Marge Taylor, Sauk Rapids
Many of us were excited when the Newsleader came out. We looked forward to a “small town” newspaper who stayed out of heavy politics, instead, bringing things up at a local level. I was disappointed in your Dec. 18 opinion, “Shout out against barring of Muslims.”
Trump is not the issue, though the media thinks so. The issue for the people in this country, obviously, is what has happened under the Obama administration that’s hurt our great country, America. The great divide in our people, our drained economy, our lack of care for veterans who’ve kept us free, our lack of standing in the world presently and decreasing our military in such a crucial time. We need not divide us further, but rather, work together in unifying and strengthening us once again. We cannot do that by “shouting out” anything. It has to come from being informed and cautious.
Michael McCaul of Texas said, “there are gaping holes in the vetting system.”
Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Intelligence Committee states, “there’s no true vetting system.”
Richard Hudson of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, who works for Keep us Safe and serves our veterans has stated the same.
Our own FBI director says, “we cannot do background checks on these people. There’s no data on them.”
They do not say these things out of fear or hatred. They say them because they are informed and out of concern for our homeland. You know this. You also know the best way to serve all your readers is to look at all sides of an issue. The best editorials present both sides and allow people to make up their own minds instead of trying to persuade them of one person’s opinion.
(Editor’s note: Ms. Taylor is confusing news stories with editorials. The purpose of editorials and columns is to present opinions, and that is why they are both published on the Opinion Page, as are opinions from readers in the form of letters to editor.)