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Opinion

America, the land of the free?

Letters

To the editor: Horrifying does not even begin to describe what’s happening in Minnesota. ICE is charged with enforcing immigration laws inside the U.S. They do not have the legal authority to civilly detain American citizens. And yet, our people are being detained, threatened and ...

What are Democrat priorities?

Letters

To the editor: Looks like Minnesota is again on the map for all the wrong reasons. The shooting of Renee Good should have never happened and both parties will spin the narrative as they want to. But now we have riots again in the state, and protesters are following lCE Agents all over and ...

What’s missing from ICE conversation? Dialogue

Columns

Right now, Minnesota is in the national spotlight, and not for good reasons. First, because our state government failed to stop massive fraud. Then because federal immigration enforcement drew national attention, protests, and tragedy. These operations removed dangerous criminals from our ...

A Catholic call to conscience on immigration

Letters

To the editor: As Catholics within or from New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, and surrounding areas, we are deeply disturbed and saddened by current immigration enforcement actions taking place within our state and by the lack of a public response from our parish leaders. We are also disappointed by ...

Prevention worth more than the cure

Letters

To the Editor: In response to Rep. Paul Torkelson’s letter printed Jan. 13, thank you and Sen. Gary Dahms for holding town meetings with prior notification of your schedule. Our federal representatives could take a lesson! In my accounting background, I learned of fraud prevention — ...

Trump’s distraction methods

Letters

To the editor: Trump is hoping everyone is distracted from his disastrous 2025 Budget Bill that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits over the next decade leaving millions without health insurance. 11.8 million Americans will lose health ...