To the editor: Several recent letters to the editor have expressed concern regarding the well being of young people in the public schools. We think they need to expand their concerns to other things that are and will be impacting young people going forward. The number one issue is climate ...

To the editor: Those in New Ulm who say that Critical Theory will not be in our schools, please read this. The following information has been gathered by the “Center of the American Experiment”: (QUOTE) The primary vehicle for CRT ideology in the third draft of the Minnesota Department ...

To the editor: Snow drifts lying on the close-cropped front lawn, The slippery ice found in the skate park, White clouds from the mouths of the passers-by, Cheering children playing in their snow fort, The snow man made of big, fluffy white balls, Skidding cars on the ice covered ...

To the editor: I think it is pretty well accepted that the Civil War (1861-1865) was fought over the issue of states’ rights. Some historians contend a major driver was the federal government issuing new tariffs that benefited Northern producers and adversely effected Southern ...

To the editor: In the comments section to a recent letter to the editor and in other venues there have been disparaging remarks about those who have no children in our New Ulm schools and their current involvement in the workings of the school district. What business is it of theirs? Is their ...

To the editor: Elizabeth Kolbert in the Dec. 13, 2021 New Yorker magazine has an article about scientists who are working to improve plants’ ability to use sunlight to create energy. Plants use approximately 1 % of the sunlight they are exposed to in photosynthesis. By improving ...