My wife and I knew we were in the right place because embossed on our hotel room’s throw pillows were the words, “I like big boats and cannot lie.” As if to drive that message home, a mighty air horn blared outside our hotel. Even though it was a quarter of a mile away, the horn was ...
THUMBS UP State Park passes at library The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has expanded its library park pass program to include New Ulm Public LIbrary. The New Ulm library has three passes available for checkout. The passes are available on a first-come first serve basis. ...
To the editor: To the person who stole the cardinal solar light from my dad’s grave at Soldier’s Rest in the New Ulm Cemetery on Memorial Day: You didn’t just take a garden ornament. You took something deeply symbolic, a light placed with love, in remembrance and honor of my dad. The ...
To the editor: I recently read a news article about why things went wrong in the performance of U.S. Secret Service at the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt on Trump. It was noted that “pre-existing issues in leadership and training created an environment” in which the failures ...
I have friends who say they try not to pay attention to the news, for their own sanity. I am a news addict, so I can’t do that. Some days I enjoy being informed. Then there are days that are overwhelming and make me want to crawl in a hole. June 14 was one of those. We were months into ...
Under current US law, it is illegal for non-citizens to register and vote in federal or state elections. Additionally, we have robust processes already in place to ensure that only eligible voters are casting ballots. However, Congress is about to vote on a bill that requires all eligible ...