To the Editor,
In this time of crisis, Southeast Minnesota deserves leadership to provide strong protections against the ravages of industrial-scale frac sand mining. Not only is Sen. Jeremy Miller not leading, he is an obstructionist to meaningf
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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- 11:32:18, May 31st 2013 - JO PLAYER - This is unfair to us girls. Morrie Miller is not getting canceled but J ... [Read More]
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- 6:40:49, May 29th 2013 - Doc - You are a cartoon character! If I see you in person I will burst out laughing. ... [Read More]
Letter about Senator Miller and sand mining
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
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To the Editor,
Sen. Matt Schmit of Red Wing, working with Trout Unlimited, has proposed provisions to protect trout streams in Southeast Minnesota from damage resulting from frac sand mining. He wanted these provisions included in the Game and Fish Policy Bill, Senate File 796. Pristine cold water springs in our karst area create some of the best trout streams in the United States. Frac sand mining threatens to pollute this water, and disrupt the flow of springs in ways that would raise the water temperature. Death for our trout. Our state has invested millions in stocking and protecting these streams. Trout fishing has provided over a billion dollars in economic activity in the Driftless Area. These special provisions in SF 796 only apply to the Paleozoic Plateau, which is our part of the Driftless Area.
We live within a mile of an old quarry being considered for frac sand mining. It is at the head of a drainage system which feeds our springs and a stream which flows into Money Creek, a tributary of Root River. All of this is threatened because we have no state level standards to protect our region’s trout streams. Sen. Schmit proposed: a mile setback from trout streams; a limit on how much groundwater frac sand facilities could use; and limiting mining to within 25 feet of the water table. DNR Commissioner Landwehr testified we need all of these provisions to protect the trout streams and groundwater. Despite this knowledge, Sen. Miller cast the deciding vote to kill these provisions. In talking to Senator Miller’s office staff, I was told he needs more data before he would vote for the amendment. I listened online to the testimony given by DNR Commissioner Landwehr’s, and a representative from Trout Unlimited which Senator Miller would have heard. I heard some very specific data.
It is time we, the concerned citizens who live here, are heard and taken seriously about having input to regulations on sand mining instead of just the sand mining industry. I listened to the sand mining representative say if the set backs are put into the regulations, that would stop sand mining. These regulations, put in place, would only relegate the sand mines to areas not as sensitive to its impact.
Call Sen. Miller at 651-296-5649, or email him at: sen.jeremy.miller@senate.mn, to let him know you want him to protect his constituents, not frac san .....
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Letter about Miller’s actions
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
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Letter about defending position
Fri, Apr 26th, 2013
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
If you will allow me to defend my position, I would like to clarify to what I said that Mr. Grehl took offense with. I lived in Germany for three years. My duties took me into parts of Germany & France that even some German and Fr
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Letters to the Editor
Fri, Apr 26th, 2013
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
The Journal welcomes letters to the editor, with priority given to letters on topics of local interest.
Letters should be clear, concise and within a 300 word limit. All letters must be signed and include hometown and day-time phone number of t
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Letter about Skare letter to the editor
Fri, Apr 19th, 2013
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Mr. Rod Skare accuses contributor Yvonne Nyenhuis of being historically uninformed. Talk about a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black! Mr. Skare, Hitler wasn’t a Polish Corporal: he was an Austrian Corporal, serving i
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Letter about Gov. Dayton to help protect our water from frac sand mining
Fri, Apr 19th, 2013
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
As a resident of karst country, I know how easily our water supply for the future can be polluted. I am concerned that frac sand mining is trying to push into our area with only weak state regulations in place to protect our water.
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Letter about rebuttal to the writer from Harmony
Fri, Apr 19th, 2013
Posted in Wykoff Letter to the Editor
Posted in Wykoff Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
The April 15th Journal contains a letter critical of my recent factual analysis of the Obama/Biden gun control plan. The writer not only misrepresented my positions, but the letter was obviously meant to be insulting and demeaning
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Letter about “Armageddonate”
Fri, Apr 12th, 2013
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Mr. Gudmundson is delusional - his words are a total departure from reality! I loved what he wrote! I’m sending a copy of his commentary to Stephen King! He might like to use it as a theme for one of his stories!
Yvonne Nyenhuis
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Letter about Erding commentary
Fri, Apr 12th, 2013
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Your article is right on Jeff; too bad that Yvonne didn’t do a little history reading before she wrote. Her opinions on history and gun control are not factual. Yes, Hitler & Stalin were dictators but what made them Dictators?
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