To the editor: Frequent writer Keith Klawitter asks why there is a disconnect by farmers from the DFL (Democratic/Farmer/Laborer) party. The simple answer is the Democrat party has left the farmer behind long ago. In fact, I think the “DFL” is only used by Minnesota Democrats. Farmers ...
To the Editor: I know someone who’s taken offense with my constantly condemning the former president with all of the reasons why he should never be President again. Yes, that’s Mr. Fear and Division who has no business even to be this close as the Republican nominee for that office. If ...
I attended a Southwest Minnesota State University Gold College class this past week that went all the way back to my childhood. Bill Palmer gave a very comprehensive lecture on the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975. It included video clips of events such as Operation Rolling Thunder, Search and ...
To the editor: It’s a well-known fact that the former President is covetous of attention, and the truth needn’t get in his way of taking credit for anything and everything that could elevate him in his supporters’ eyes. Remember John F. Kennedy’s famous quote: “Ask not what your ...
To the editor: Some caring Americans want us to know that the great majority of people attempting to enter our country are not criminals. Whether that is true or not does not matter to those who have lost loved ones to migrant crime and fentanyl death — and the odds of that happening are ...
To the editor: We wish to publicly congratulate each of the area law enforcement members who were recently awarded medals for their capture of an Iowa man in 2023, suspected of the tragic murder of an Iowa police officer. This award reminded us that any given day could be a matter of life ...