LETTER to the editor: Support your local hospital

To the editor:

I read the recent article about the prospects of Essentia moving to Cloquet, into the Applebee’s and its neighboring buildings. I am not in favor of this at all.

Now saying that competition is good, I must say that our Cloquet hospital has done so much to make it what it is for our community and we must support it. I am so proud of our hospital and it just keeps getting better.

I am not in favor of the bigger businesses such as Amazon and Walmart just getting bigger and forcing out our smaller local businesses. Go on Amazon and get a quart of oil just because you save a nickel and it’s shipped free, and pretty soon Main Streets will be ghost towns just like the shopping malls you see.

My choice for Applebee’s is a Culver’s restaurant. They are very well liked with their excellent food, and they have plenty of room there.

It’s up to us when we make choices, because we live with them for a long time.

Thank you.

Jim Nelson, Cloquet