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Supporting Ullery for city council

I am writing this Letter of Recommendation of support for Ward 4 write-in candidate, Sue Ullery, to the New Ulm City Council. While serving on the ISD 88 school board for 12 years, Sue demonstrated the following skills/talents: (A) The ability to be an active listener prior to making an informed decision. (B) A consensus builder while working with different stakeholders. (C) The ability to communicate complex issues to a diverse audience. Sue Ullery has been a resident of the New Ulm area for 38 years during which she has served the community in several ways. She understands the ...

Supporting well qualified woman on the ballot

I tuned in to the New Ulm League of Women Voters District 15 Candidate Forum recently. There was quite a contrast between the two Senate candidates in Andrea Boettger and Braxton Seifert. Boettger has accomplished much in her 47 years while Seifert is just getting started as a 21-year-old. Boettger was well spoken and showed that she has done the homework in preparation for representing us in the Minnesota Senate. She has excelled as the President of the very active and forward-looking New Ulm City Council. She is on the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities ...

ICE violence is costly

Violence spirals more violence. Authentic good will inspires good will. What is sown is reaped. Our president has engaged us in Epic Fury in the middle east, a region where cyclic fury and revenge have been epic for centuries. The ICE surge brought violence against neighbors in our communities and deeply harmed Minnesota’s local economies. The cost ($43 billion and $75 billion, respectively) accelerated our debt to $40 trillion, all this leaving a legacy of spiraling debt and cyclic violence for our grandchildren. Tariffs and the blockage of trade through the Strait of Hormuz are ...

Endorsing Ullery for city council

I am pleased to endorse Sue Ullery as a city council candidate representing Ward 4. I have known Sue as a co-worker and friend. She listens to the concerns of others, understands the challenges facing New Ulm, and treats people with respect. As a school board member for 12 years, Sue dealt with complex issues and diverse opinions. At the Brown Count Historical Society and New Ulm Public Library, Sue used her communication skills and abilities to work as part of a team to again serve the public. Sue would be an accessible representative for Ward 4, welcoming input from New Ulm ...

Remove Trump before he sinks ships

President Donald Trump is too dangerous to be the leader of the Country. I’ve tolerated a lot from this President. That ends here. My son lives in San Diego. There is a huge military presence with San Diego being home to Naval Base San Diego with 70,000 civilians and active service members in the area. L.A. is the second most populous city in the USA. It has a huge container port that is extremely important for the western USA. It is also home of the U.S. Space Force’s Command Headquarters. Neither city is expendable. My son is not expendable. 70,000 civilians and active service ...

Seek constructive solutions to high gas prices

Suspending Big Oil from their biofuel blending obligations as proposed by Stephen Moore (“Three easy ways to reduce pain at the pump,” Oct. 1) would not bring down fuel prices. Instead, it would increase prices at the pump and further pad the pockets of refiners that are making record profits as families struggle. Ethanol is the lowest-priced source of octane available. A 2025 report by a petroleum refining expert found that, if ethanol was removed from the U.S. gasoline pool, replacing its current octane contribution with refinery octane would increase refining cost and the ...