1. United States
2. Minn.
3. Letter

I'm really offended by the statement from your office that community members who met at East High School last Saturday were "paid agitators." Several great families I know used this as an opportunity to teach their kids about civic engagement. You could have been a part of such civil conversations if you had accepted the invitation. That you didn't isn't surprising, and might have been fine, but there is no reason to malign ordinary Minnesotans as "paid agitators." I challenge you to actually produce some evidence that this is the case.