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Letter: Legalization of TIF corruption continues
To the Editor: Your March 17 front page included a South Dakota News Watch report titled, “Economic developers emerge mostly unscathed from critical winds that blew into Pierre.” An Aberdeen legislator is not seeking re-election because of, “a system of coercion, preordained voting instructions and a stifling of honest debate on the critical issues facing both our state and nation,” and, “back-room dealings and dishonest strategies meant to deceive South Dakota citizens about their true...
Letter: Now the rest of the story
To the Editor: Your Dec. 27 front page included a South Dakota News Watch report that states they formed a partnership with Dakota Resources that promotes housing projects by telling successful stories. The report mentioned the use of public-private partnerships that included local nonprofit organizations. In their 2024 tax return, Dakota Resources said they build the financial capacity of rural economic development corporations through community development loan products.
Letter: Social emotional learning is a threat to schools
To the Editor: The editor recently ran an opinion piece that described the $33 million donation to the Mitchell School District and Dakota Wesleyan University as “the biggest and best story ever to come to Mitchell” as it exceeds historic, unprecedented, and transformational. History proves otherwise. In 1876, a successful businessman founded Johns Hopkins University with a $7 million donation, which was based on a European research institution, namely the German Historical School.
Letter: Time to dethrone the chamber
To the Editor: The editor ran an opinion piece that started on the front page of a recent Mitchell Republic issue regarding the controversy over having the prison placed just south of the city. The op-ed started out rightly criticizing the divisive comments on Facebook. But, a true warrior for the First Amendment would defend the free speech of those they disagree with. The editor said: “Want to argue about it?
Letter: There is no independent influence on government policy
To the Editor: I am writing this letter during the morning of the Dec. 3 Special Election, regarding combining two elected county officers, as a response to the front-page biased coverage of that election on Saturday. The report provided quotes from two proponents, but no quotes from opponents and included only one sentence regarding the opposition to the referred ordinance. There was no mention of the Brookings County Audit that refutes the proponent’s propaganda.
LETTER: Davison County mislead
To the Editor: On Sept. 25 you published a South Dakota Searchlight report titled, “Departments say they’re tightening internal controls after alleged state employee crimes.” The report quoted Kristen Jasper, chief legal counsel for the Department of Revenue: “Internal controls are a living document,” she said.
Letter: Money is in control, not us
To the Editor: A 2014 study by Martin Gilens and Benjamin I.
Letter: Pride is Satan’s idea
To the Editor: In September, the editor wrote about protecting his daughter from easily manipulated MAGA supporters. What about the easily manipulated students exposed to the Woke agenda in our schools? Wokeism is a blend of Marxism and humanism. The Marxist agenda served to dethrone God, and the humanist then said you can become god. The result was on full display on this paper’s Nov. 14, front-page report on Longfellow Elementary School’s award celebration.
Letter: Marxism begets more Marxism
To the Editor: Your June 28 front-page coverage of the Mitchell School District’s proposed policy regarding so-called hate speech was the best piece of journalism I have read anywhere in a while. I was quoted accurately and completely, as were the positions of those I disagreed with.
Letter: Bias reaches new heights
To the Editor: The June 3-4 edition’s front page had a piece regarding the high school bond issue that contained 799 words devoted to the ruling elite’s PSY-OP narrative supporting passage, while the opposition was given only 66 words. The bias of this paper has reached new heights. The piece contains the following opinion, “The process worked.” If it worked, then why did they need an additional $17 million in debt?
Letter: Not about the kids, it’s about the money
To the Editor: The editor of this paper attacked the character of those who are holding the Mitchell School District’s leadership accountable . It is now proven that they were wrong about enforcing harmful mask mandates. Studies show that the lack of oxygen impaired student’s cognitive abilities. I witnessed middle school students outside running while wearing masks during the mandate. Clearly the District’s leadership was not thinking about kids.
Letter: Mitchell Republic taking direction from global corporate media who specialize in communist propaganda
To the Editor: This is in response to the headline and the editor’s note regarding my last letter. The headline misleads the readers into believing that my point was that this paper was not communicating in regard to the hew high school project. “Propaganda is failure to communicate,” was the headline I submitted. The failure was in how the communication favors the establishment’s narrative and downplayed, if not completely ignoring, challenges to that narrative.
Letter: How Marxism has become local
Recently Luke Hagen responded to criticism that this paper is not local anymore. Yes, this paper does cover local events, but it is done based on a narrative coming from the global technocrats, which locally equates to the Chamber of Commerce in partnership with city government. Bias is about what isn’t provided to the readers. For example,this paper’s coverage of the November 21 hearing on South Dakota’s Social studies standards held in Sioux Falls did not include my testimony.
Letter: Get rid of the machines
To the Editor: This is in response to an early October propaganda piece the Mitchell Republic (MR) published that was written by South Dakota News Watch (SDNW), a non-profit that is funded by many establishment politicians, business interests, and corporate media elitists. Cast Vote Records (CVRs) was described as “documents that some electoral machines produce to show how votes were cast and by whom.” CVRs do not include the identity of the voter. That would be illegal.
Letter: The silencing of dissent
To the Editor: I noticed your online reports say, “We are part of The Trust Project.” So I did some research and found a report titled, “The Trust Project: Big Media and Silicon Valley’s Weaponized Algorithms Silence Dissent.
Letter: Call it what it is ... Marxism
To the Editor: Devlyn Brooks’ July 2 column called the overturning of the Roe vs. Wade ruling a violation of the “Great Commandment.” He said Jesus described that as loving God with “All your heart and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” and “loving your neighbor as yourself.” He then made a Marxist argument saying “Those with privilege will continue to receive reproductive care, while those without privilege will suffer the consequences…”.
Letter: Election candidate forum was just corrupt
To the Editor: The May 17 forum regarding candidates for Mitchell’s School Board was sad. It was put on by the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce and held at Dakota Wesleyan University, two entities that have the most control over what goes on in our public school. The media was in charge of putting forth questions that fit the Chamber’s establishment agenda.
Woster: Hockey - South Dakota's growing winter sport
Sometime back in the 1980s, a guy used to show up at a city park in Pierre on Sundays in winter and skate around the ice rink with a hockey stick in his hands. I’d lived my whole live in South Dakota. I’d never seen a hockey stick before. As a kid, I’d seen newspaper pictures of guys with sticks, but those guys were professionals, playing for the Bruins or Canadiens.
Guebert: In the heat of the night
Of all the daily chores my father performed on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth, the most vital to me each winter morning was his rekindling of the banked fire in the tall, round wood stove that dominated my mother’s kitchen 60 years ago. The stove was, no kidding, a Warm Morning model. It was as tall as me then and more round than my great Uncle Honey. Somehow Dad, despite his city upbringing, knew how to manage this iron maiden for maximum effect in minimum time.
Letter: Hyperinflation
To the Editor: Hyperinflation is systemic — ignore the fools’ talk about “transitory,” “supply and demand,” “temporary shortages,” etc. The economic gurus who drove the world into the current disaster are filling the pages of the Western media with wild “explanations” for the current rapidly expanding global inflation.
Letter: People should have freedom to choose vaccines
To the Editor: I would like to express my support and agreement with the actions described in the article “Judge Blocks COVID-19 vaccine rule for health workers in 10 states” which was written by Tom Hals and published on December 1st, 2021. Our president, if he gets his way, will try to make it mandatory of all health workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. I see this as a violation of the rights of Americans.
Woster: Get to living while you still can
For my birthday one morning last week, I took a drive in the country. Actually, I drove to Mitchell and back for an appointment with the young guy who is helping me keep my macular degeneration under control. So, really, all I did was keep a medical appointment. That’s what passed for birthday fun when a guy turns 78. The appointment happened at the Mabee Clinic. I have a soft spot for the name Mabee. A surgeon by that name removed a cyst from near my daughter’s eye when she was about three years old.
Letter: The vaccine narrative is the misinformation
Letters The false narrative is that we have no choice because the Delta variant is creating a pandemic among the unvaccinated, that is killing young healthy people, and that natural immunity is inferior to the vaccine, which is totally safe with no long-term side effects. Written By: Steve Sibson / Mitchell | 11:00 am, Aug.
Letter: Lindell was debunked by ... ? | The Mitchell Republic
To the Editor: This paper’s online coverage of Mike Lindell’s May 10 rally at the Corn Palace included this: “Lindell, 59, has spread the conspiracy that voting software had technology to switch votes from Trump to Joe Biden, a claim that has been thoroughly debunked.” Debunked by whom? Research shows the debunkers include the main conspirator who interfered with the 2020 election… the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Letter: Time to be real and end the deception?
To the Editor: On April 17, this paper ran a deceptive hit piece against Governor Noem written by Christopher Vondracek. He characterized Noem’s statement that the November elections were rigged as “false claims of a stolen election”.
Letter: Who is credible about the election? | The Mitchell Republic
Letters So there are many “officials” that deserve the media’s fair and balanced investigation with a mindset that says, “What if this is real?” Written By: Steve Sibson / Mitchell | 11:00 am, Mar. 27, 2021 × To the Editor: When I submitted my last letter regarding election fraud, I thought perhaps it would be cancelled.
Letter: Shadow campaign, cabal is being ignored
Letters Cabal helped steal the election Written By: Steve Sibson, of Mitchell | Feb 20th 2021 - 1pm. × (Metro Creative) EDITOR’S NOTE: The documentary referenced in this letter features numerous claims and conspiracy theories about the 2020 Election that have been repeatedly debunked by state and local officials, thrown out by the courts and contradicted by federal agencies. To the Editor: The front page of your Feb.
Letter: Misinformation about COVID-19
To the Editor: I really like Terry Woster, but I question his opinion being placed on the front page of the April 4 issue of this paper and presented as factual with the heading, “Misinformation — more deadly than the virus.” I agree with Woster it is wrong to send death threats to Dr. Anthony Fauci, but it may prove out to be very deadly to worship Fauci as god. His positions against the general public wearing masks and against using anti-malaria drugs should be challenged.
LETTER: Mitchell’s government monopolies
To the Editor: I was not surprised to read the milquetoast response this paper took to the garbage controversy. The purpose of this paper should be to protect its readers from having their freedoms attacked, not to promote the propaganda of the oligarchy that is seeking more control over our lives. When a governmental body uses its authority to seek its own monopoly, thereby eliminating free enterprise, then we have come to the end of the road to serfdom where communism lives.
LETTER: Neo-Marxism fueling Fascism
To the Editor: The media coverage of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton is a textbook example of how the masses are being manipulated. The narrative is that the shootings were caused by Trump’s racist white nationalism while the truth proves the two shooters were ideological to the Democratic left. The El Paso shooter allegedly left a manifesto that proves he was a white supremacist Trump supporter fueled by the controversy over the southern border.
Letter the editor: Art is in the eye of the beholder
To the Editor: There has been a lot of discussion in this paper regarding the arts. A couple of criticisms of the Area Community Theatre were met with a just “stay home” by James C. Van Oort. It is clear that the indoctrination he is receiving at Minnesota State University in order to earn a Masters degree in fine arts is working and he should be considered a trusted loyalist for the global ruling elite. Then this paper reported on the Rural X conference recently held in Mitchell.
LETTER: Dusty the politician
By Steve Sibson Today at 3:00 p.m. To the Editor: I'm not surprised that Rep. Dusty Johnson voted with the U.S. House of Representatives' Democrats to continue the invasion of America along the southern border. His false justification was abuse of executive power. Number one, it is within the power of the President to protect the security of this country, including borders.
LETTER: The wise go beyond smart
By Steve Sibson Today at 6:00 p.m. To the Editor: This is in rebuttal to Dr. Joel Allen's response to David Eitemiller's concern about Dr. Mohammad Qamar's Dec. 6 visit to Dakota Wesleyan University. Dr. Allen gave three reasons why it was "wise" to allow the visit. His ending argument was that DWU students were smart enough not to be converted over to Islam. Dr. Allen may not know that "smart" people may not be "wise." Wise requires the ability to discern when one is being deceived by falsehoods.
LETTER: Political dysfunction continues
In South Dakota the analysis should begin with the question of why the Democrat in the U.S. Congressional race did so poorly while the Democrat in the governor's race was very competitive. One point is that Tim Bjorkman was too honest, while Billie Sutton tried to deceptively paint himself as a conservative, tax-cutting Republican. The truth is the SD GOP establishment recently passed three major tax increases, and Sutton supported all three.
LETTER: Partisan politics is the problem
Unfortunately, Wegner went partisan and said, "South Dakota voters should take a broom to all Republican candidates." His mistake is the assumption that all Republicans are conservative free market ideologues.
Letter: The misinformed voter
The problem is what Superintendent Joseph Graves identified as confirmation bias. Only the facts that fit what the so-called experts believe are relevant. Other facts are ignored, and thereby, the public is not able to weigh their importance.Bob Mercer is probably the best South Dakota reporter at doing research and writing a balanced report. Yet he too believed Governor Daugaard's false claim that he cut $127 million from the state budget in early 2011.
Letter: The misinformed voter
The problem is what Superintendent Joseph Graves identified as confirmation bias. Only the facts that fit what the so-called experts believe are relevant. Other facts are ignored, and thereby, the public is not able to weigh their importance.Bob Mercer is probably the best South Dakota reporter at doing research and writing a balanced report. Yet he too believed Governor Daugaard's false claim that he cut $127 million from the state budget in early 2011.
LETTER: Public education's social engineering agenda
Instead, Dr. Graves argues that the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets is the proper approach "to help students resist drugs." He used the Unfiltered Reality Groups promotion of Asset 27, "Equality and Social Justice." This so-called asset was spawned from the German Frankfurt School, and resulted in the 60's Sexual Revolution and the rise of the feminist movement.
LETTER: Speaking out against corruption
I agree that IM 22 was not the solution to corruption. But neither are the District 20 legislators who voted for the unconstitutional law that reversed IM 22, as they deny seeing corruption in Pierre. They may say that because laws have been passed to legalize corruption.
LETTER: Taxing the needy to give to the greedy
Recently, this paper reported Rep. Josh Klumb's claim that he and Sen. Mike Vehle are "fiscal conservatives." Both supported massive tax increases last year. Most of that money is going to Pierre and is partly responsible for Gov. Dennis Daugaard's proposed general fund budget being $128 million higher than what was spent last year. Having not enough in the existing budget to send $56 million to public school teachers is a false claim.Last week, Gov.
LETTER: It is about control
My latest letter received much response. My trumpet blowing was not meant to be an attack, but instead a warning to victims of deception. I will continue to play that tune.David Eitemiller was correct in pointing out that "control" is the problem. I suggest saying "governmental control," to be more specific.In order to implement a "new social order," traditional values had to go. In 1949, the NEA published its goal of using the schools to change the way students think.
LETTER: Look at moral aspect of indoor pool
The weekend before the vote on the pool referendum, this paper ran a Washington Post piece that asked, "What should we call the post-millennials?" The piece disclosed the result of a MTV survey of "spunky teens" who admit they "are convinced that they must create 'a new social order' " as "their place in a rapidly evolving world."In the same issue was a letter to the editor from Tevyn Waddell, a local teen who advocated voting yes on the pool referendum.
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