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Letter to the editor: C-Span brings the government to people
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From LaVern F. Isely

Monroe

To the editor:

When you want to find out what's going on at City Hall, you have to read the Classified section in the paper. It's always about a month late but what goes on is there. I attended a Council meeting and suggested that they televise the Council meetings like Janesville does and then we could watch the Council meetings and some of the committee meetings right at home. I told them as long as we're paying the bills, we might as well know what's going on.

TDS was at the Home Expo and they had a special package of cable TV and landline phone, which I took advantage of. After that, I told a Council member that I'm ready to watch the Council meetings when they get them on, as well as C-Span that televises what goes on down in Washington, D.C., as well as worldwide issues.

C-Span televised a get-together down in Washington on tax day, April 15, concerning why President Donald Trump doesn't release his federal income tax returns. There were 25,000 in Washington protesting and marching, as well as other groups around the country. Trump said no one really cares if he shows them or not.

Well, 53 percent of voters do care. Evidently, he has something to cover up. Probably his Russian connection. Since he's borrowed money from many countries around the world to run his many investments around the world, we don't know if they're profitable or not. Hopefully, these facts come out before he runs for his second term in office but it's doubtful because he said he still won't show them.

When C-Span covered the two-hour meeting on television, which consisted of many people giving speeches as well as three Democratic legislators - Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Maxine Waters, and Rep. Jamie Raskin - talking about why everyone should pay their income tax because it means you have a job and you're making money. The beautiful part of C-Span is you can go to their website and get replays.

C-Span reported Canada made Malala Yousfazai an honorary citizen and the talk she gave afterwards. It was the sixth time that Canada honored a foreigner. Her speech consisted of her trips around the world to promote peace.