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Opinion

Say something, do something

Letters

To the editor: On Jan. 20, President Trump took the Oath of Office: a promise to faithfully execute the duties of the presidency and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. The rule of law is intended to apply to everyone in this country, regardless of race, political affiliation, ...

The spirit of falsehood

Letters

To the editor: When I was about 12 years old I would tell my dad about some of the things we were being taught in school. Concerning evolution, he would tell me that’s just a theory. The fact is theory is not fact. What is not told is at the end of his life, Darwin completely dismissed his ...

Both political parties should be happy

Letters

To the editor: Apparently Democratic voters are not in favor of President Trump’s policies regarding our illegal immigrants and our governments management and bureaucracy. There’s no need for division on these topics. Let’s just back up a few years and see how some of our former ...

Embrace our laws

Letters

Editor’s note: The following letter was published on April 17. Due to the beginning of the letter cutoff during editing, it’s being re-published. To the editor: Thank you, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, for having a course called “Totalitarian Political Patterns” way back ...

Old Iron escapes the scrap guy

Columns

Three springs ago, a despicable derecho ravaged our region. We eventually engaged a scrap iron guy to haul away some of the wreckage the storm had created at my parents’ farm. It was gratifying to think that the steel from our ruined grain bins was going to be recycled, perhaps into new grain ...

Thumbs up/down

Editorials

THUMBS UP Time to celebrating Easter weekend Sunday is Easter and that’s reason enough to celebrate. Outside of the religious observations at area churches on Sunday, there are a few Easter events being held on Saturday. Easter egg hunts were scheduled in New Ulm Ulm’s Harman Park; ...