Tell us about yourself. I grew up in the Postville, Iowa, area and found my way to Minnesota when I became employed with Hendel Farms in 1999. In 2005, my wife Hope and I bought our first home in Spring Grove, where we are raising our two children, Addison and Tyler. I have been a member of the Spring Grove Fire Department since 2007, and have held the fire chief position … [Read more...]
Meet the Candidates: DeWayne (Tank) Schroeder for Caledonia Mayor
Caledonia Mayor Tell us about yourself. My wife Karen and I have been married for 56 years. We have two daughters, four grandchildren, one great-grand child and ine on the way. I am a lifelong resident of Caledonia. I was a member of the Caledonia Fire Department for 25 years and chief for seven years. Why are you running for office? I am running for mayor because I have … [Read more...]
Meet the Candidates: Donivee Johnson Candidate for City of Canton Mayor
City of Canton Mayor Tell us about yourself. I have lifelong ties to Canton having been born and raised here. I graduated from Canton High School in the last class before the school consolidated with Mabel. My work history includes Northwest Airlines, Mabel Co-op Telephone Co., Cenex Harvest States and the U.S. Postal Service. I have been retired for 10 years. I was … [Read more...]
Letter about quality and timely medical care for our veterans of southern Minnesota
To the Editor, I would like to thank our Congressman Jim Hagedorn for his work to provide quality and timely medical care for our veterans of southern Minnesota. Jim brought together dedicated individuals from Mayo Clinic and the veterans administration to establish the Community Care Program for veterans. This contract between Mayo Clinic and the VA covers services of … [Read more...]
Letter about Mister’s mail-in ballot…
To the Editor, Where’s Mister’s mail-in ballot? I know it is early but with the USPS problems he is getting anxious knowing his ballot must arrive at his polling location by Nov. 3. Plus, the fact that he was hoping to possibly even have his friends get ballots also. He had them over for a rally a couple weeks ago. We turned on a Trump rally on the TV, for them; let me say … [Read more...]
Letter about Where has Jeremy Miller been?
To the Editor, Recently, I received mail from Jeremy Miller telling me things he had done and asking for my vote. Why he was taking the time to connect with me when I hadn’t seen or heard from him in four years? I don’t recall any town halls in La Crescent, summaries of his legislative activities or a letter asking for my input. What does he do with his time? Apparently, he … [Read more...]
Letter about the power of the people?…
To the Editor, Lanesboro is celebrating fall. The neighborhood is a blaze of orange and yellow and maple leaves drift to the ground, resembling bright yellow butterflies in the sun. The beauty of the season belies a dark reality. The world is threatened by wild fires, floods and hurricanes and overwhelmed by COVID–19, an invisible enemy that haunts us all. The recent … [Read more...]
Letter about keeping your spirits up…
To the Editor, At this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, many people have come up with ideas to keep spirits up and have things be as normal as possible. There’s another group that have been doing so, also. From the beginning they’ve been doing this every week. In the small community of Canton in southeastern Minnesota, the Presbyterian Church … [Read more...]
Letter about the future of conservative Christianity…
To the Editor, Now that one of our political parties has become a personality cult of shameful values, it seems likely to disappear. In response, it is probable that the two factions of the surviving party will split, with the centrists (composed of those who prefer the stability of measured change) in one camp and the progressives (young people, and those who want to pursue … [Read more...]
Letter about the historical articles…
To the Editor, Kudos to Lee Epps for his historical articles, I find them all interesting, but the one about the Houston County Poor house I remember well because it was an impressive building. When I was a senior at St. Peter’s High School in the early mid 1960s, in Hokah, Minn., the parish priest would send me up to that poor house near Caledonia to transport a resident from … [Read more...]