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Rufer: Hypocrite Democrats
Letter To The Editor

From Gene Rufer 

Monroe

To the Editor:

The DNC was a great occasion to see just how big of hypocrites the democrats are. First, people needed ID to get into the convention center but shouldn’t need one to vote? They built not just 1 fence but 2 to protect themselves from the outsiders but say we don’t need a border fence? They had hundreds of USSS, local, state and federal police for their protection but want to defund the police for the protection of normal tax paying Americans?

Rachel Maddow said it all after the convention ended. She was saying that Kamala was basically president now and will continue to be a great president! Smart Americans knew for years now, that Biden wasn’t making any decisions while just being a puppet for the left.

If she is running things now, why isn’t the border protected already? Why do we have to wait until day 1 for her to do something? Why do we have to wait for her to work on inflation, when it is their regime that is causing the expensive fuel prices that caused inflation? It was their policy that cut drilling causing expensive oil and fuel, which caused food prices and everything we buy to explode. Almost everything we buy is transported from manufacturer to warehouse to store, using lots of fuel. Well, the trucker and retailer are going to pass those costs on to someone, which is the consumer.

The Democrats aren’t the only hypocrites but the main stream news is also. In June when president Trump proposed “no tax on tips” CBS news criticized the policy as awful and expensive. Forward 2 months when Harris copied Trumps policy CBS thought it was such a wonderful idea. One would think they’d realize everything these days is recorded somewhere and their lies can be found out.

One problem is the “main stream media” because they are the biggest hypocrites. They report 80% negative for Trump and 80% positive for the democrats. Even though her communist policies would bankrupt America and take all our freedom away. I’m sure anyone with any assets will welcome some of their net worth taken away so someone unwilling to work can benefit from your hard work. Trumps policies helped Americans for 4 years and the democrats took it all away.

Remember that when you go vote on November 5. Trump is using “common sense” which the democrats don’t use!

Dombeck: Kick Coal and Fossil Gas to the Curb at Edgewater
Letter To The Editor

Nathan Dombeck 

Janesville

To the Editor:

Coming in first place sounds great, doesn’t it? Beloit has earned a dubious gold medal for 2023: the city with the most polluted regional air.

This is not the fault of Beloit citizens. The blame for this can be placed squarely at the feet of ungreedy and uncaring utility companies and a Public Service Commission (PSC) that is bizarrely willing to look the other way when community health and natural resources are concerned.

Alliant Energy runs the foul, coal-powered, pollutant belching Edgewater plant. They promised to close it by 2022 — but we all know how utilities keep their promises.

Oops, it’s still open; and now is planned to be converted to a natural gas-powered facility. The PSC is planning to allow this to happen.

Natural gas is methane, and it’s anything but natural. It’s a super-pollutant, prone to escape into the atmosphere even during normal operations, and is estimated to have up to 30x the heat trapping ability of everyone’s favorite villain, CO2.

This is a backwards decision, especially when clean energy generation is cheaper and easier than ever, as prices for solar panels and batteries fall precipitously. We have the resources and the will to do better, but not the deep pockets of the fossil fuel industry, so if you can: speak out, use your voice, and protest against this attack on the citizens of Rock County and wider Wisconsin.