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Opinion

Sharing the gift of reunions

Columns

My Magical Mystery Nostalgia Tour has come to an end. It’s time to return to the present time. Which isn’t that great. But it’s all we got. Pam accuses me of being a serial nostalgic. She’s right. The longer-ago memories are, the more enjoyable they are to retrieve. One definition ...

Look at all the trouble she is in

Letters

To the editor: America being invaded by illegal immigrants. Biden and Harris administration in 3 1/2 years and 14 million illegal immigrants invading the US border. In the Trump administration Trump had the most secure border in his four-year term as president and the most secure border in ...

Right into foul territory

Letters

To the Editor: It’s not surprising that a right-wing zealot would accuse media of being “in bed with Harris/Walz” since the right is anxious to get into people’s bedrooms across the sexual spectrum. As for accusing Harris/Walz of being “radical left-wing liberals,” their moderate ...

Legends of the Iron Range

Columns

Editor’s note: Jerry is taking some time off. Here is one of his past columns from his Oldies But Goodies file. Mesabi is the Ojibwa word for giant. Mesabi is also the name given to a range of iron-rich hills in northern Minnesota, knolls that the Ojibwa believed held a sleeping giant. ...

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Editorials

THUMBS UP Street Department quickly cleans up storm debris Thursday afternoon’s storm hit hard and fast, leaving debris scattered throughout New Ulm. There were few sections of the city without a down tree or branch laying in the road. Fortunately, the streets were not blocked for long. ...

Do the right thing when it comes to the Farm Bill

Columns

Last December, I noticed a deposit of $3,089.80 in our checking account. What a nice Christmas gift. It was a payment from the Farm Service Agency. I dug in my memory to recall that months ago I filled out an application for a PARP payment based on some combination of farm income, yields, ...