To the Editor, We are having a reprieve with a week of stunning weather. Some call it “Indian Summer”; I call it a gift. As I ride my bike around Harmony, Minn., I am seeing more political signs than I have in the 30 plus years I’ve lived here. This normally polite, private community is wearing their hearts on their sleeves. On my block alone, I counted over 20 signs. … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Sharing your adventures
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com A few weeks ago, I was blessed with an opportunity write a story about Sam Bahl and Matson Kiehne taking a trip down The Root River. We intentionally placed that story on the front page, because I keep hearing that people are exhausted with what’s going on in the world and they want to see … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… One week from the election
The past couple of months have been busy on top of busy. I commend our newspaper team for working so diligently to manage such a high volume of news and advertising content. Last week, we published an 80 page newspaper, the biggest newspaper we’ve ever printed. Quite a beast to deliver, as well. Along with everything else we have on our plate, an election year increases … [Read more...]
Letter about replacing Senator Jeremy Miller…
To the Editor, Replace Senator Jeremy Miller with Sarah Kruger who will actually negotiate for our jobs! If we can peel our eyes off Trump and Biden there is a crucial battle to notice at the St. Paul Capitol. In a time of economic depression due to COVID, Minnesota elected Republicans have blocked 30,000 jobs in our state, according to Pioneer Press. This is the minimum … [Read more...]
Letter about Miller misleads on LGBTQ community support…
To the Editor, At a recent forum held by the League of Women Voters, Senator Jeremy Miller was asked about his support for the LGBTQ community in our state. His response that “we should treat everyone equally and fairly” is beyond misleading. In 2013, Senator Miller voted against the bill authorizing same sex marriage. More recently, he voted against a state-wide ban on … [Read more...]
Where I stand
By Michael Sieve Rushford, MN My senior year in high school was an election year and a year of great conflict in this country — 1968. Richard Nixon was running against Hubert Humphrey for the presidency. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were both assassinated that year. There were many protests against the war in Vietnam, and the Democratic Party convention in … [Read more...]
Who is Amy Coney Barrett?
By Jeff Erding, Wykoff, MN And why do Radical Leftist Democrats hate her so much? Wikipedia says Amy Vivian Coney Barrett is age 48, went to Rhodes College, majored in English Lit, minor in French. BA in 1994 from Rhodes, law school at Notre Dame, graduated first in her class 1997. Spent two years as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C., then for Justice … [Read more...]
What Democrats are voting for
By Stan Gudmundson, Peterson, MN What do Democrats believe in and what do they stand for? To figure that out we could just review their history and examine what they are currently pushing. But that method is not all that useful this year since, as polls show, most Democrats do not care about their candidates or its platform. They will be voting against Trump. Because … [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...]