To the editor: The late Jesse Jackson declared in an article he wrote for Right to Life News in 1977. “Race and poverty are dimensions of the life question, but discussions about abortion have brought the issue into focus in a much sharper way. How we will respect and understand the nature ...
I have been doing a bit of amateur archeology lately, digging deep, excavating through layers of an all-but-forgotten past. This process is sometimes painful as it causes me to review the awful fashion and haircut choices I made when I was growing up. Digging through old family photos can ...
THUMBS DOWN Old man winter returns with a vengeance Last week it looked like Minnesota might get an early spring. The Valentine’s Day weekend saw unusually high temperatures. On Feb. 13, New Ulm set a high temperature record for the day. Walking around without a coat or hat outside was ...
To the editor: National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is February 24-28. NISAW is a nationwide event to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what people can do to prevent their spread. An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not native to ...
I like Bad Bunny. There, I said it. I lost a few readers there. I don’t speak Spanish. My daughter Abby does. (Shout out to Abby’s high school Spanish teacher, Gail Bromenschenkel. You done good!) Abby has lived in Spain, Guatemala, and Colombia. Many of her friends are Spanish ...
To the editor: According to a recent Politico article, the state of “Minnesota is the eye of the Trump storm.” This is nothing new, as he has been targeting Minnesota since the 2000 election in which he continues to make false allegations of election fraud and non-citizen voting. Trump ...