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Opinion

Looking back on the family vacation

Columns

This is the time of year when Americans traditionally embark on extended journeys with their loved ones. Some of these journeys are so long that by the time they end there’s a good deal of fantasizing about leaving said loved ones at the next roadside gas station. It’s family vacation ...

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Editorials

THUMBS UP Human Rights Award impressive honor On Wednesday, the New Ulm Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its annual Human Rights Award ceremony. Each year the award is given to individuals or groups that contribute to the advancement of human rights in the community. In recently years, ...

Follow virtues of faith, hope, love; avoid hate

Letters

To the editor: A letter to the editor from Burnsville June 13 refers to reducing hate. It is so important to voice your opinion on the world situation. Misunderstanding and confusion create a greater need for working together to solve not just the world’s problems short term, but long term ...

Celebrating a birthday during complicated times

Columns

Happy birthday to us! Next Saturday, our country will be 250 years old. I have been around for seventy of those. So, I’ve seen some things. We are just back from a trip to Europe. One of the advantages of traveling is perspective. Looking at America from across the ocean is like ...

Understanding the future of AI

Letters

To the editor: AI, friend or foe? Probably both, but I tend to lean more toward foe. I just read in the 4 June issue of AAAS ‘Science’ that there is now a narrowing window for being able to understand AI’s inner workings because: 1. AI systems are now designed and refined by AI ...

Farmers suffering under Trump’s policies

Letters

To the editor: The Trump Administration, with Brad Finstad’s enthusiastic support, is dismantling the Department of Agriculture, hurting Minnesota farmers. New tariffs closed export markets Minnesota farmers rely on for revenue, the Iran War has caused skyrocketing operational and input ...