![DAVID JOLES �\u20AC� djoles@startribune.com -April 8, 2011- Minneapolis, MN- : The Minnesota Twins home opener of 2011 against Oakland Athletcis. In this photo:] F-16 fighters planes fly over Target Field before the start of the game.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HJDPTI4SQO66LPURJN66PDA5CY.jpg?&w=1080)
The Twins are back, this time with a few image problems
It is interesting how in the shadow of a federal shutdown, the Air National Guard, funded by our tax dollars, had enough money to do a flyover of the Twins' home opener.
This waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars in a time when the state is $5 billion dollars in debt needs to be highly scrutinized, and someone must be accountable. When the Twins pay for their own stadium without taxpayer assistance, they can have all the flyovers they want.
Until then, use the pilots, aircraft and fuel for something that deals with national security.
SCOTT ENGLE, PLYMOUTH
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I am writing out of frustration. My husband is a soldier in the Minnesota National Guard and was given the opportunity to be on the field for the flag-bearing ceremony at the Twins home opener, a once-in-a-lifetime event.
However, he was offered no seat for the game, no standing-room option, no offer to even purchase seats in the farthest reaches of the stadium -- and, therefore, no opportunity for at least one family member to share in the experience.
When we found out about the opportunity, we tried to log on and buy tickets as any regular fan would have expected to do. But with all the website problems, it took us more than four hours to find out that none were available.
