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THUMBS UP Baggin’ in the Street moves forward The 2nd annual Baggin’ in the Street bean bag tournament will move forward Saturday despite a forecast for snow. This is the correct choice. The entire reason for the tournament is give people a reason to get outside during the winter months. ...

Blame it on the new guys in charge

Letters

To the editor: I always thought one of America’s greatest strengths was the diversity of her people. All were welcome. All were given the chance to better their lives. It truly made us great. We weren’t perfect, but we always strived to do better. Now there are those who seem to prefer ...

Elon Musk must go

Letters

To the editor: I was among the group of six constituents visiting Representative Brad Finstad’s office described in Thursdays article. I wish to add some background. On President Trump’s first day back in office, he created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by Executive ...

Trump chaos changing our country

Columns

I remember as a kid hoping that between chores and supper, I could watch Walter Cronkite give the news on our black and white television. Yeah, I was a geek. I’ve been a news junkie ever since. I get that not everyone is so obsessed. If you have kids at home, maybe working two jobs, you ...

NU Film Society to screen Civil War epic ‘Gettysburg’

Columns

NEW ULM - One score and 12 years ago, a determined director and thousands of reenactors brought forth an epic film based on an historical novel chronicling the Battle of Gettysburg. Now the New Ulm Film Society will screen the film for the public as part of its “America at War” series and ...

Irresponsible with people’s lives

Letters

To the editor: Having had former employment experience with the federal government, I agree with the need for an in-depth look at expenditures, programs’ usefulness, etc. However, it seems extremely irresponsible to just shut down agencies and programs before any type of evaluation has been ...