It is soon to be Christmas. Merry Christmas! If we were in the British Isles, I’d wish you a happy Christmas. I’ve always been partial to wishing a blessed Christmas. Regardless, may you have a day with warmth and some time with those close to you. “Merry” is not a word we use ...
Dear Heloise: You always advocate for recycling, reusing and making every effort to help our planet. So, I thought you might like to remind your readers during this gift-giving season to save packing materials and reuse them if and when they have a need to mail something. All that bubble wrap, ...
Dear Annie: It’s that time of year again and I dread having people ask me to celebrate the holidays with them. I haven’t celebrated a holiday in 20 years. For me, the holidays are full of misery. I lost my entire family during the holidays. Add to that, I made some mistakes that led to my ...
To the editor: I attended the Dec. 13 town hall meeting at the New UIm Library with Senator Dahms and Representative Torkelson. I was curious to hear the issues people have concerns about. I missed a chance to bring up an issue of interest concerning people with disabilities, but it’s not a ...
To the editor: Recently Sen. Dick Durbin rallied his party to allow illegals to serve our country honorably in exchange for US Citizenship, an attempt to drive up military recruiting. Two sinister events come to my mind. Nidal Hasan, a Palestinian-American mass shooter of Fort Hood. The ...
To the editor: We here in South Central Minnesota probably don’t think much about global ruling. Even so the United Nation, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, the European Union and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation all have global ruling in ...