Letter about closing the middle school
To the Editor,
My name is Maynard Thompson. When the Rushford-Peterson middle school was started in 1990, I had been working on a middle level teaching degree. There is a degree for middle level instruction.
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Friday, May 24th, 2013
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Letter about frac mining
Fri, Nov 30th, 2012
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
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Letter about frac mining
To the Editor,
To the handful of big land owners and county officials who will win the frac sand lottery, congratulations. Many more residents of Fillmore County fear the risks frac sand mining poses to our property values, air and water quality, noise levels, road safety and wear, tourism, farming, and scenic landscapes. Not to mention the downstream impacts to communities to which this sand is ultimately shipped.
The County’s proposed industrial mining ordinance offers some assurances, but ignores a host of reasonable protections requested by residents. For example, despite multiple requests to cap the number of industrial mines that can operate simultaneously in a single township, the Planning Commission (PC) advised residents to seek that protection from their townships. So the process has to be repeated more than 20 times by more than 20 different groups of people? Do residents even know who their township ordinance makers are? Is this efficient government?
For mines to potentially operate 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays seems excessive to the many residents and visitors who value this county’s peace and quiet. Requests to further cap mine hours of operation seemed to also be ignored by the PC. Several weeks ago, Tom Barnes sent the PC the language a Wisconsin county included in their ordinance to require mining corporations to ensure no loss of pre-mining property values within a certain radius of their mine. It is an excellent incentive for the corporation to operate responsibly. All our county officials had to do was copy and paste, but they did not. When leaders fail to protect the interests of the majority of residents, you begin to question whether financial conflicts of interest are weakening our democratic process. Hopefully the County Board will show greater leadership at their 11/27 meeting.
Jennifer Meadows
Lanesboro, MN
To the Editor,
To the handful of big land owners and county officials who will win the frac sand lottery, congratulations. Many more residents of Fillmore County fear the risks frac sand mining poses to our property values, air and water quality, noise levels, road safety and wear, tourism, farming, and scenic landscapes. Not to mention the downstream impacts to communities to which this sand is ultimately shipped.
The County’s proposed industrial mining ordinance offers some assurances, but ignores a host of reasonable protections requested by residents. For example, despite multiple requests to cap the number of industrial mines that can operate simultaneously in a single township, the Planning Commission (PC) advised residents to seek that protection from their townships. So the process has to be repeated more than 20 times by more than 20 different groups of people? Do residents even know who their township ordinance makers are? Is this efficient government?
For mines to potentially operate 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays seems excessive to the many residents and visitors who value this county’s peace and quiet. Requests to further cap mine hours of operation seemed to also be ignored by the PC. Several weeks ago, Tom Barnes sent the PC the language a Wisconsin county included in their ordinance to require mining corporations to ensure no loss of pre-mining property values within a certain radius of their mine. It is an excellent incentive for the corporation to operate responsibly. All our county officials had to do was copy and paste, but they did not. When leaders fail to protect the interests of the majority of residents, you begin to question whether financial conflicts of interest are weakening our democratic process. Hopefully the County Board will show greater leadership at their 11/27 meeting.
Jennifer Meadows
Lanesboro, MN
Letter about closing the middle school
Fri, Nov 30th, 2012
Posted in Peterson Letter to the Editor
Posted in Peterson Letter to the Editor
Comments
Letter about ...Rushford-Peterson Referendum
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Letter about ...Rushford-Peterson Referendum
To the Editor,
We are writing to inform people about the upcoming referendum for Rushford-Peterson residents on Wednesday, December 19 from 11–8 pm in the Rushford-Peterson High School lobby. The requ
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Letter about tax reform
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Letter about tax reform
To the Editor,
FIX IT RIGHT.
I have been an appliance repairman for 40 years. My natural inclination is to fix things. As I look at the state of national affairs today, nothing seems to be working right. One hardly knows
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Letter about presidential election
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Letter to the Editor
Posted in Chatfield Letter to the Editor
Letter about presidential election
To the Editor,
Well, it seems that catchy slogans and childish slanders have won over the United States again. We should all be very concerned about this country’s future. Given our current financial status, on
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Letter about R-P referendum
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Letter about R-P referendum
To the Editor,
PLEASE VOTE YES FOR OUR CHILDREN
Hillary Clinton once said, “It takes a village to raise a child!” What an insightful statement. As adults, we all know it does take a community to raise our childr
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Letter about R-P referendum
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Letter about R-P referendum
To the Editor,
PLEASE VOTE YES FOR OUR CHILDREN
Hillary Clinton once said, “It takes a village to raise a child!” What an insightful statement. As adults, we all know it does take a community to raise our childr
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Letter about Stan Gudmundson’s commentary
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Letter about Stan Gudmundson’s commentary
To the Editor,
Poor Colonel Stan! (Stan Gudmundson, Colonel, USAF retired) Although he penned his missive before Tuesday’s elections, he did intimate all us groundlings would be making a big mistake if
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Letter about frac mining
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Letter about frac mining
To the Editor,
As a lifelong resident of southeast Minn., I’ve been reading with interest the information being put forth by the pros and cons of the Frac Sand debate. I personally see more pros than cons in this debate.
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