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THUMBS UP Capt. Bianchi finally laid to rest Last Friday, New Ulm and several other Minnesota communities celebrated the return of Medal of Honor recipient Captain Willbald Bianchi’s remains to New Ulm Minnesota, over 80 years after his death. His remains arrived by plane at ...

A tale of two countries

Letters

To the editor: Imagine two mythical countries with the same problem: many non-citizen immigrants within their borders.  In Country B, one party gains power with lies about the immigrants —  “criminals!” (crime rate actually lower than the general population) and “welfare ...

Sweeping up the ladybugs

Columns

Pam and I have a nice house. It’s one of those old farmhouses that’s been remodeled a hundred different ways. Since the kids left, it’s just Pam and me. And a few thousands of ladybugs. Several times a day, I go around the house sweeping ladybugs into a dustpan and tossing them outside. ...

Congressional Republicans fail to protect the BWCA

Columns

Minnesota’s Republican members of Congress — Pete Stauber, Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach, and Tom Emmer — supported H.J. Res. 140, overturning protections for over 234,000 acres just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) in Minnesota, thereby opening the door to ...

May is National Stroke Awareness Month

Columns

When stroke happens, minutes matter. Similar to how a heart attack blocks blood flow to the heart, a stroke happens when a clot or broken blood vessel stops or limits blood flow to the brain – a brain attack. The American Heart Association reports that for every minute during an untreated ...

Be careful during planting season

Editorials

It’s that time of the year again — planting season. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds us that Motorists traveling Minnesota roadways this spring should watch for large farm equipment moving between farms and fields for planting season, according to the Minnesota ...