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Healthy love starts young

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February is recognized nationally as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the realities of unhealthy and abusive relationships among young people. Led by organizations such as love is respect and supported by initiatives from the National Domestic Violence Hotline, this month encourages communities to have honest conversations about respect, boundaries, consent, and healthy communication. Teen dating violence affects millions of adolescents each year, yet it often goes unrecognized or unreported. By increasing education, promoting ...

Worst of the worst

Letters

To the editor: I have heard a justification for ICE rounding up thousands of Latinos, Somalis, and other ethnic minorities. Proponents of ICE have labeled these dark-skinned people as the “worst of the worst,” and Americans should be happy with their disappearance, even if we suffer some collateral damage (i.e. Renee Good and Alex Pretti). I suppose that we would find some violent criminals among these minorities. I doubt the criminal element is the 70 percent that Kristi Noem claims. During my 79 years I have met quite a few minorities. The overwhelming percentage of them are ...

Rebuttal to ‘Catholic call to conscience on immigration’

Letters

To the editor: As local Catholics, we submit this response to the Jan. 21 editorial entitled a “Catholic call to conscience on immigration.” Word count limitations on letter to the editor submissions prevent us from addressing all of the assertions alleged in the Jan. 21 editorial. Therefore, this response only addresses criticisms in the Jan. 21 editorial directed at Congressman Finstad. The Jan. 21 editorial unfairly criticizes our Congressman based upon an incomplete presentation and understanding of the Catholic position on illegal immigration. It should be noted at the ...

State Capitol gets new security, why can’t schools get the same priority?

Columns

Feb. 15 marked National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. As a fairly new recognition, started in 2022, many people don’t even know it exists. You might not be fully aware of what a School Resource Officer (SRO) actually does, or the critical role they play in school safety. Guns often dominate the headlines when we talk about keeping students, teachers, and school staff safe, but other measures, like having trained SROs in our schools, need to be front and center in the conversation. In the wake of the Annunciation School shooting last August, parents, administrators, and ...

A front-row seat to a midlife spiral

Columns

Dear Annie: My friend of 20 years confessed to having a crush on her executive coach, which then developed into a flirtation, which then became a sexting affair. I have always known she is unhappy in her marriage, but I cannot condone cheating and have told her so. She’s also started vaping, pierced her nose, talked about buying a new car (she just bought her last one two years ago) and even had an addition put on her house so she could have her own room away from her family. I’ve told her she’s exhibiting signs of a mid-life crisis. She told me she’s fine and that working ...

Empowering voters

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Who Is the League of Women Voters?  The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) is a nonpartisan, grassroots nonprofit dedicated to empowering everyone to fully participate in our democracy. The League of Women Voters New Ulm Chapter is involved in a variety of voter registration and public education activities. Since its inception, the LWV-NU has sponsored public question and answer forums with  candidates for local school board, county board, city council  and legislative elections. League membership is open to both men and women. The League of Women Voters of ...