Hurrah for The Boss and his lyrical choice
DEAR EDITOR: Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” lyrics are correct using the word “thugs,” which is a polite way of saying “U.S. Gestapo.” TOM METZLER, SR. Canfield
Opinion
American Gestapo/American Psycho
Two weeks ago, a half-dozen masked and unidentifiable Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse, by spraying pepper spray into his eyes, pushing him to the ground, stealing his lawfully owned and carried handgun, and then shooting him nine times ...
Feds, ICE have gone too far in Minnesota
DEAR EDITOR: “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, “1984.” We’ve had another tragedy in Minnesota with the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents. The current administration’s response ...
Reps remain silent on double standard
DEAR EDITOR: Recently I sent a great concern of mine to Republican Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno via hsuted.senate.gov and moreno.senate.gov. I wrote: Vice President JD Vance said that the ICE agent who fatally shot the woman in Minneapolis is doing a very important job for the United ...
Trump’s way is not making America great
DEAR EDITOR: “Make America Great Again” was Donald Trump’s promise to his loyalists in his campaign to rule these United States. The question then, as now, is “Great for Whom”? After one year in office, the answer to that question is evident. That promise was being made to white, ...
Selling U.S. security: A Trump family business
The U.S. makes artificial intelligence chips so special, so advanced, that the Biden administration limited their export for national security reasons. They didn’t want them to get into the hands of China or Russia. But days before Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, go-betweens ...