Vance Opperman

Vance K. Opperman is owner and CEO of MSP Communications, which publishes Twin Cities Business.

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Open Letter: Is It 1929 Yet?

Open Letter: Is It 1929 Yet?

To: Mr. Andrew Ross Sorkin The New York Times 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Dear Mr. Sorkin: History records epochal moments by reference to dates; 1066, 1776, 1914,
O, Canada

O, Canada

To: Ms. Beth Richardson Consul General of Canada 701 Fourth Ave. S. Suite 900 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Dear Consul General Richardson: The current administration has been attacking Canada, but we
Business to Business: Vote Harris

Business to Business: Vote Harris

Dear Business Reader: We are leaders in our communities and are responsible for jobs and careers. Normally, business and politics make for uncomfortable bedfellows, but this presidential election is an
OMG—Not in Louisiana!

OMG—Not in Louisiana!

To: Gov. Jeff Landry 900 N. Third St. Baton Rouge, LA 7080 Dear Gov Landry: You recently signed a law requiring every public K–12 and college classroom to display a
Rethinking I-94: Don’t Fill the Trench

Rethinking I-94: Don’t Fill the Trench

To: Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger Minnesota Department of Transportation 395 John Ireland Boulevard St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Dear Commissioner Daubenberger: When you are sitting in the long parking lot that I-94
Mythical Beast

Mythical Beast

To: Madam President White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Madam President: A female president! Nikki Haley has predicted that the next president of the United States
Illiteracy Über Alles

Illiteracy Über Alles

To: Ms. Suzanne Nossel, CEO PEN America 588 Broadway Suite 303 New York, NY 10012 Dear Ms. Nossel: This should be an easy open letter to you because book burning
MRGA: Make Republicans Great Again

MRGA: Make Republicans Great Again

To: Chairman David Hann Republican Party of Minnesota 7400 Metro Boulevard Suite 424 Edina, Minnesota 55439 Dear Chairman Hann, It’s been a rough year for your organization; heck, it’s been
Paying Your Fair Share!

Paying Your Fair Share!

To: The Honorable Tim Walz Office of Governor 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Dear Gov. Walz: It is that time
The Sigmund Freud Question

The Sigmund Freud Question

To: Dr. Michael Krass, President Contemporary Freudian Society 26 Court St. Suite 1412 Brooklyn, New York 11242 Dear Dr. Michael Krass: March was National Women’s History Month, and this issue