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Thumbs Up Outdoor music events return The return of the summer season also means the return of outdoor concerts. The New Ulm Municipal Band held its first German Park performance of the summer Wednesday. The municipal band will continue to hold Wednesday night concerts in German Park ...

Make rulings based on law, not Trump

Letters

To the editor: It is becoming increasingly obvious every day that the current U.S. Supreme Court does not care about the Constitution or the rule of law. They only care about delivering decisions based on the desires of Donald Trump. For some historical perspective the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Work together rather than spreading hate

Letters

To the editor: Beware of what you say. It can cause extremists to attempt assassinations. Let’s start with Elon Musk. He did no damage to our government. His job was to point out waste and fraud and he did. Brad Finstad is doing a great job in Washington D. C. that he was elected to do as ...

A musical for all seasons

Columns

NEW ULM - The New Ulm Film Society continues its musical film series with a movie that fits into every season. The film society will screen 1944’s “Meet Me in St. Louis,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 in the New Ulm Public Library. “Meet Me in St. Louis” was adapted from a series of ...

Re-evaluate Center/Garden intersection project

Columns

In the City of New Ulm and Brown County in 2029 or 2030,the City of New Ulm will undertake a significant road construction project to reconfigure the intersection of Center Street and Garden street. Although, safety is the identified reason for this project, convenience and congestion are the ...

Addressing the Sons of Norway

Columns

I was recently asked to speak at a meeting of a secret society. I was surprised when they invited me as it’s widely known that I can’t keep a secret. My wife and I went to an innocuous building located in the midst of a sleepy college town. We descended a set of concrete stairs that led ...