Skip to Content

Fred Zimmerman

Minnetonbka, MN
Commenter for
5 years 25 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 10/21/11 at 11:49 am in response to Official word on Ford plant closing launches 'next steps' process for St. Paul

It is a great tragedy that the Twin Cities Ford Assembly plant will close for good on December 22. I have been in the plant many times and I have many friends there. The plant's closing is at least partially a result of bureaucratic intransigence and industrial naivete on the part of public officials. That plant, which always ranked near the top of ALL North American plants in quality and productivity did NOT have to close. What it needed was integrated metal stamping which ALL modern plants...

Posted on 01/12/09 at 12:48 pm in response to Video report: Local leaders voice support for Israel

Our family has many Jewish friends. However,I am appalled and very offended by the horrifying Israeli attacks on Gaza and the inhumanity and brutality evident there. Israel’s behavior is a great tragedy for the United States and for Israel as well. We all regret the rocket attacks, but Israel’s behavior is bad for our own country and for Israel, as world press reports display. The violence of Israel’s air strikes is bringing widespread condemnation in many countries at a time when we very...

Posted on 12/04/08 at 09:19 am in response to Coleman-Franken recount 'sequel': A Tale of Two Outcomes

I sincerely hope that the election results will be accepted for what they are by both parties. The last thing we need is a Senator who gained office only because of nefarious legal maneuvers orchestrated by attorneys -- particularly out-of-state attorneys.

Posted on 10/10/08 at 08:32 am in response to Does a GOP contributor buy Norm Coleman's clothes? Some perspective

Media coverage of the 2008 political campaign has been poor. Can't we worry about more substantive issues than who Barrack Obama met with years ago or what Norm Coleman is wearing?

Our country has serious major issues. The job of the media is to provide information and insight on these major issues. For a country which is rapidly becoming an energy scarce impoverished nation, we should be focusing on major issues.

Posted on 12/05/07 at 05:49 pm in response to Soon, we'll be hanging on Gary Stern's every word

As usual, Dave Beal makes an important investigative observation that others have missed and then forms it into a readable and interesting story. The dilemma of whether to raise, lower, or retain interest rates is not a problem created by the Federal Reserve. For decades, bankers and investment firms have created "products" that lacked fiduciary soundness. Meanwhile, consumers unwittingly bit off more that they could chew. Both the President's war and any Democratic social remedies have one...