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Mack committed to New Ulm and Ward 4

To the editor: I support Larry Mack for the New Ulm City Council. He has conducted himself with respect and integrity as a two-term Ward 4 City Council member. He understands the complexities of the position and accepts the time demands and pressures of a council member. Larry earned a technical degree from MNSU, Mankato and South Central Technical College and has worked for more than 20 years at 3M in New Ulm as a tool and die maker. Further, Larry demonstrates his passion for the betterment of the city by serving on a variety of boards and committees. Whichever “hat” he is ...

Vaccine approved with no human testing

To the editor: “Covid-19 and trust in our community” is the title of an editorial/letter in last year’s Journal that was signed by 43 area medical personnel. It encouraged people to get a COVID shot. It stated: “The vaccine’s MRNA is destroyed by your body within hours. It is gone.” It also stated: “The FDA is painstakingly cautious on your behalf.” But the FDA has now authorized a shot that has received no testing on humans at all. Eight mice. That’s it. Robert Malone has made this statement regarding the FDA: “It’s very clear that standard norms that would be ...

Lange has served residents in exceptional manner

To the editor: I’m writing to express my support for Dave Lange as Nicollet County Sheriff. Dave was born and raised in Nicollet County. I was a deputy in Nicollet County when Sheriff George Witty hired Dave as a jail dispatcher. He worked in that capacity for six years and then became a North Mankato police officer. When I retired as Nicollet County sheriff in 2002, Dave was elected sheriff and has served the residents of Nicollet County in an exceptional and professional manner for 20 years. I urge the voters of Nicollet County to cast their vote for Dave Lange to continue ...

Luepke listens, cares about constituents

To the editor: As a resident of the rural New Ulm area and Nicollet County, I’m casting my vote for County Commissioner John Luepke in Nicollet’s 5th District. John has worked hard to be a voice for the people of his district. He really listens to his constituents’ issues and cares about what is best for the communities and the people. A couple of years back my family had an issue that we raised with Commissioner Luepke, and we felt that he truly had our backs, listening and working to try to help our cause. You don’t get that with every candidate. I hope that others will ...

Reducing emissions will make climate change worse

To the editor: An online commenter responded to my Sept. 13 letter titled “Environmentalism contributes to global warming” with: “The answer isn’t to keep polluting. Air pollution kills people. We need clean air. There is no question about that. Instead, efforts to reduce greenhouse gases need to be redoubled.” Actually, redoubling our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases will only make matters worse. Satellite data is telling us that the reduction in sulfate and nitrate particle pollution in the atmosphere is causing global warming by reducing the amount of sun energy ...

Getting around on the Minnesota River

To the editor: I did like the little article about the Minnesota River, but I wish you would have mentioned that the Minnesota River and steam-powered boats were the main means of transportation after row boats in the early years. In January 1870, an article in the New Ulm Post says the steamer made 39 trips to the river from May to Nov. 18, and of those trips, two were to Redwood Falls. A million pounds of freight was brought in and more than four million pounds of freight was taken out. Remember, this was before the railroad. There is also a story of a freighter that went up the ...