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THUMBS UP Don’t let snow stop you from Baggin’in the Street The Baggin’ in the Street bean bag tournament is returning to downtown New Ulm this Saturday. Dozens of teams will compete in an outdoor tournament to be the best at baggin.’ The tournament officially begins at 10 a.m. with registration starting at 8:45 a.m. The event is a fun way to get people outside during the winter. Once again, it is likely the tournament will be held during a snow storm. The forecast for Saturday is predicting snow. It’s now clear how much snow, but it should make the bean bag tournament even ...

A family wedding minus one

Columns

Dear Annie: Am I being too sensitive? My niece’s son is getting married this year. I always believed I was close to her family, but when the “save the date” and shower invitations went out, my daughter was not included -- although all the other cousins were. My daughter rarely attends family functions, so when one of my sisters asked why “Charlotte” wasn’t invited, the answer was, “We didn’t think she would come.” Charlotte is my only daughter, and I feel that the least they could have done was mention this to me beforehand. Instead, I stood at a family gathering and ...

Living under the threat of divorce

Columns

Dear Annie: I am a 69-year-old man who is still totally and madly in love with my wife of 49 years. I know many people would say I’m foolish for feeling this way after she cheated on me several times during the early years of our marriage. At the time, I blamed myself. We were young, I felt responsible for providing for our growing family, and I threw myself into work. I came from a broken home, and my wife came from poverty. I was determined that neither of us would ever go through that again. Looking back, I think my long hours may have left her feeling lonely. After that, I made ...

The League of Women Voters empowering voters

Columns

The League of Women Voters grew out of eighty years of protest. In 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was formed with the sole purpose of securing the right to vote for women. When this goal was achieved in 1919, NAWSA merged with the National Council of Women Voters to create a new organization, the League of Women Voters of the United States. Referred to as a “mighty political experiment,” it aimed to help newly enfranchised women exercise their right to vote.  On March 24, 1919, the Minnesota Legislature granted the women of Minnesota  the right ...

All the world is watching

Letters

To the editor: I listened to 47’s address at the World Economic Forum. I’d like a redacted copy of his speech. The redactions would be for the lies and insults that he uttered with machine gun rapidity. When those blackouts would be completed, the redacted text would sound like an opera singer’s warm up, “Me-Me-Me-Me-Me!” I’m not a mathematician. I’m comfortable with statistics, but when I’m talking, I have a tendency accidentally to mix up my hundreds and thousands. Nevertheless, I think I know enough about mathematics that when the 0resident talks about things’ ...

Authentic faith inherently political

Columns

Sometimes I imagine heaven as the church basement of my childhood. I grew up in a picturesque Southern California town nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, where our bustling non‑denominational evangelical church seemed to anchor the community. The church basement was where life happened: funeral lunches, wedding receptions, family movie nights, holiday potlucks and more. It was a joy-filled place where I could simply show up and know I would be fed, known, and loved. That basement felt like home and maybe even heaven. In that church, I was faithfully taught the ...