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Many reasons Lange deserves your vote

To the Editor: There are many reasons we need to reelect Sheriff Dave Lange. I’m a lifelong resident of Nicollet County. As a member of the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Posse I’ve gotten to know Sheriff Lange on a more personal level. I see in his dealings with others that he always treats them with respect and dignity. He’s always looking for the best for our county. While he wears many hats we deal with him mostly in his civic duties. For 16 years he’s hosted the Polar Plunge that has raised $1.2 Million for the Special Olympics. Every year he’s the first one to jump in. ...

Recommend Luepke for Nicollet Co. Commission

To the editor: I would like to recommend reelecting John Luepke for Nicollet County Commissioner. We recently had a County Drainage Ditch project cross our property on Swan Lake. John made numerous visits to the site, and was very informative and helpful with the project planning. At the end we had some road damage and drainage issues. John was very persuasive at the meetings that these issues be corrected. We were very satisfied with the end results. I was very impressed with John’s interest, concern, and follow-up. I highly recommend John Luepke be reelected. Ronny Cordes New Ulm

Vote for Sheriff Lange

To the editor: I would like to take the opportunity to express my support for Sheriff Dave Lange. I have recently moved to this beautiful state and Nicollet County, having worked in several states and Canada in my previous occupations. I have been a fire and medical professional as a full-time employee and currently volunteer with the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Posse. The culture with law enforcement over the last few years has really changed, regarding the view of the public as well as the feelings and thoughts inside the profession. Having gone through this evolution and now being a ...

Let’s talk about abortion

To the editor: It has become clear across our nation that the Democratic Party and its candidates prefer not to debate our nation’s main problems. They avoid discussing inflation, illegal aliens and the open border, high gas and food costs, rampant crime and calls to defund the police, students struggling in the classroom because of previous mandates and now pushing ideologies like CRT and transgender euphoria instead of teaching the basic subjects. Most of these problems are the result of democratic led policies. Democrat candidates are running scared, so they are using the ...

Need new representation

To the editor: Are we getting the representation we deserve from Rep. Paul Torkelson? As a member of the House Transportation Finance Subcommittee he did very little to advance the Highway 14 expansion from Nicollet to New Ulm. Now it’s the Highway 4 project from St. James to Sleepy Eye that can’t seem to get the financing to be a 10-ton road. The road is used by agriculture entities such as Christensen Farms, Schieffert Farms, Central Region Co-op, Cunningham Seeds, Schroepfer Transportation, plus all the farmers to move their products in and out of the area. This road is ...

Ukrainian fundraiser concludes

To the editor: New Ulm’s Own has recently concluded its fundraising effort to assist Ukrainian refugees. A second check for $3,000 was sent to the International Rescue Committee. In five months $6,000 was collected from our supporters! We are so proud to be part of such a generous, caring community. The International Rescue Committee is supporting Ukrainians in Poland and those in country who have lost their homes. They provide food, clothing, shelter, and counseling services. Thank you to all who contributed to this effort and to The Journal for its coverage, Mike Mason for ...