THUMBS UP Clean Slate Act offers a second chance For many, the new year represents a new beginning or clean slate to start fresh. This is especially true in Minnesota for individuals with low level criminal records. On Jan. 1 the state’s Clean Slate Act went into effect. This new policy ...
To the editor: A day after the presidential election I watched a video of the panel at CNN discussing why or how the Democrats lost the election. One of the men on the panel totally frustrated whined “who raised these People? Where did these voters come from”? I could have told him those ...
Dear Annie: I am 36 years old, and I recently spoke to my dad. He raised me, and we have always been like best friends until I moved to Virginia, just because of the distance. I have an older sister who lives at home and doesn’t care to work, and my dad basically raises her son. I told my ...
Someone recently challenged me to come up with some New Year’s resolutions. I have a couple of problems with that particular idea. First of all, how can you resolve to become a better person when you’re already so good that there’s nearly no room for improvement? If you are, as Mary ...
THUMBS UP High residential development planned The new year is only a few days away. As of Wednesday, we all have to remember to write 2025 instead of 2024. The new year always brings with it potential for progress. In 2025, New Ulm is expected to see progress on the housing front. ...
Just in time for Christmas, I looked like a freak. How festive. I came home from town, and wife Pam made a face at me. “What’s wrong with your eye?” Nothing that I knew about till I looked in the mirror. My left eye was red where white was supposed to be. It was what your teenager would ...