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Celebrating death?

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Robert Mueller died last week at age 81 of Parkinson's disease. After he graduated from Princeton University, a friend of his was killed in Vietnam. Mueller set aside his career goals and enlisted. Among his military awards were a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. President Clinton appointed him U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California in 1992. President George W. Bush appointed him FBI director in 2001. In 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed him special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Barack Obama described ...

Focus More on Joy

Columns

The Gallup World Poll recently released its latest rankings of the happiest countries, based on survey data collected from 2022 to 2024, and Finland landed in the No. 1 spot for the ninth year in a row. One definitely has to wonder what it is about the Finns that causes many of them to enjoy ...

Free speech isn't just for laughs

Columns

Following reports that Bill Maher will receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to believe it. "This is fake news," she told CNN. "Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award." Ah, guess again. On Thursday, the center ...

Rules of engagement

Letters

For the better part of three weeks, our President’s foray into Iran has been scrutinized by people around the world. Allow me to pile on. The President, who usually doesn’t choose his words carefully as he does his worst caricature of Archie Bunker’s malapropisms, has labeled the U.S. military’s attack on Iran as an “excursion.” I thought he was just attempting to minimize the potential for disaster with his need to exercise his fetish to bully. But, in fact, the unprovoked attack with the enormously, ever-increasing price tag has been anything but a stroll through a park ...

War and Morality

Columns

War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war lives of the killers. It is young men violently fighting old men's power games. It is ...

Thumbs Up/Down

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Thumbs Up Home, Health and Recreation Show The annual New Ulm Home, Health and Recreation Show is back at the New Ulm Civic Center. The Home Show will run through Saturday from 9 am to 4 p.m. and will showcase dozens of vendors from the community and region. The home show will also be hold seminars Saturday on the second floor of the Civic Center. Seminars topics are 3D Imaging, Medicare basics, assisted living and first time homebuyer programs. The show is a great spring tradition that provides a wealth of information for those seeking information on home improvements, health or ...