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Letters to the editor: Change is healthy in politics

U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, a Republican from Wyoming, once spoke on the Senate floor, referring to bipartisanship in applying an 80/20 rule. Enzi understood that receiving 80 percent of something was better than 100 percent of nothing. The 20 percent was the amount that was to be advocated for later. Minnesota needs more bipartisanship action to elevate the state’s innovation that led the nation and enacted change throughout each sector and industry.

When elected officials are rehired through elections or appointments, the seasonal change becomes stagnant in that season. Change is a critical part of...