Hillary Clinton apparently believes 26.4 million American women hate themselves, along with everyone else of their gender. During an interview last week, Clinton was asked why she thought she lost the presidential election last fall. In typical fashion, she blamed everyone but herself and ...
To the editor: Happy Tails New Ulm Dog Park is a safe, fenced-in space in New Ulm where dogs can exercise and play together off leash. The park was made possible by the hard work of volunteers and generous donors, as well as the City of New Ulm for providing the land. Bring your vaccinated ...
What brings you out to Morgan Creek Vineyards? (Asked at the Maifest event at Morgan Creek Saturday)
North Korea has been having a pretty good run for a long time. Under former leader Kim Jong Il and now his son Kim Jong Un, North Korea has been doing what it wants to do, all the while promising to do something else. Especially in regard to nuclear weapons, North Korea has signed treaties ...
To the editor: Since 1996, the second Friday in May had been recognized at Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. This is a day to recognize those who work closely with our small children as in-home daycare providers, child care center staff, and preschool teachers. It takes a special type ...
I’ve said several times New Ulm is unique. Typically, that’s a good thing. A downtown mall. A daily newspaper. More Subways than McDonalds. More parks. More Germans. A full-scale brewery. These are all great amenities in a town, especially for a town this size. But this week, New ...
Road construction THUMBS UP: The road reconstruction project on Broadway is taking advantage of this week’s good weather and seems to be making good progress on the parts of the project that need to be done before the actual resurfacing can take place. Intersections that are being replaced ...
Legislative negotiations on finalizing budget targets are getting down to the nitty-gritty. All sides have been reaching out to the public and the media in soliciting support for their proposals. Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Gent, sent out a press release Wednesday urging Gov. Mark Dayton to work ...
To the editor: Spring is here and American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and Education (ABATE) of Minnesota would like to remind motorists that motorcycle riders are back on the roads. ABATE of Minnesota has 26 chapters throughout the state and each chapter has their own way to make May ...
Editor’s Note: The City of New Ulm presents a weekly column highlighting activities in different departments in the city government. Once a month the city will answer questions from readers. Questions on New Ulm city issues can be sent to comments@ci.new-ulm.mn.us. Where does your water ...
Donald Trump was elected president in a time of great political divisiveness in America. He came along at a time when the presidency seemed to be controlled by Democrats, while Republicans ruled in Congress. Even his election was divisive — he successfully garnered the needed electoral ...
It occurs to me frequently, and especially this week, that guns can quickly and needlessly complicate situations. I was reminded again this week when David Pettersen of Madelia pleaded guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm in the Jan. 28 shooting that resulted in the death of 19-year-old ...
You may have to pardon House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., if she enjoys a chuckle this week. Unless something changes about a Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, Pelosi will be entitled to a bit of sarcastic humor. When the Affordable Care Act ...
To the editor: I am concerned about bills advancing in the state legislature which would combine to devastate any effective regulation of special interests influencing voters in Minnesota. George Beck, former chair of the Minnesota Campaign Finance Reform Committee, provides an accurate ...
From the Brown County Zoning Office The Brown County Zoning Office is gearing up for warmer weather and assisting you with any planning and permitting needs you have. If you live, or are looking to build, in the unincorporated areas of Brown County, please call or go to our county website ...
As the measles outbreak in Minnesota continued over the weekend, with 32 cases reported as of Sunday morning, concerned parents, most of them in the Minneapolis Somali community that has been hardest hit were told to be afraid of the measles vaccine. Vaccination skeptic Mark Blaxill told a ...
“It’s just politics” is something people say, and often rightly so. But not always. What they mean is that the political process is corrupt, with special interests able to gain special access, or that politicians are just in it for themselves, or that politics is all about favoritism and ...
What are your thoughts on Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office?
Much has been made the past week about President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, an artificial milestone for presidential accomplishment that was created when Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president in the midst of the Great Depression and ramrodded the New Deal through Congress. ...
The table was set and decorated appropriately for the special Easter dinner. There was a colored table cloth, and equally festive-looking paper plates to use, accompanied by napkins featuring a floral print. But as my wife labored in the kitchen, juggling her typical array of ham, sweet ...