A mid-19th-century book titled “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” aptly captures the craziness of the Trumpian turn in recent politics — from QAnon and white supremacy to the falsities of Trump’s pronouncements and rallies.

Thanks, letter writer Don Strasser (Free Press, Feb. 21) for disclosing uncomfortable truth: Many Republicans support “white nationalists, ‘Christian’ nationalists, anti-Semites, fascists and gullible QAnon loonies.”

I wonder if anyone else has noticed the distinct lack of attention being given to the great leader of peace and love, Martin Luther King Jr., during these times of upheaval in our country.

I taught for a number of years with recent letter writer John S. I found him to be a kind and pleasant man.

Republican leaders are in a quandary. Their party is hemorrhaging voters as the population grows. Only 25% of voters identify as Republicans. Congressional Republicans face a choice.

The video series "Amplifying Black Voices," created by the mother-son duo Mason Bultje and Laura Riness, is giving Mankato and the surrounding area a fresh opportunity to begin to understand the Black reality right here and now in our own neighborhood.

As a hospice chaplain, I regularly talked with people in their last few months of life. They usually did not fear death, but they did fear the suffering involved with the dying process.

Each year in January we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and are then made aware of the importance of the peaceful methods advocated by Rev. King for the accomplishment of racial equality.

Mr. Bob Jentges' letter, published Wednesday, misses the point.

For common citizens, behavior is regulated by laws. The enactment and application of those laws are guided by our Constitution. Unfortunately, two good lawyers can take a phrase from the Constitution and interpret it two completely different ways.

When a business wants to save money, it avoids middlemen. Buying directly saves money since the middlemen do not take a cut.

A cautionary tale of the second impeachment trial of a president:

Thank you for publishing “Firearms Frenzy” in the Feb. 7 edition. Tim Krohn’s insightful article was sobering indeed.

The government of Minnesota is supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Now it is of Tim Walz, by Tim Walz and for Tim Walz.

On Saturday, the United States Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection that took place Jan. 6. By doing so, 43 Republican senators are complicit in releasing the dogs of hate and violence into our midst.

My pedigree in the Republican Party of Minnesota runs deep. All the way back to a precinct caucus in February 1974 held in a farm kitchen in rural Goodhue County.

Don’t let the flavor fool you.

The recent My View “Solving the vaping problem among young people” lays out essential reasoning as to the reason there needs to be restriction on flavoring for e-cigarettes.

In the "How They Voted" section of The Free Press I used to see representatives from both parties crossing the party line and voting for what they presumably thought was best for their constituents.

What is wrong with these people? Week after week leads to year after year. I, like many others have been asking this same question. All this stuff, yet millions still loyally follow him.

The vaccination pilot program at Dakota Meadows was top notch.

The Minneapolis VA is doing a super job getting COVID shots to us vets. I got mine last Saturday. In and out in 35 minutes, which included waiting