 5.7 M LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thank you to Kaylee Miron and Maddie Young for last month’s excellent article about air quality in Phillips Neighborhood. However, although as stated in the last paragraph, EPNI and the City of Minneapolis did agree in Sept. 2024 to a one year extension to the purchase agreement for the Roof Depot site, the need for the extension was not that activists failed to raise their $3.7 million portion of the agreement. It was the $5.7 million that the state legislature had agreed to provide that failed to pass when the vote on the bill containing our funding went 30 seconds beyond the constitutionally mandated midnight deadline at the chaotic end of the 2024 State Legislative session. That is what necessitated the extension. EPNI is working with the Minneapolis delegation to secure the necessary funding in the upcoming 2025 session.Thank you to the alley and journalists for covering these issues for our [...]
