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In hunting season, ponder the solemnity of death
November 14, 2012 A couple Saturdays ago, I was returning a bale rack to buddy Greg Roiger. The day fit the description of “November” — overcast, low clouds, chill on the landscap. more »»
Honor and support our veterans
November 11, 2012 Today is Veterans Day. Since Veterans Day will be observed on Monday, we have two days this year to honor our veterans. more »»
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
November 10, 2012 Levy referendum THUMBS UP: The efforts of the ISD 88 Vote Yes committee proved effective this year, and the district’s levy referendum request of $575 per pupil unit was approved in Tuesday’s voting. more »»
DFL in control at State Capitol
November 9, 2012 The national election may have preserved the status quo, with Obama still in the White House, and the House and Senate split between the Republicans and Democrats, but here in Minnesota the politica... more »»
The lesson of the last four years
November 8, 2012 Four more years? We hope not. Four more years of partisan bickering, of stonewalling, of focusing on 2016 instead of right now will not serve this country well. more »»
Thanks to ISD 88 Vote Yes committee
November 7, 2012 As this editorial is being written, the polls are still open and the votes await accountin. more »»
Local votes count
November 6, 2012 Confusion or apathy about the marquee race on today’s ballots should not keep voters from making their way to polling places in order to decide races much closer to home. more »»
Campaigning is loud, voting is quiet
November 5, 2012 For all the hooting and hollering that leads up to an election, for all the shrill campaign ads and voluble campaign speeches, the act of voting is very quiet indeed. more »»
Get out and vote Tuesday
November 4, 2012 There are so many great reasons to vote this coming Tuesday — to support your favorite candidates, to have your say on controversial issues like the marriage amendment or the voter ID amendment, to... more »»
Amendment backers lack faith in the constitution
November 4, 2012 I have serious objections to the proposed Marriage Amendment to Minnesota’s Constitution. But, it’s not for the reasons you would likely expect. more »»
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
November 3, 2012 GPS for stalkers THUMBS UP: Ramsey County is conducting a pilot project that we think has great potential for counties across the state. more »»
We keep sending them back
November 2, 2012 It is one of the conundrums of politics. As much as people complain about Congress, most senators and representatives get re-elected, year after yea. more »»
Referendum levy will go for students
November 2, 2012 Election day, Nov. 6, is fast approaching. Local residents have received information from the school district via regular mail or insert materials in the New Ulm Journa. more »»
Support high court incumbents
November 1, 2012 Most voters know who they want to vote for, and why, when the step into the voting booth. Then they come to the judicial selections. more »»
Voter ID makes it easy to vote, hard to cheat
November 1, 2012 With the exception of several of the United States, every industrialized democracy requires ID to vote. Fraud is everywhere in modern life. more »»
Flawed amendment won’t actually fix voter fraud
November 1, 2012 When you place a constitutional amendment on the ballot, you better be sure it does what it claims. All the i’s must be dotted and the t’s crossed. more »»
Storm big enough to push campaign off front pages
October 31, 2012 We don’t know exactly how they categorize major storms, but any storm big enough to put a crimp in the US presidential campaign has to be as big as they ge. more »»
Harvest shouldn't be that easy
October 31, 2012 So. That was easy. Harvest went fast. Too fast. My entire identity is wrapped up in combining in miserable weather with balky machines. more »»
Wellstone might be making a difference
October 30, 2012 Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that took the life of Sen. Paul Wellstone. more »»
Vote yes to preserve marriage definition in Minnesota
October 30, 2012 The debate over the definition of marriage has unfolded across America for several years, and is the subject of the proposed amendment on the November ballot to preserve marriage in Minnesota. more »» |
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