This week is Fire Prevention Week, which also most likely means that fire departments throughout the region will be conducting their annual fall fundraiser. For many departments, this may be their only fundraiser for all of 2020. Many departments will coordinate a chicken dinner, a dance, or a gun raffle. But, with COVID-19 halting many activities involving large … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Meet the candidates
As of the date of this publication, we are 37 days away from Election Day. This is an important ingredient of our democracy. Over the course of the next few weeks, our staff at the Fillmore County Journal will be coordinating a feature titled “Meet the Candidates.” This is something we do every year in order to help our readers understand who they may be voting for in the … [Read more...]
Letter about Houston County Poorhouse article… To the Editor
The two-part series on the Houston County Poorhouse was very informative. I remember seeing that large building as a small boy – it seemed strange to see that in the country. Lee Epps did a great job putting that series together. I hope to read more by Mr. Epps! Ronald Burfield Houston, Minn … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Complacency is not an option
Over the past several months, as newspaper people we have done our best to cover what we were allowed to cover from a news perspective. Honestly, sometimes it felt like we couldn’t win either way. One day, we’d receive a phone call from a reader saying, “I only see obituaries, city council and school board meetings in your newspaper. There’s nothing else.” My response. … [Read more...]
Letter about Jeremy Miller failed us…
Letter about Jeremy Miller failed us... To the Editor, As a retired teacher, I am happy to hear that Sarah Kruger, running for Senate Seat 28, has been endorsed by Education Minnesota. Jeremy Miller, our incumbent Senator, has failed us in Saint Paul. Sarah faces a hard race. Miller has a lot of money, and he is well-known. What he doesn’t have is a record of wrestling … [Read more...]
Letter about Dan Feehan…
Letter about Dan Feehan... To the Editor, I am urging all citizens who live in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District to vote for Dan Feehan in November. Dan has served the people of his country already in various ways, as a former teacher, as an Army soldier, and as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. He is extremely qualified to serve and represent us in … [Read more...]
Letter about Good advice from the past…
Letter about Good advice from the past... To the Editor, While earning my degree from the U of M. I enrolled in a business class. Of all the information the class had to offer the professor gave us two pieces of advice. The first was the KISS principle, “ Keep It Simple Stupid.” The second was, “when entering a business meeting leave your briefcase of emotions at the door.” … [Read more...]
Letter about Jones commentary…
Letter about Jones commentary... To the Editor, Regarding September 14, 2020, commentary: “Alinsky rules for radical activists,” I am wondering if the earlier writer actually read the original: Rules For Radicals? In her commentary she states: “He, (the author) describes in detail the 12 rules that radical activists must use to accomplish their agenda.” I refer to the … [Read more...]
A beautiful life
By Robbie Brokken Harmony, MN In spite of all the crises in our country, I have had the best summer that I’ve had in about 20 years. Because of COVID, my husband and I have mostly been working from home. I find that I take a lunch and go for a bike ride for 20 minutes a day all around Harmony where I live. I’ve been watching the “slices of life” that go on in our little town … [Read more...]
Letter about a hoax…
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...]