letters

We read with dismay the account of the Hubbard County Republican Convention. But as a U.S. Congress watchers, where the GOP dominated House has voted to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act over 50 times, and done little else but threaten to shut down the government, this report...

R.D. Offutt’s Pine to Potatoes project is, for lack of a better term, just plain dangerous. It is dangerous to human health, lakes, wildlife populations, habitat, local economies and a way of life. For those who don’t know, it is a project to convert 42 sq. mi. (27,000+ acres)...

To all our family and friends... Thank you one and all for a wonderful night at Dan’s benefit on Friday. We were both overwhelmed at the out-pouring of love and how many came to share the evening. A big thank you to Dan Atkins and Mark Waller for organizing the event and a great...

A majority of Minnesota’s roads are more than 50 years old, and in the next three years one in five will pass its useful life. Forty percent of our bridges are 40 years old or older. And in the next 10 years, most will be past their useful life. So, Mark Dayton has a plan to fix...

Skilled workers and successful businesses are keys to a strong economy in Greater Minnesota. Businesses across the state are currently experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, hindering their ability to grow. The Minnesota Senate recently introduced a set of bills that would invest...

Last October the Menahga school board approved a position statement in regard to the November bond referendum. It was submitted to the Enterprise, which ran it as a two-part guest editorial. The main body of the document was attacking opposition to the referendum by making accusations...

Did you know that Enbridge, the company that wants to build the Sandpiper pipeline through the headwaters of Minnesota, is a $38.5 billion dollar company, according to Forbes Magazine in May 2014. Surely they can well afford to build this pipeline on any of the alternate pipeline...

This is in response to John Clauer’s letter to the editor where he attempts to “clarify” some complex crude oil pipeline spill concerns expressed in an earlier letter from John Weber. Unfortunately Mr. Clauer clouds rather than clarifies the facts. Oil spills are, by nature...

I submit this letter in response to Bruce Patterson’s letter in the Feb. 4, 2015 Park Rapids Enterprise. Although Mr. Patterson may have been driving for 50 years and be familiar with the curves on County Highway 13 south of Nevis, he is not accorded exclusive use of that roadway....

We are being led to believe that Minnesota has a crumbling transportation infrastructure of roads and bridges. Both political parties have bought into the idea. Powerful special interests are selling the idea. The pitch is that our state has neglected its roads and bridges for decades...

A couple of recent letters have inspired me to respond. In as much as I really feel the writers’ angst, fear, and emotion on this subject, I cannot help but think it has more to do with what they do not know about pipelines and the various online emotional and factless diatribes...

This is in response to John Weber’s article on oil spills being a concern. We continue to be baffled by complex rhetoric on effects of oil spills on the Minnesota environment. Mr. Weber’s article leads one to believe that the 1979 spill near Bemidji has caused irreparable harm...

For at least one segment of Park Rapids Minnesota “Nice” does not exist. Local service stations and convenience stores continually charge 10 cents or more per gallon higher for gasoline than neighboring cities. It has been a welcome reprieve from the $3.50 or higher to the $1.99...

After reading the Saturday story about the Armory project, I would like to express my support for it. We have a unique opportunity to begin rebranding our town as a destination spot for a whole new set of reasons! I think the foundation that 2nd Street Stage has laid for us must be...