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Opinion

Tell the whole story

Letters

To the editor: I pray almost every day that Americans will be told what is really happening. Media is only a free press if it is allowed to tell us the whole story. As the left attempts to keep Trump tied up in courtrooms, us real Americans are not being fooled, because, deep down, we know ...

A fun summer Saturday

Columns

If you can’t find something fun to do on a summer Saturday you probably aren’t trying. A good example would be how I spent a recent July Saturday. The Brookings Summer Arts Festival took place just a dozen miles from our house. But I opted to kick off the day with a combination of ...

Thumbs up/down

Editorials

THUMBS UP Warta to receive Roger J. Wolfe Achievement Award  The Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) will award Denis Warta the Roger J. Wolfe Achievement Award Monday during a special ceremony at the Mayo Civic Center in Mankato. Warta is receiving the award for a lifetime of ...

Slow down and drive with caution in work zones

Editorials

No matter where you drive these days in Minnesota, or for that matter — across the nation — road construction is hot and heavy this summer. Two construction projects are underway in New Ulm. The 20th South Street construction is led by the city and the Highway 14 roundabout is led by ...

Politicians closing the door on the public

Editorials

Last weekend, several media outlets reported the Biden Administration forwarded questions to a couple of radio hosts ahead of interviewing the U.S. president. A revelation that is not shocking to most journalists covering politicians these days. CNN’s Victor Blackwell asked the host of ...

Problems with downtown plans

Letters

To the editor: While reading The Journal regarding area plans approved by the New Ulm City Council, I ran across downtown plans which I see problems with. One problem is changing the downtown parking from angled to parallel parking, which gives us fewer parking spaces and causes problems with ...