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Don’t add your name to the Trump list

To the editor: Corey Comperatore, Peter Navarro, Michael Cohen, Ashli Babbit, Roger Stone, Rudy Guiliani, Steve Bannon, Allen Weisselberg, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates If you do not recognize these names, look them up. These people have: 1.) killed, 2.) imprisoned, 3.) bankrupted, 4.) threatened, 5.) used and 6.) humiliated because of Donald Trump. Their commonality blindly following and supporting Donald Trump.e Think seriously about the choices you make. No one wants to see your name added to the list. Patricia Dittrich New Ulm

The little boy who cried (wolf)

To the Editor: Everyone knows the story of the little boy who cried wolf. After so many lies and false alarms, when a wolf actually appeared, the people of the village, having grown numb to his litany of lies, failed to respond to a perceived false alarm, and the little boy regretted, too late, having fooled the people for his amusement. A metaphor here to liken the former president to the little, lying boy just doesn’t work as the folks of MAGA are willing to accept every falsehood spewed by their leader — hook, line, and sinker. Instead, this version of the story is just ...

Celebrating Public Power Week

To the editor: We all know the benefits of shopping locally — it keeps money in the local economy, which helps support local jobs, services and community development. Did you know these same benefits apply to buying electricity locally? If you live in New Ulm, you are served by a community-owned, customer-focused, locally controlled public power utility committed to ensuring reliable, affordable electric service to the community. Public power utilities are supported by customer revenues which pay for maintenance and reinvestments in infrastructure needs. They also create local ...

Saving America

To the editor: The important issue in this election is abortion. Pregnancy is not a disease; it is rather God’s gift of creation. If we do not protect “LIFE” in this world, nothing else matters. The 14th amendment of the constitution protects life for “all” American citizens. I urge you all to read it. Life begins at the moment of conception. If it is not a living life, then why would anyone be so anxious to dispel it from the mother’s womb? Because of the Biden/Harris administration’s failed withdrawal from Afghanistan, it showed weakness to our neighboring ...

Learn more about me and other candidates

To the editor: My name is Sarah Leslie and I am running for ISD #88 School Board. I attended New Ulm Public Schools from K-12 and returned to the community following graduate school. My husband Greg and I have two children and a niece attending New Ulm Public Schools so I have a vested interest in the quality of their education. But it isn’t just about my kids, I believe our school district must provide a high-quality, equitable education for every child, and I am committed to ensuring that all students can thrive in our schools. That means robust special education, enrichment ...

Property rights violated

To the editor: The action of trespassing to steal political signs is a sad commentary on our community. Whether there is a sign in a yard won’t matter in the end, but it speaks volumes about those who feel the need to stoop to something so nasty and juvenile. It weakens the fabric of our community and our nation as our freedom of speech and expression is eroded. Vote for Trump/Vance in November to preserve the rights we hold dear as they are expressed in our Constitution and the Ten Amendments — the right to speak freely, to worship and follow the tenets of our faith, to raise ...