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Defund Human Rights Commission

To the editor: We knew it would eventually happen. President Trump was elected with a mandate to deport illegal aliens (yes, they are illegal aliens, not “undocumented people”). Initially, the low hanging fruit of deporting illegal aliens who had committed heinous crimes, drug traffickers, gang members, and other assorted low lives were deported. Even ridding our country of these criminals was opposed by Democrats and their supporters. The bigger problem is the millions of the average, run of the mill, illegal immigrants. So, of course the New Ulm Human Rights Commission ...

Trump’s reason for not calling Walz ‘disgusting’

To the editor: There was a recent article on Journal Page 2 under National News. The AP article stated after the assassination of  Hortman, her husband and two others severely injured Trump said, “ I could be nice and call Walz but why waste time?” The full quote which needs to be read by everyone said, “I think the Governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I’m not calling him. Why would I call him. He is a mess. So I could be nice and call but why waste time?” Not a surprise coming out of his mouth.  What a disgusting nasty piece of humanity. Talk about being “whacked ...

Celebrating legendary New Ulm Legion team

To the editor: This Saturday at 12:30 p.m., before New Ulm Legion Gold plays in the Upper Midwest Classic Tournament at Johnson Park, our community will honor the 1985 Legion team, a group of young men who achieved the extraordinary. Forty years ago, these “Renegades” captivated New Ulm and Minnesota, hosting and winning the American Legion Great Lakes Regional at historic Johnson Park. They defeated state champions from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania with stellar pitching, clutch hitting, and spectacular defense, earning a trip to the American Legion ...

The Night of Broken Glass

To the editor: The German calendar notes November 9, 1938, as “Kristallnacht” or “the night of broken glass.” Until this night the Nazis had treated German Jews poorly, but no one said genocide. On this night Nazi gangs broke into Jewish businesses and destroyed everything breakable. Police did not interrupt the vandalism, mayors did not call for law and order, firemen did not extinguish fires in synagogues. Within a week the SS could pluck a Jew from his home and condemn him to a concentration camp. The end result was 6 million Jewish corpses. I reject the claim that Jews ...

Insanity inside the White House

To the editor: U.S. Trade war is diplomatic to shore-up relationships between U.S. and world? Such tactics only create huge negatives/feelings/attitudes to isolate U.S. more. Why the richest man in the world in the Oval Office most every day to dictate government operations? His eyes reveal that he greatly desires to have the Presidential Office/Chair for himself soon. What pay-offs were Musk given besides a paycheck? News acclaimed that he received government contracts via Trump for his businesses. Trump bought a Tesla car since Musk was his buddy but did the taxpayer pay for that ...

I’m in with the in crowd

To the editor: So, I was rebuked for one of my recent letters for echoing a sentiment expressed by angry Americans at town halls across the country on the rare occasions the spineless right show up to face the music in the form of uncomfortable questions for their support of a convicted felon with a spurious character and an agenda that threatens to destroy our Constitution and country. The denialism and utter refusal to accept the obvious criminal and authoritarian instincts of a man who narrowly weaseled his way into the presidency — with selfish help in the form of an enormous ...