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Opinion

Searching for book deal with agent anxiety

Columns

Some years ago, I got the idea of putting together a book of my collected works. A publisher is needed to embark upon such an adventure, and in order to get a publisher you need a literary agent. After a few timid excursions on the stormy Sea of Literacy, I came into contact with Mitch, a ...

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Editorials

THUMBS UP NU schools teaming up with St. James, Madelia on gymnastics Thursday, the New Ulm School board approved an application for cooperative sponsorship that would join New Ulm’s gymnastics program with St. James and Madelia’s program. Superintendent Sean Koster explained that New ...

Struggling with the meaning of semantics

Letters

To the editor: I have recently become enraptured with the idea of semantics and meaning and have ended up wondering if we can communicate anything accurately. Recently, I purchased the book titled “Semantics, Pragmatics, Philosophy-a journey through meaning” that delves into the idea of ...

Halloween reads from the children’s room

Columns

It’s less than a week away from Halloween. I loved the night as a child. I loved all the preparation that went into finding or making the perfect costume for trick-or-treating each year. As a young mother I think I had even more fun dressing my children for their school parties and a night of ...

Observing National Friends of the Library Week

Columns

By October 19-25 is National Friends of Libraries Week. It is a chance for libraries throughout the United States to recognize the contributions of their Friends of Libraries groups to their communities. New Ulm Public Library is grateful to have an active group of library Friends who support ...

‘A miracle in the desert’

Letters

To the editor: I am so grateful that President Trump is our president.  His many successes in less than 10 months fill me with pride and optimism for the future. His latest accomplishment of brokering peace in Gaza and the Middle East has been labeled historic and remarkable by leaders from ...