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THUMBS UP Capt. Willibald Bianchi comes home Eighty years after his death, Congressional Medal of Honor winner Capt. Willibald Bianchi is coming home to New Ulm. Bianchi received the Medal of Honor for actions taken Feb. 3, 1942, in the Philippines. Before he could receive the medal, he was ...

Stacking up rocks or knocking them down

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I walk or jog on Sleepy Eye’s Lake Trail. The trail has been a blessing. I used to run on the shoulder of Highway 14. That has become insanely busy. I was afraid of getting sucked into the wake of a semi-truck and ending up in Brookings. I mostly go on the quieter west side of the trail. In ...

Vaccines are important

Letters

To the editor: I have watched with dismay the chaos at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the leadership of RFK jr. the science and research organizations CDC and FDA have lost many talented people. Critical decisions are being made by individuals with little experience ...

How does food attract us?

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What is it about food that makes us want to eat it? What circuits are triggered when we look at the foods we like? How do the sensory properties of food influence our choices of what to eat? There are no simple answers for this complex function. What follows is just a piece of the ...

Grazing in Kansas

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Eating is a central part of the human experience much in the same way that swimming is a central part of being a fish. My wife and I recently visited relatives in the Kansas City area, so we decided to swim in the waters of the region’s food scene. But first we had to take care of some ...

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THUMBS UP New equipment at Washington Park celebrated On Thursday Mayor Kathleen Backer and elementary students at St. Anthony’s celebrated the new playground equipment at Washington Park during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The school’s 1st and third-grade students had a hand in ...