To the editor: In my 76 years living and prospering in this great state and nation, I have seen many great achievements and great failures. I remember JFK assassination. I was in the National Guard during the Vietnam mistake. We saw the planes hit the World Trade Center, thankfully on TV. We ...

To the editor: I have been watching in disbelief and horror as President Trump recently and dramatically reversed the US position on the Russia/Ukraine war. Within the past two weeks Trump has attacked President Zelenskyy, calling him a dictator (“Did I say that?” yes, you most certainly ...

To the editor: Several months ago I wrote a letter with my concerns about what was going to happen to our loved ones in nursing homes if Medicaid were to be cut. The unfortunate answer is looking as if it will be happening if the new administration gets its way. It led me to think about ...

To the editor: Last year during his successful presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised that he would end the war in Ukraine on Day One of his presidency. We are now into month two. Yet the war rages on. Tuesday I woke up to headlines that said the United States sided with Russia in a ...

To the Editor: It was with significant disappointment that I became aware that the Gov. (Tim) Walz’s proposed budget for 2025 defunds some Minnesota students by eliminating nonpublic pupil aid. That money supports each student with funding for textbooks, testing, counseling, nursing and ...

To the Editor:      In Thursday’s New Ulm Journal (Feb. 20), “Grandparents Pride 2025” it shows the wonders of “God’s Creation to All”. “look at  all the beautiful children.”These little ones are the pride and joy of Parents, Grandparents, and Great Grandparents. This is ...