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To the editor: For those of you out there that travel much, you are probably aware that Missouri’s license plate is identified with “Show-Me State.” Tom Cruise in his movie “Jerry Maguire” famously uttered the enduring imperative sentence, “Show me the money!” I was not a very good math student, but I vividly remember my math teachers’ emphasizing the necessity to…“Show me your work.” Now the President and his de facto co-President, Elon Musk, tell us that they’ve uncovered billions of dollars of fraud and waste in their desire to purge parts of the federal ...

Congratulations to Journal

To the editor: We wish to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the New Ulm Journal for their recent achievements at the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) awards banquet. If you missed the article, here is a quick recap of the awards brought home by the Journal. Sports Editor Travis Rosenau secured both a first and second place for his outstanding sports photography.  The MNA acknowledged his remarkable ability to capture the essence of the Sleepy Eye’s Legion Division 2 State Championship and Springfield’s state championship celebrations. Additionally, staff writer ...

One question, several million answers

To the editor: Why aren’t there any Musk signs strewn about the lawns or flags flying faded and torn from the flag poles and decks across outstate Minnesota? It’s a rhetorical question. I know why. And that begs the follow-up question: What is Elon Musk doing in the White House? A cursory search on Google gave me varying answers ranging from 200-300 million reasons for his overbearing presence. I can’t believe that even the MAGA voters are getting what they voted for. But Elon Musk, on the other hand, is getting exactly what he bargained for. Okay, it was two questions. Keith ...

Give Brad a call, let him know he works for us

Give Brad a call, let him know he works for us To the editor: Our country is seeing unprecedented and unchecked changes to our government at the presidential level of government that could put our entire Democracy in Peril. I have written our First Congressional District Representative, Brad Finstad many times recently in that regard and suggesting that he have a Town Hall Meeting to allow people to ask questions and express their concerns. I get Brad’s “In the Field” weekly newsletter (I applaud him for having a weekly newsletter); however, “In the World According to ...

New administration laying the golden eggs

To the editor: As the President has repeatedly whined about the witch hunts that have plagued him since his trip down the golden escalator, I’ve done a little checking. From 1973-2016 he and his businesses have been involved in over 4,000 legal cases in U.S. federal and state courts, including battles with casino patrons, million-dollar real estate lawsuits, personal defamation lawsuits, and over one hundred business tax disputes. 4,000+ hoaxes? 4,000+ witch hunts? 4,000+ never-seen-anything- like-it attacks? That’s more than 93 legal wranglings per year! That’s 1.78 ...

Minnesota Legislature’s chaotic madness

To the editor: Since Minnesota lawmakers fail to report and do their jobs as elected to do, all members should be stripped of paychecks and all monies from the taxpayers until they do show up to work. In the real world, any employee who fails to report to work to do their job is fired without pay immediately. Why should lawmakers profit from doing zero, being irresponsible and arrogant, disregarding the Minnesota Constitution? Totally unacceptable behavior. If a run-off election necessary to seat someone, do the new election immediately and not wait months to do so if at all. ...