To the Editor,
Fillmore County’s draft ordinance for frac sand mining will have a public hearing on Thursday, November 15, at 7:00 pm in the Commissioners’ Room of the Courthouse in Preston.
This is an opportunity for anyone interested in fra
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Saturday, May 25th, 2013
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Letter about Thanksgiving
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
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Letter about Thanksgiving
To the Editor,
Thanksgiving prayer. It’s a powerful tool we can bring to heal the fractious bickering that threatens to break our nation apart. Not the kind of prayer that pleads for “my” side to win. Not the request, “Oh, God, please make the government do this or that.” The prayer that’s needed is more like, “Dear Father of us all, show us the goodness and wisdom and courage in each other.” Not so easy when one is taking a very strong stand one way or another on an important issue. But that healthy respect for the way God’s characteristics manifest themselves in every one of us can open avenues and solutions to what might seem an impossible quandary. How does this work? I like to hearken back to that powerful statement of being in Genesis 1, that God created us in His image, with dominion over the creeping things, and the assurance from Malachi, that we all have one Father. So we have God-given dominion over contentiousness, greed, fear, self-righteousness and dishonesty that would creep into and undermine the decision-making process. We can ask God to give us the strength to see Him at work, to seek out and cherish and use His gifts of wisdom, honor, respect, benevolence, inspiration, intuition, attention to detail. The mental activity of affirming those qualities in prayer frees up the possibility for those traits to manifest themselves, even becoming a catalyst for a shift in consciousness. It takes work, but it’s a worthwhile tool to bring to the decision making table. In her profound work on spiritual healing, Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy puts it like this, “One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man.” This Thanksgiving time is an opportunity to be thankful for those gifts and to discover their power.
Sandra Webb
Lanesboro, MN
To the Editor,
Thanksgiving prayer. It’s a powerful tool we can bring to heal the fractious bickering that threatens to break our nation apart. Not the kind of prayer that pleads for “my” side to win. Not the request, “Oh, God, please make the government do this or that.” The prayer that’s needed is more like, “Dear Father of us all, show us the goodness and wisdom and courage in each other.” Not so easy when one is taking a very strong stand one way or another on an important issue. But that healthy respect for the way God’s characteristics manifest themselves in every one of us can open avenues and solutions to what might seem an impossible quandary. How does this work? I like to hearken back to that powerful statement of being in Genesis 1, that God created us in His image, with dominion over the creeping things, and the assurance from Malachi, that we all have one Father. So we have God-given dominion over contentiousness, greed, fear, self-righteousness and dishonesty that would creep into and undermine the decision-making process. We can ask God to give us the strength to see Him at work, to seek out and cherish and use His gifts of wisdom, honor, respect, benevolence, inspiration, intuition, attention to detail. The mental activity of affirming those qualities in prayer frees up the possibility for those traits to manifest themselves, even becoming a catalyst for a shift in consciousness. It takes work, but it’s a worthwhile tool to bring to the decision making table. In her profound work on spiritual healing, Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy puts it like this, “One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man.” This Thanksgiving time is an opportunity to be thankful for those gifts and to discover their power.
Sandra Webb
Lanesboro, MN
Letter about Pubic hearing for Industrial Sand Mining ordinance
Fri, Nov 9th, 2012
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
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Letter about Give to the Max Day
Fri, Nov 9th, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Thursday, November 15 is the 4th annual “Give To The Max Day.” This is a day when Minnesotans come together to donate online to non-profits and charities. Habitat for Humanity Winona-Fillmore Counties will once again be participa
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Letter about cats killed
Fri, Nov 9th, 2012
Posted in Preston Letter to the Editor
Posted in Preston Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
To the heartless drivers: On the morning of Oct. 31 between the hour of 6:15-6:30 a.m. on Hwy County 44, between the Lime Springs turn and the Cherry Grove turn, my family lost two cats within five minutes of each other.
My husban
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Letter about animal care
Fri, Oct 26th, 2012
Posted in Mabel Letter to the Editor
Posted in Mabel Letter to the Editor
Letter about animal care
To the Editor,
I feel the need to address the cruel, irresponsible, uneducated pet owners that made the decision to drop of five helpless kittens at the Sportsmans Park in Mabel, Minn. When you become a pet owner, you hav
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Letter about LGBT Center
Fri, Oct 26th, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Letter about LGBT Center
To the Editor,
The tri-state LGBT Resource Center for the Seven Rivers Region recently held its second annual Soiree fundraiser at a local home in Houston County. The event hosted forty-six supporters and guests for an eve
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Letter about election
Fri, Oct 19th, 2012
Posted in Mabel Letter to the Editor
Posted in Mabel Letter to the Editor
Our founding fathers wrote the constitution during four hot summer months. Probably some didn’t even like one another. What a contrast to the incompetance we see today!
President Obama has accomplished much in spite of an uncooperative congress
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Letter about Voter ID
Fri, Oct 19th, 2012
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Each election we hope that everyone eligible to vote does so. Current Minnesota law encourages this by allowing voting by mail or absentee ballot. In recent elections more than 250,000 voters – nursing home residents, the disabled,
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Letter about the Voter ID Amendment
Fri, Oct 19th, 2012
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
After the Civil War Democrats in southern states enacted poll taxes to restrict the voting rights of those (the newly freed slaves) who would be most likely to vote against them. Now in Minnesota it appears the same tactic (restricti
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