Thank you Brainerd Lakes Area Indivisible for organizing the peaceful event that drew 2,500 on Saturday, Oct. 18. Volunteers guided people where to stand and to not obstruct parking or traffic. Congrats to the Crosby area for having their own action. The organizer there counted 250 attendees. Nationwide there were 2,700 protests and seven million citizens. Not an insignificant number as Trump claimed.

I proudly held our U.S. Flag, despite the Republican messages about this being a “hate America rally.” We were there to express our frustration about the current administration’s policies.

The tariffs are hurting our farmers and businesses. Tariffs force prices up and Trump promised to bring down prices, he has failed to do that. Democrats are working to keep health care affordable and Amer

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