To address climate change, consider carbon fee and dividend
This involves putting a steadily rising fee on oil, coal and natural gas and returning all of the money to the American people in a monthly dividend check.
Letters
2040 Plan overlooks our environment
Increasing housing density without corresponding due attention to green space, parklands and the needs of wildlife and plants creates an unhealthy environment for people and all living things.
Tax isn’t the way to reduce the misuse of opioids
Such a tax could limit medications and increase health-care costs for the thousands of people across Minnesota with legitimate pain management needs.
Flier’s attack on Dean Phillips as ‘heartless’ is false
Erik Paulsen attacks again, falsely, might I add. Recently I received a flier telling me that Dean Phillips is “heartless” because when he was “in charge,” 12,000 nurses went on strike when their health insurance was threatened. That is false. Here are the actual facts: The ad is a reference to Phillips’ time on the board […]
U.S.: from The Great Experiment to The Great Embarrassment
We live in a world so advanced in technology, but a world that will apparently always be ruled by those who can shout the loudest and longest.
Minnesotans must speak up to protect the state’s natural resources
How much are we willing to sacrifice in terms of long-term, irreparable environmental destruction, for short-term economic gain?
Copper mining would destroy the pristine BWCA
Mining will undo all the hard work our government has done to protect this wilderness since it was first referred to as the Superior Roadless Primitive Area (SRPA) in 1938.
Incumbents should denounce distorted and false ads against their opponents
Why do current representatives stay silent when others produce and publicize scurrilous, factually distorted or completely wrong TV ads against their opponents?
Opioids: Solving the problem should not fall fully on taxpayers’ backs
We need to reform the license fees now when it comes to opioid dispensing.
A tax on opioid meds is not the way to combat the epidemic
There is certainly an immediate need for a legislative solution, but the tax considered by the Legislature is irrational.
It’s time to pass sensible gun laws
My heart sank the day I learned my 5-year-old went through her first active shooter drill in her preschool. Why is this the new normal in our society?
‘Jeannie’ plot line retains its relevance
I saw in the news the other day that Bill Daily, one of the actors from the television series “I Dream of Jeannie,” had died at age 91.
We must keep federal protections for wolves
The DNR’s own 2012 survey showed that 79 percent of Minnesotans do not want wolves hunted or trapped. Our senators desperately need to be reminded of this.
Global warming doesn’t need to be a partisan issue
There are ways to fight climate change, such as a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend program, that draw upon our common values.
Political debates should be free and open to the public
An exclusive, private debate perpetuates the notion that civic engagement is only for the well-connected and wealthy.
Put patients first; don’t restrict Title X
Title X is the only federal program exclusively dedicated to providing low-income and adolescent patients with access to essential family planning and preventive health services and information.
Taking issue with ‘faceless’ to describe guv candidate Jeff Johnson
The candidate who is, in fact, faceless this time around is Tim Pawlenty, who refuses to show up to any public forum or debate, electing instead to attend only a few hand-selected private fundraisers.
Working to win in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease
In Minnesota, the projected number of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias is 94,000 in 2018. It’s projected to increase to 120,000 in 2025.
Rebuilding Enbridge Line 3 on the proposed route makes a lot of sense
Enbridge Line 3 has been Minnesota’s lifeline to affordable, North American-made crude oil since the 1960s.
The answer to bigoted signs isn’t to tear them down
Right here in River City, in southeast Minneapolis, one finds blatant bigotry. And then we liberals compound the problem.