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Drive 3 feet away — keep us safe

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By The Heart of New Ulm The Heart of New Ulm Project’s Safe Routes to School Action Team is pleased to promote May’s SEE.SAFE.SMART. campaign message, which is “Drive 3 feet away — keep us safe.” With New Ulm officially designated as a Bicycle Friendly Community — first in 2017 and again in 2021 — it’s time to put our commitment to the test! For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, we need to ensure everyone in New Ulm understands and follows the laws when it comes to keeping bicyclists safe. Why drive 3 feet away? What about passing a bicyclist? Here are some ...

Dahms deserves better

Letters

To the editor: I am writing to say that I am very disappointed by the conduct of some of the attendees at the recent Gary Dahms legislative town hall meeting in New Ulm. Some of the attendees treated a duly elected state senator with a lack of respect and courtesy. Perhaps some of them should also learn the difference between an elected state senator and an elected federal senator. Senator Dahms has been an effective representative of our community and deserves better than what took place at that gathering. For all of us to consider, a better use of our time might be prayer for our ...

Trump signs in front of cameras

Letters

To the editor: I have read with great interest (and a lot of amusement) “Public Forum” from Mr. Keith R. Klawitter for some time. I have had many requests to write a letter in response to Mr. Klawitter’s rants about President Trump. So far, I have refrained from comment on his letters. Mr. Klawitter’s most recent letter (5-22-2025), caused me to laugh for what seemed like an eternity. I simply can’t remain silent after that one. Mr. Klawitter spent some time talking about the difficult situation known as Alzheimer’s disease. I have personally witnessed the ...

Time for Finstad to represent us

Letters

To the editor: The president has asked us to be patient through “a little rough patch of economic adjustment.” I’m wondering what that “little rough patch” means to him and his billionaire friends. Let’s imagine that it means everyone loses something equally, say 10%. When a billionaire loses 10%, instead of $10 billion he has only $9 billion. When your grandma’s nursing home loses 10% (see “Medicaid cuts in Republican tax bill”), it closes. When your town’s main street cafe loses 10% (see “fewer eating out due to tariff-induced inflation”), they go out of ...

Is this what you voted for?

Letters

To the editor: Let’s examine the Republicans Budget Proposal championed by Donald Trump. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the results will result in at least 13.7 million more uninsured people in the year 2034 than would otherwise be the case including 1.8 million more uninsured from changes to the ACA marketplaces; 7.7 million more uninsured resulting from a combination of Medicaid and other ACA changes; and 4.2 million more uninsured with expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits. And let’s not forget that among current Medicaid recipients 44% work full ...

Fencing with bees

Columns

Farmers often have to defend their crops from pests. While these pests can range from microbes to insects to avians, imagine trying to prevent crop losses when the nuisance in question can tip the scales at 15,000 pounds, might be more than ten feet tall and is highly intelligent. This is a problem that’s routinely faced by the small-scale subsistence farmers who live on the borders of Ruaha National Park in Tanzina. Wild elephants have learned how to raid crop fields, erasing months’ worth of work in mere hours and imperiling the farmers’ livelihoods. A solution to this ...