To the editor: A while ago a Fulbright appointment sent me, a local college professor, to teach debate in a very large Asian country. With no freedom of speech there, I was cautioned not to create practice-round topics requiring debaters to criticize any government policy. So I chose ...
New Ulm: It’s time to see people biking and walking, act safe, and be smart. The Heart of New Ulm (HONU) and the Safe Routes to School Action Team have launched a public safety campaign called “See.Safe.Smart.” The campaign will share different safety messages reminding everyone in New ...
My personal journey into volunteering began in 2013 when I flew home to Texas to be by my grandpa’s side before he died. Grandpa was an Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and was forever changed by service. His kidneys and liver were shutting down because of the effects of toxic ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...