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THUMBS UP Public hearing on ‘shotgun-only’ status well attended On Wednesday, the Brown County Law Enforcement Center training room was full of firearm enthusiasts sharing their opinions on the “shotgun-only” status of Brown County at public hearing. The Minnesota Legislature ...

St. Patrick’s Day with plenty of blarney

Columns

Sons and daughters of Erin in New Ulm will celebrate their Irish heritage on Tuesday, March 17, with the 61st annual New Ulm St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade, the oldest continuous St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Minnesota, will start at 5 p.m. at Third South and Minnesota Street and ...

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Thumbs up A well attended public hearing on counties “shotgun-only” status On Wednesday, the Brown County Law Enforcement Center training room was full of firearm enthusiasts sharing their opinions on the “shotgun-only” status of Brown County at public hearing. The Minnesota ...

Personal bucket list changes with the passage of time

Columns

It’s rare when a movie sums up a concept so well that it becomes applied to the lives of almost everyone. One example from almost 20 years ago was The Bucket List, a good story about two old men who want to live out a set of dreams before they kick the bucket. I’d never thought in terms ...

GOP leadership downplays anti-Muslim hate

Letters

To the editor: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) recently posted on social media that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” Similarly, in February, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) wrote on X: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” House Speaker ...

Minneapolis deaths sad and unnecessary

Letters

To the editor: I read with detached bemusement the recent diatribe, “What is happening to our democracy?” Let’s look at what happened in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. The Biden administration’s immigration policy allowed an open border that ushered in millions of ...