Letter about response to OHV letters... To the Editor, I commend Karla Bloem for presenting facts regarding the proposed Houston OHV trails (FCJ October 11 commentary) in response to Keith Nelson’s Commentary(FCJ, October 4) who presented no real facts to compare the trails he was representing in way northern Minnesota to proposed Houston trails. My first thought in … [Read more...]

Letter about OHV trail... To the Editor, The recent article in the October 4 Fillmore County Journal about Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs) was an unpaid advertisement in favor of OHVs. In his one-sided screed Keith Nelson from Virginia, Minn., asserted that hikers, bikers, canoeists, bird watchers and hunters are all “aging out of their sports,” and there are no young people … [Read more...]

Letter about democracy is in danger... To the Editor, In “Democracy is in danger,” September 18, the author claimed that the Republican Party endangers democracy. Here is another classic example of projection (distortion of reality by accusing others of they are guilty of) and the actual truth is closer to the opposite of what leftists say or write. For example: Which … [Read more...]

By Kristen Herring-Asleson Lanesboro, MN This letter is in response to the letters that have been printed since the 2021 Buffalo Bill Days’ festivities in Lanesboro wrapped up. More specifically, to address the complaints that have been made surrounding the annual parade and the units in it. As suggested in one of the letters, silence is not always golden. As the parade … [Read more...]

By Karla Bloem Houston, MN I have a degree in biology, have lived in Houston County my whole life, and have done environ-mental education programs on the proposed Houston OHV Trail site for 15 years. Com-paring the Iron Range OHV Recreation Area in Gilbert and the Appleton Area Recreational Park to the proposed Houston OHV Trail is a bit like comparing apples to tomatoes. … [Read more...]

Letter about narratives... To the Editor, Narratives are parasites eroding truth. Narrative is the representation of a situation in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values. Narrative engines of today are known as CNN, FOX, CBS, and NBC to name a few. Though not an attempt to defend one narrative engine over the other, Americans are … [Read more...]

Letter about OHV trail in Houston... To the Editor, I saw Keith Nelson’s letter promoting an Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail at Houston, Minnesota in the Fillmore County Journal today – Houston is not even in his Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) district. Safe to say Keith doesn’t live immediately adjacent to, i.e., within a few yards of an … [Read more...]

By Eric Leitzen Hokah, MN So, li’l Jemmy is Majority Leader. Congratulations to Mr. Status Quo, Mr. Establishment. I’m sure all of his rich friends are very happy that their project has worked out so well. I mean, this is like seeing your prize hog make it to the State Fair, isn’t it? And congratulations to the DFL as well, for running weak candidate after weak candidate … [Read more...]

Keith Nelson St. Louis County Commissioner Founding member Greater MN Regional Parks and Trails Commission (District One) Virginia, MN I understand a newly-formed opposition group has convinced the city council to research breaching a long-standing contract with the DNR on the proposed OHV park in Houston. After more than a decade of good-faith planning, accepting … [Read more...]

To the Editor, Today’s Republican Party, centered in rural America, has strongly moved towards anti-democracy, anti-voting, anti-history, anti-facts, anti-vaccine, anti-mask, and is perhaps more pro-death than pro-life. Many have manufactured outrage over teaching factual history to high school students. Without understanding the past, the way forward lacks useful guidance. … [Read more...]