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Counting the votes

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This is the third in our three-part series on the process of absentee/mail-in voting in Minnesota. This article will describe the ballot board in charge of reviewing absentee/mail-in ballots and the steps the ballot board takes to prepare absentee/mail-in vote ballots for counting. The first part of the series described the importance of Absentee/mail-in voting for voters who may not have access to the polls on election day and for voters who live in sparsely populated voting precincts. Part one also described the security measures of the ballot itself which is tracked to the ...

Endorsing Ullery for city council

Letters

I am pleased to endorse Sue Ullery as a city council candidate representing Ward 4. I have known Sue as a co-worker and friend. She listens to the concerns of others, understands the challenges facing New Ulm, and treats people with respect. As a school board member for 12 years, Sue dealt with complex issues and diverse opinions. At the Brown Count Historical Society and New Ulm Public Library, Sue used her communication skills and abilities to work as part of a team to again serve the public. Sue would be an accessible representative for Ward 4, welcoming input from New Ulm ...

Remove Trump before he sinks ships

Letters

President Donald Trump is too dangerous to be the leader of the Country. I’ve tolerated a lot from this President. That ends here. My son lives in San Diego. There is a huge military presence with San Diego being home to Naval Base San Diego with 70,000 civilians and active service members in the area. L.A. is the second most populous city in the USA. It has a huge container port that is extremely important for the western USA. It is also home of the U.S. Space Force’s Command Headquarters. Neither city is expendable. My son is not expendable. 70,000 civilians and active service ...

Anxiety over my PET scan

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My finger hovered over the mouse button. Did I really want to read this report? No matter what it said, it would be life changing. The report contained the results of my latest PET scan. I tried to beg off the procedure, telling my medical team that I’d been thoroughly inspected by our dog, Bella, and our cat, Sparkles. The doctors replied that didn’t count. It all began in March of 2024 when I noticed an odd lump at the base of my jaw. Thinking it might be cat scratch fever (don’t play tag with a cat unless you’re faster than a cat), I was prescribed an antibiotic and a ...

Absentee/mail-in voting: Why and how it’s done

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This article is the first in a three-part series which describes the process of absentee/mail-in voting in Minnesota. Minnesota has used absentee/mail-in voting for over a century dating back to the Civil War. This three-part series will explain the process and protections in our system that make sure Minnesota absentee/mail-in voting is secure. Absentee/mail-in voting is an important voting option which allows Minnesotans to vote who aren’t present in Minnesota on election day, have challenges which prevent them from traveling to the polls to vote in person, or who reside in ...

Seek constructive solutions to high gas prices

Letters

Suspending Big Oil from their biofuel blending obligations as proposed by Stephen Moore (“Three easy ways to reduce pain at the pump,” Oct. 1) would not bring down fuel prices. Instead, it would increase prices at the pump and further pad the pockets of refiners that are making record profits as families struggle. Ethanol is the lowest-priced source of octane available. A 2025 report by a petroleum refining expert found that, if ethanol was removed from the U.S. gasoline pool, replacing its current octane contribution with refinery octane would increase refining cost and the ...