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Opinion

Swamped school secretary struggles with overbearing parents

Columns

Dear Annie: I am a school secretary. Parents often call in with issues regarding their children. Some are very personal including health, family issues, abuse, neglect, behavior, etc. Many parents go into FULL detail as to what is happening. In these circumstances, I am not the person who can ...

Town Talk

Columns

The top priority of the Street Department is to maintain the integrity of the street and alley pavements to ensure they are in a safe and usable condition and to ensure proper drainage for storm runoff. As the weather warms and the snow melts the first maintenance activity, we perform is ...

We saw the partial eclipse

Letters

To the editor: The sky cleared for a few minutes and we enjoyed seeing the partial eclipse! We used solar glasses. Instead of darkness we were amazed by how bright it was. We did notice that the birds were agitated and more vocal than normal. Joe and Julie Gartner New Ulm

How to remove road tar from cars

Columns

Dear Readers: To remove road tar from your vehicles, purchase an oil-based, prewash spray made specifically for the surfaces of automobiles. Spritz this onto the tar spots and let it work for several minutes. Then scrub with a plastic scrubber. Rinse completely and buff the areas with a ...

Resolving inheritance disputes

Columns

Dear Annie: I read a letter in your column about inheritance issues, and I wanted to share my own story. My mother transferred a $930,000 house near the ocean to my single brother a few years ago in secret. We found out when trying to look at money for a care home for my father. Her ...

Corrupt Joe has got to go

Letters

To the editor: Joe Biden and his corrupt democratic party in just three years and four months have made America the laughing stock of the world! In my opinion he has not done one thing that is good for America. Everything he has done has turned into a crisis. Then he wants another four-yea ...