Letter about Boy Scout troop leaders... To the Editor, My name is Carter and I am a Boy Scout from Troop 53 in Rushford. I want to bring up a topic that is not discussed nearly enough, the effort put in by the troop leaders. The leader of Troop 53, Tom Butterfield, is as good a troop leader as you will find. In my two years of Scouting, I have noticed the amount of work … [Read more...]

Letter about the fake coronavirus... To the Editor, I refrained from going to church this past year because I didn’t want to put it at risk of getting shut down for not wearing a mask.  When I recently returned, board members and parishioners expressed concern because people they know are getting sick and people are dying, which I neither doubt nor dispute. I gently told … [Read more...]

To the Editor, Recently, after hearing that our first district congressman Jim Hagedorn was just recovering from kidney surgery, I was surprised to hear his name mentioned as one of the congressman who voted in favor of objecting to the electoral college vote that favors President-elect Joe Biden. This vote occurred after the “Trump mob assault” on our nation’s capitol … [Read more...]

This past week, I was happy to see how well the “2020 Business Person of the Year” recognition was embraced in the communities we serve. “We need more positive news, after the year we’ve gone through,” said one business owner.  “Thank you for doing this.” This was our first time ever coordinating a nomination process like this, and I think it went well.  One thing we did, … [Read more...]

By Ron Scheevel Preston, MN As we watched the events of this past year, one can’t help but wonder “what next”? The riots and violence this past summer, and more recently the assault on our Capitol, only reinforce the need to refocus on respect, civility and patriotism.  Freedom of assembly and speech is one thing, but there is no place in a democracy for the aggressive and … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I’m Chloe and I’m going to be talking about ocean pollution. This is a subject I feel strongly about because a lot of people don’t get that soon there’s a possibility that there could be more trash in the ocean than fish. That’s CRAZY. You see, when a bird, fish or anything consumes plastic it feels full so it won’t eat until it dies because plastic does not … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I researched the possibility of recalling our 1st District representative James Hagedorn because of his treasonist conduct leading up to the terrorist right wing insurrection in Washington, DC January 6th. Unfortunatly, our constitution has no provision for a recall of a congressional representative. I hope his constituents in our 1st District will remember in … [Read more...]

By Peter Lunde Preston, MN This has been a bad week with the repercussions following the demonstrations in Washington and the increasingly worrisome vaccine distribution delays in some states, with Minnesota being among the problem states. I have friends in Texas, 65 to 78 years old who already have appointments to get the vaccine starting next week with the last to get … [Read more...]

If the months since the November elections have shown us anything, it’s that the U.S. is more deeply divided than we’ve experienced in a very long time. This has been building at least since the 1990s, starting in Congress and ultimately coming to be reflected in a polarized electorate, but it’s reached the point where, rather than take pleasure in the success of a politician … [Read more...]

In the newspaper business, our schedule is dictated by press deadlines.  Right when we finish one deadline, the countdown to the next one begins immediately. Over the course of 35 years of working for the Fillmore County Journal, Sherry Hines has successfully hit more than 1,800 deadlines.  That’s truly astounding! More than a year ago, she shared with her Journal family that … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I’m here from Kingsland Elementary school and I’m writing about ocean pollution. I’m writing because there is about 4,000 million pounds of trash in the ocean, or the size of Texas four times. And, most of this trash is plastic. Plastic cannot be broken down by water, only the sun’s rays can. Plastic is made up of chemicals that can’t be broken down by water. … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I would like to personally thank all of the landowners that allow hunting on their land. My family and I have enjoyed hunting the same land for years. Fillmore County has some of the best hunting and scenery in Minnesota. It also has some awesome landowners. It is difficult to find land to hunt and most public land is already saturated with hunters. My son and I … [Read more...]

To the Editor, What does shop local, buy local mean to you? I think everyone has a basic understanding of what this means but I believe there can be a very broad interpretation of this also, more than I would expect from an entity that is currently promoting shop local, buy local.  Let me share what I experienced in a recent Harmony City Council meeting. A Harmony resident … [Read more...]

To the Editor, Mr. Rendahl must have been looking in a mirror a couple weeks ago when sleazy came to his mind. What a sleazy person and party he belongs to. The Democratic Socialist party is full of hypocrits! Between that party and national media, they have worked to divide and create hate in this country more than ever. Between their party, the media, and certain big tech … [Read more...]