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Opinion

Trump busy for all the wrong reasons

Letters

To the editor: President Trump has been in office only a couple of months; but, he has been busy!  He continues voicing his plan to take over Greenland…never admitting that he’s eying their valuable minerals; not really thinking about security (we already have a military base ...

Undermining value of civil servants

Columns

I am writing to share some of my experiences working with members of our nation’s Federal Civil Service during over twenty years of active duty in the U.S. Army. Every assignment at every installation where I served involved working with members of the Federal Civil Service. If we have been ...

A brief fling with spring fever

Columns

No nice weather ever goes unpunished in our neck of the woods. We had a fabulously clement March, with nearly no snow and temperatures that were generally agreed to be “not too bad.” We didn’t receive any snow during our state high school basketball tournaments. These events are ...

Thumbs up/down

Editorials

THUMBS UP Human Rights Award a noble honor Wednesday, the New Ulm Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its annual Human Rights Award ceremony. Traditionally the award is given to an individual or group that contributes to the advancement of human rights in the community. This year the HRC ...

Who really are the deranged?

Letters

To the editor: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) has been bandied about for a while. I’ve understood its intended sentiment by the accusatory people attacking detractors of 47. However, from the start I considered the possibility of its being an ambiguous moniker. I understood that it was ...

A toast to Treasurer Haus and other thrift stores

Letters

To the editor: We want to express our warmest congratulations to the Treasure Haus on reaching its 40th Anniversary.  For four decades, the Treasure Haus has been a valuable asset to the region. Frequently out-of-town visitors at Oktoberfest, Bavarian Blast, or MLC tell me that one of ...