[Opinion] Here is what it would take for me to join a No Kings rally (Opinion)

Letter: The No Kings Rally showed what democracy looks like

To the editor, Saturday, Oct.18, found my wife and I traveling to Valley City from our farm south of Nome to join in the “No Kings Rally.” After being told by House Speaker Mike Johnson that the crowd would consist of anti-American, Hamas supporting terrorists, we were filled with trepidation and concern. Our minds were filled with scenes of violence and debauchery. Maybe Central Avenue would be ablaze. Perhaps the bakery would be being looted b…

Here is what it would take for me to join a No Kings rally (Opinion)

To all those who wrote me personally or sent a letter to the editor about my October 19th column, I’m glad you attended the No Kings rally. You’re right; the protest did succeed in providing participants a sense of community and a platform to voice concerns about Trump’s abuse of power. The flawed optics, however, obscured the protest’s vital message and hardened the hearts of Trump supporters as I feared it would. In the future, protests agains…