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Opinion

Trump’s waste, fraud, and abuse

Letters

To the editor: Elon Musk, (Remember him?) was notoriously charged with ferreting out the waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government. Along the way Elon and his DOGE team with the blessings from the Oval Office threw out the baby with the bath water, and our country is only beginning to ...

Trump’s waste, fraud, and abuse

Letters

To the editor: Elon Musk, (Remember him?) was notoriously charged with ferreting out the waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government. Along the way Elon and his DOGE team with the blessings from the Oval Office threw out the baby with the bath water, and our country is only beginning to ...

NU Junior Baseball appreciates $15,000 grant

Letters

To the editor: The New Ulm Junior Baseball Association would like to extend their thanks to the Minnesota Twins Community Fund and the City of New Ulm for the funding of the new dugouts at the North Park baseball fields. These new dugouts are a great addition to the baseball amenities at ...

Ending the era of unchecked fraud in Minnesota

Columns

Minnesotans have always taken pride in our work ethic and our commitment to looking out for our neighbors. We pay our taxes with the understanding that those hard-earned dollars will be used to build our roads, defend our borders, and provide a hand up for the most vulnerable among us. But ...

Alcohol and the teen brain

Columns

The importance of the brain cannot be overstated. Without it, we would just be lumps of flesh. Damage it, and we malfunction. It determines everything we do, keeps us alive by monitoring and running our body, stores our memories, triggers our emotions, allows us to speak, determines how ...

Working on the waterworks

Columns

The word “plumbing” comes from “plumbum,” the Latin word for lead. That’s a load of hooey. “Plumbum” clearly denotes someone who has a bum crack that is precisely vertical. If you’re the type of person who enjoys perpetual torment, then repairing the plumbing in an old ...