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Letters

Protect Boundary Waters

To the editor: In a July rally in Minnesota, Donald Trump said, “We will end that ban in, what do you think, about 10 minutes?” He was talking about a 2022 ban on new mineral leases in a 225,000- acre tract of national forest that includes the Boundary Waters. Mineral mining is ...

New Ulm should reconsider park curfews

To the editor: I am writing to address the topic of city-wide park curfews. Currently, most parks in New Ulm close at 10 pm, and for a city with so many parks (over 25 in their respective categories), New Ulm is especially equipped with “third spaces” for people to enjoy the outdoors. ...

Embrace the military veteran in your life

To the editor: As is the custom of many military veterans, earlier this week on Veterans Day I went to Applebee’s for my free meal. And last week many of us attended the always moving MVL Veterans Recognition program which is also a must-do. Thank you to every organization that ...

Make border crossers collect their garbage

To the editor: All the photos of people illegally coming across the Rio Grande River and getting in lines to pass into the USA show filthy streams of discarded garbage along their pathway. There are very few places here in the USA where you see that filth, except in the tent encampments. ...

Answering columnist’s questions

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 ...

Finstad helps to reunite family

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 ...