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Opinion

Under pressure

Columns

We all have pressure in our lives. Too much pressure can be disastrous, but the same can be said about too little. I have a family member who has been experiencing pressure problems for the past several years. OK, so she technically isn’t an actual family member or even a human being. But ...

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Editorials

THUMBS UP Oktoberfest is back October is here and that means New Ulm is ready to celebrate Oktoberfest. For the first weekend, the fun will be centered around downtown New Ulm. As with last year, a green artificial turf will be placed on Minnesota Street. There will be an increase in food ...

Don’t add your name to the Trump list

Letters

To the editor: Corey Comperatore, Peter Navarro, Michael Cohen, Ashli Babbit, Roger Stone, Rudy Guiliani, Steve Bannon, Allen Weisselberg, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates If you do not recognize these names, look them up. These people have: 1.) killed, 2.) imprisoned, 3.) bankrupted, 4.) ...

The little boy who cried (wolf)

Letters

To the Editor: Everyone knows the story of the little boy who cried wolf. After so many lies and false alarms, when a wolf actually appeared, the people of the village, having grown numb to his litany of lies, failed to respond to a perceived false alarm, and the little boy regretted, too ...

Celebrating Public Power Week

Letters

To the editor: We all know the benefits of shopping locally — it keeps money in the local economy, which helps support local jobs, services and community development. Did you know these same benefits apply to buying electricity locally? If you live in New Ulm, you are served by a ...