To the Editor,
When I moved to Minnesota in 2007 from Pennsylvania I was in the dark about Minnesota politics. As an independent, I usually vote fore the incumbent in local elections as long as there is no notoriety or scandal involved. I did bring
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Saturday, May 25th, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
- 11:44:26, May 21st 2013 - airmaxs52274 - Have you ever thought about adding a little bit more than just your a ... [Read More]
- 5:56:33, May 18th 2013 - modgudur - I guess the child is anti-gun control since Obama went to all that trouble ... [Read More]
- 9:27:41, May 16th 2013 - caal girl - Nice outfit on you. I loved some of the dresses but am holding my breath ... [Read More]
- 2:03:34, May 14th 2013 - - Thanks for sharing the trip with us! ... [Read More]
- 4:12:01, May 9th 2013 - Amanda Ziebell - Wow! Thanks to the Fillmore County Journal for this kind story. For a ... [Read More]
- 11:47:30, May 7th 2013 - EW - ramble.....ramble.....ramble..... ... [Read More]
- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
- 6:52:10, May 6th 2013 - Jason Sethre, Publisher of Fillmore County Journal & Olmsted County Journal - Maryh, ... [Read More]
- 7:29:56, May 5th 2013 - maryh - Where are OCJ's available for pickup...other than at the new office? ... [Read More]
- 2:41:47, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, I just looked up Senate File 796 and in it there are said p ... [Read More]
Letter about the election
Fri, Sep 14th, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Comments
To the Editor,
What we must do as voters is evaluate the candidates for their leadership qualities and how well they reflect our personal values and our own vision for the country. Our own values aren’t so hard, but how do we judge someone on leadership qualities?
SKILLED LEADERS:
1] “Have acquired a high level of knowledge in their chosen field through both education and experience. They know how to achieve positive results because they have worked at a number of levels in that field.”
President Obama served as a community organizer and a short-term Senator. Romney has a long and successful career in both business and politics.
2] “ Make timely decisions on important policy matters without undue delay.”
President Obama waited weeks to decide on a course of action regarding troop levels in Afghanistan while our soldiers there were in peril of their lives. Romney has experience in evaluating problems and making decisions in a timely manner, as any good leader must.
3] “Surround themselves with experienced, capable subordinates who are skilled and practical in their field of endeavor.”
President Obama selected his cabinet from a group of people with whom he was familiar. All of us would do that. His choices were mostly former government employees with less than 10 percent having been previously employed in the private sector. The results have been disastrous for jobs and businesses.
Romney has strong ties to business and it is reasonable to expect that experienced business people would be chosen for those cabinet posts affecting business and jobs in America.
4] “Quickly admit a mistake and act to mitigate any unfavorable consequences”
President Obama has been very consistent in failing to acknowledge a mistake, whether it was his opposition to the very effective troop surge in Iraq or the tragic involvement of his administration in the failed “FAST AND FURIOUS” gun smuggling operation..
5] “Take responsibility and refuse to make excuses.”
A good leader never wastes time blaming others or finger pointing. A good leader digs in and fixes things because his job is to perform and fulfill his responsibilities.
Apply this leadership yardstick to the candidates along with an evaluation of your personal values. Then PLEASE VOTE. Th .....
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What we must do as voters is evaluate the candidates for their leadership qualities and how well they reflect our personal values and our own vision for the country. Our own values aren’t so hard, but how do we judge someone on leadership qualities?
SKILLED LEADERS:
1] “Have acquired a high level of knowledge in their chosen field through both education and experience. They know how to achieve positive results because they have worked at a number of levels in that field.”
President Obama served as a community organizer and a short-term Senator. Romney has a long and successful career in both business and politics.
2] “ Make timely decisions on important policy matters without undue delay.”
President Obama waited weeks to decide on a course of action regarding troop levels in Afghanistan while our soldiers there were in peril of their lives. Romney has experience in evaluating problems and making decisions in a timely manner, as any good leader must.
3] “Surround themselves with experienced, capable subordinates who are skilled and practical in their field of endeavor.”
President Obama selected his cabinet from a group of people with whom he was familiar. All of us would do that. His choices were mostly former government employees with less than 10 percent having been previously employed in the private sector. The results have been disastrous for jobs and businesses.
Romney has strong ties to business and it is reasonable to expect that experienced business people would be chosen for those cabinet posts affecting business and jobs in America.
4] “Quickly admit a mistake and act to mitigate any unfavorable consequences”
President Obama has been very consistent in failing to acknowledge a mistake, whether it was his opposition to the very effective troop surge in Iraq or the tragic involvement of his administration in the failed “FAST AND FURIOUS” gun smuggling operation..
5] “Take responsibility and refuse to make excuses.”
A good leader never wastes time blaming others or finger pointing. A good leader digs in and fixes things because his job is to perform and fulfill his responsibilities.
Apply this leadership yardstick to the candidates along with an evaluation of your personal values. Then PLEASE VOTE. Th .....
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Letter about Fillmore Family Services
Fri, Sep 14th, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Comments
Letter about frac sand
Fri, Sep 7th, 2012
Posted in Canton Letter to the Editor
Posted in Canton Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
I am concerned this frac sand business is capable of getting so big so fast, that many people beyond the land owner and few workers will be greatly affected. That is why we need good solid information for the townships, counties, an
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Letter about frac study group
Fri, Sep 7th, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
I wish to make a correction in your coverage of the frac sand study group. When I spoke about the positive economic impacts of scenic highway designation I was not talking about our Scenic Highway #16. I was referring to a study by t
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Letter about sand mining
Fri, Aug 31st, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Jim, thank you for your excellent letter to the editor about sand mining. You hit the nail right on the head. A group of people that their only intention is to kill the sand mining industry or any other project does no one any good.
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Letter about gun control
Fri, Aug 24th, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
It very apparent to me that Yvonne Nyenhuis and others of her thinking have never read or have forgotten history. Let me refresh their memory. Let’s look no farther back than the 2nd World war; what did Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin
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Letter about fracking sand
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Let’s be positive about fracking sand and find a way to speed the production of some of the large amount of energy in this country. Let’s give the families who struggled at times to maintain this area of Minnesota that we love a
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Letter about Fountain
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
Posted in Fountain Letter to the Editor
Posted in Fountain Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
Only in Fountain: I frequently travel with my family between Dubuque and the Twin Cities and we love to stop at Fountain and ride bikes and play at the playground. When we left our new helmets at the playground on a recent Saturday w
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Letter about nuclear disarmament
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
Posted in Harmony Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
As of July 2012 Mayors For Peace (MFP) had 5,296 member cities in 153 countries, including over half the world’s capital cities and 190 US members.
At the annual meeting in June the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) unanimously adop
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