To the editor: As a lifelong resident of Leavenworth Township, I was raised on our family farm southwest of Sleepy Eye, where I learned the value of hard work, community, and commitment — values I carry with me today. I farm alongside my father on our family farm and am a partner in our ...

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 ...

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 ...

To the editor: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) has been bandied about for a while. I’ve understood its intended sentiment by the accusatory people attacking detractors of 47. However, from the start I considered the possibility of its being an ambiguous moniker. I understood that it was ...

To the editor: We want to express our warmest congratulations to the Treasure Haus on reaching its 40th Anniversary.  For four decades, the Treasure Haus has been a valuable asset to the region. Frequently out-of-town visitors at Oktoberfest, Bavarian Blast, or MLC tell me that one of ...

To the editor: Anyone with a rudimentary understanding of economics realizes that if demand is high, prices rise, and when demand is low, prices recede. As a for instance, if you’re a golfer in our globally-warmed Minnesota winters, your golf options are limited by the small number of ...