I attended a Southwest Minnesota State University Gold College class this past week that went all the way back to my childhood. Bill Palmer gave a very comprehensive lecture on the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975. It included video clips of events such as Operation Rolling Thunder, Search and ...
To the editor: It’s a well-known fact that the former President is covetous of attention, and the truth needn’t get in his way of taking credit for anything and everything that could elevate him in his supporters’ eyes. Remember John F. Kennedy’s famous quote: “Ask not what your ...
To the editor: Some caring Americans want us to know that the great majority of people attempting to enter our country are not criminals. Whether that is true or not does not matter to those who have lost loved ones to migrant crime and fentanyl death — and the odds of that happening are ...
To the editor: We wish to publicly congratulate each of the area law enforcement members who were recently awarded medals for their capture of an Iowa man in 2023, suspected of the tragic murder of an Iowa police officer. This award reminded us that any given day could be a matter of life ...
Dear Heloise: Many years ago, I discovered that when I donated, I would receive requests from a number of other groups several weeks later -- some that even advocated for the same kind of “causes.” Sometimes I could follow the progression because a mistake had been made in my name and ...
Dear Annie: I am the mother of two wonderful sons, both married to equally wonderful women. While I am grateful for the love and partnership they have found, I can wholeheartedly relate to the sentiments shared in “One Grieving Grandmother to Another.” Both of my daughters-in-law are ...