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History

Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 16, the 136th day of 2023. There are 229 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 16, 1943, the nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising came to an end as German forces crushed the Jewish resistance and blew up the Great Synagogue. On this date: In 1770, Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15. In 1866, Congress authorized minting of the first five-cent piece, also known as the “Shield nickel.” In 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented. “Wings” won “best ...

Schuldt takes position as Journal News Editor

NEW ULM — The Journal announces the promotion of Clay Schuldt to the position of News Editor, and the addition of Daniel Olson as the new city beat reporter. “I am very pleased to announce that Clay Schuldt has been promoted to News Editor at The Journal,” said Publisher Grant Gibbons. ...

Ditch the dirtbag

Dear Annie: I’ve been chatting with a guy online for a few weeks now -- nothing serious, justlight, “getting to know you” conversations, with some flirtation sprinkled in. Well, today, he decided to randomly mention that I reminded himof another woman he’d been talking to, who he ended up having an “amazing sexual connection” with, though they didn’t end up seriously dating. I found this to be way out of left field and pretty offensive. Yes, we were just casually chatting online and hadn’t even met in real life yet, but I believe that there still should be some basic ...

Donating blankets to hospitals

Dear Heloise:Here’s a tip for all the knitters/crocheters, who make or want to make blankets for hospitals.Please be sure to ask them what size they prefer for babies, the NICU, children and teens, and what to use to make them. Some hospitals will not take knitted/crocheted blankets for the babiesdue to safety (wires/fingers/toes), nor will they take fleece (the fluff cangetintotheir lungs).But they may take child/teen sizes that are knitted/crocheted. Any kind of blanket or quilt must be fragrance-free with no pet fur due to allergies. Remember, the kiddos are sick. They don’t ...

International

Reports: Myanmar soldiers kill and burn bodies of 19 villagers BANGKOK (AP) — Soldiers from Myanmar’s military government raided a village in the country’s central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday. The killings on Wednesday in Nyaung Pin Thar village in Bago region’s Htantabin township may have been in retaliation for an attack by resistance forces opposed to army rule. Radio Free Asia, a U.S.- funded news service, quoted a member of the locally formed People’s Defense Force as saying ...