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THUMBS DOWN October ends with cold snap For the second year in the row, south central Minnesota experienced a warmer than average October, then saw temperatures drop right before Halloween night. Temperatures in the 80s were not uncommon this October. Combined with a lack of rain, it was ...

Campaign donations should have more limited dollar amounts

Columns

It’s almost the eve of Election 2024, and we’ve had a lot of campaign related issues ranging from financing to negative advertisements. Elon Musk really brought campaign finance questions to the forefront with his $75 million donation to the Trump campaign. It was followed by an offer to ...

Vote yes on Constitutional Amendment one

Letters

To the editor: On Nov. 5, please vote yes on Constitutional Amendment Number One. This amendment would extend the present allocation of a portion of state gambling proceeds to clean water and environmental efforts throughout the state. This is not a new tax or fee, but simply a continuation ...

Answering columnist’s questions

Letters

To the editor: The idea for my last letter before the election came to me as I was attending Mass this Sunday, and might answer some of Randy Kryzmarzick’s questions. The Gospel reading spoke of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, crying out to Jesus while he was traveling with crowds on the road ...

Elect Heath Dobberpuhl for the Third Ward city council

Letters

To the editor: First of all, a special thanks to Les Schultz for his service on the New Ulm City Council. I appreciated his response to my emails and his inquisitive nature in council meetings. I am writing to support Heath Dobberpuhl to replace Les. Heath loves this town and wants to ...

Finstad helps to reunite family

Letters

To the editor: I have a U.S. citizen that opened “Great New York Pizza” in downtown Nicollet in 2018. He originally immigrated from Eritrea, Africa to Minnesota and living near family in Apple Valley for 17 years, he selected Nicollet to open his business. After spending nearly six ...