LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not exactly something to boast about

What a claim to fame - the city of Bemidji’s two liquor stores had a profit of $772,079 in 2014. Meanwhile, we are all aware of our neighbors, namely our homeless population, battling their addictions. The caring members of the Nameless Coalition for the Homeless are also doing battle with the city over the location of a shelter for chronic alcoholics and for relief from the $896 in permit fees.
Let’s hope this information was shared with National Geographic when they visited our fair city to ask us, “What is best about Bemidji?” Let’s be sure to get our name of the map of cities along the Mississippi River for a better reason than liquor sales.
Kathy Eggers
Bemidji