To the editor: How disappointing to read Rep. Paul Torkelson’s letter to the editor (4-06-23). What a perfect example of gridlock to blame the other party rather than display the leadership we need in addressing the nursing home crisis. If Rep. Torkelson really was concerned about our ...

To the editor: The sudden news of the possible transfer of the Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Indian Community was shocking. However, it is not the first time that a Minnesota State Property (State Park, Memorial, Scenic Reserve, or Wayside) has been transferred. There have ...

To the Editor: Recently, Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm and told reporters that she wants to do something to help nursing homes in this state. To that news, I have a simple response: thank you. More than 1.3 million Minnesotans are aged 65 or older, and ...

To the editor: Thank you, thank you, thank you to the person who returned my phone and wallet on Wednesday afternoon at the Dollar Tree. Apparently my wallet with my cell phone fell out of my car, an angel found it and turned it into the Dollar Tree Store. It is wonderful to know that there ...

To the editor: As many of you know, our long term care nursing home, Oak Hills, has been experiencing financial struggles for a while now, as have many outstate LTC facilities, for various reasons. My dad has needed to be at a skilled nursing home facility since June 2022 and we were happy he ...

To the editor: I see in the March 30, 2023 issue of the New Ulm Journal an article titled “Bills call for transferring ownership of State Park to Upper Sioux.” Before rushing to do that, one needs to first understand what took place there in 1862 during the US – Dakota War, and why it ...