THUMBS DOWN The loss of Denny Warta The death of Denny Warta Wednesday is a monumental loss for the New Ulm community. Few other people were as heavily involved in the community as Warta or could claim a greater influence. Warta‘s greatest strength was collecting people. He knew how to ...
Many hearts are bleeding today. Denny Warta — who died just shy of his 98th birthday—had many friends. His circle included the young and the old, the famous and the unknown, the rich and the struggling. A Nobel prize winner and a nomad, a Native American chief and a new immigrant, a ...
To the editor: In the depths of the Great Depression, a real President and leader, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, calmly looked to soothe the minds of the populace with his “fireside chats.” ... Of course, such sane speech would run afoul of the current president’s inflammatory ...
To the editor: As we approach Thanksgiving Day, we reflect on all the Blessings the good Lord has given to the people of the United States of America. We have just celebrated Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day. We need to thank our veterans that fought and the many that gave their lives ...
To the editor: President Trump is continuing to routinely murder boatloads of human beings that he apparently deems necessary to be dead. These human being have not been arrested, imprisoned, and given a fair trial. They may be criminals, most likely are not white; but where in the Bible does ...
To the editor: How many times do I have to listen to someone compare resurfacing a tennis court for basketball to demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House? Read that again and think about how absurd it sounds, comparing a simple court resurfacing to tearing down a major part of ...