The Facebook photo caption read something like: “You think we’re having a winter? This is what a real winter looks like! Photo was taken in 1979.” The picture was of a bulldozer trying to clear snow from some railroad tracks. I say “trying” because the situation looked hopeless. ...
THUMBS UP Rick Kamm Tourism Person of the Year B&L Bar owner Rick Kamm is the 2025 Tourism Person of the Year. The New Ulm Area Chamber made the official announcement at a surprised presentation Thursday. Kamm is really the perfect choice to receive the award. As owner of the B&L ...
To the editor: In late November a writer pleaded for the incoming administration not to make good on a campaign promise to end a ban on new mineral leases in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). I’m afraid that such a request will fall on deaf, ...
Don Larsen’s perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series is one of the most memorable moments in baseball history. Seventy years later, it remains a signature moment in sports. In an iconic photo from that October day at Yankee Stadium, Larsen is seen leaping into the ...
To the editor: Have you ever taken on a task for a while and then halted that task for a season. I think all of us can answer “yes” to that. When you returned to the task, after the passage of time, were you not better equipped to handle that same task, then when you first began the ...
To the editor: We’ve been flying flags at half staff in honor of Jimmy Carter for too long. Main stream media has been recalling warm fuzzy feelings for the former President. He might have been a gentleman, generous with his time, soft spoken, and a religious man. Even I can honor him for ...