Letter about a hoax... To the Editor, I was a combat infantry officer in Vietnam. Anyone who would call me a sucker or a loser must be a hoax. Richard Wolfgramm Lanesboro, Minn. … [Read more...]

Letter about angels in blue... To the Editor, There has been much press lately demeaning the police force in many places in our country. Some folks loudly express little trust in them. Here are my impressions of police officers. There have been times when I get nervous about the police. Like when one of them is sitting at the roadside checking for speed violators. I check my … [Read more...]

Letter about Sen. Miller is a follower, not a leader... To the Editor, Everyone deserves access to affordable health care as a human right. As a state senator, Sarah Kruger would work hard for this as she believes that proper care should never be determined by the amount of money in a person’s bank account. In contrast, incumbent Jeremy Miller followed his party and voted … [Read more...]

Letter about electing someone new... To the Editor, With our economy as bad as it is now, our current senator had four chances to improve it: the regular session and three special sessions... and still no bonding bill. It would have created jobs for many people. Sure, the stock market is doing quite well, but what about the people who do not have money to invest? A lot of … [Read more...]

Letter about a return to decency... To the Editor, It was over 30 years ago that I sat with our neighbor Elton Redalen at our kitchen table drinking coffee.  Elton stopped by after plowing snow.  I asked him who he’d plowed out and he listed several people.  I knew from a previous conversation that one of those people was not one of his favorites. I said, “Elton didn’t … [Read more...]