To the Editor, A few weeks ago I watched 60 Minutes. It was an interview with Andrew McCabe. After watching it I wondered what was the purpose of the meeting. It must have been to belittle McCabe and to make Trump feel better about himself. That seems to be one of the symptoms of his disorder. At the end of his talk, Trump asked McCabe how his wife felt about being a … [Read more...]
In politics, you need priorities
It’s been many decades now, but I still remember a piece of advice I got not long after entering Congress. It came in passing from a prominent journalist as we were talking about the bewildering array of issues Congress faced. Every day, he told me, I should ask myself a simple question: “What’s the most important thing to be doing today?” He was raising what may be the … [Read more...]
Devil’s Advocate…One America
From the heat of flames and twisted metal, an America rose from the ashes of 9/11; an America that was strongly united in spirit if not in direction. “Never Forget” signs were everywhere. Even at 11 years old, I knew I would never forget. I will remember the brave men, women, and rescue dogs as they risked their lives to save people inside the burning buildings, and then later … [Read more...]
Pro-choice? What choice?
By Aaron Swaaartzentruber Greenleafton, MN “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee.” (Jeremiah 1:5) “For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mothers womb.” (Psalms 139:14) God has a lot to say about the unborn. Apparently He knows each one of the over 60 million precious little … [Read more...]
In politics, you need priorities
It’s been many decades now, but I still remember a piece of advice I got not long after entering Congress. It came in passing from a prominent journalist as we were talking about the bewildering array of issues Congress faced. Every day, he told me, I should ask myself a simple question: “What’s the most important thing to be doing today?” He was raising what may be the … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project A loving home
By Leah Himlie Imagine that there are two couples. One of the couples is pregnant without wanting to be. The other couple would die to have a child but is not able to. Instead of aborting, the pregnant couple is pressured into carrying the pregnancy to term and putting the child up for adoption. The other couple goes through all the legal steps needed to adopt a child. Their … [Read more...]
Bringing our resources to a Sprout! event near you
At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) we sometimes joke that we are our region’s “best kept secret.” But it is true that despite the fact that we are regularly out in our 20-county region visiting with partners and facilitating trainings, we find that there are still many people who do not know about SMIF. Unfortunately, that could mean an entrepreneur who doesn’t … [Read more...]
April Fool
To the Editor, My congratulations on one of the best April Fool jokes I have ever been taken in by, I’m still laughing! Nels and Otis will be talked about in the community for a while! Thanks for the laugh! Kent Dornink Preston, Minn. … [Read more...]
End Minnesota’s abortion-until-birth policy
To the Editor, Extreme pro-abortion legislation in New York and other states has shocked much of the country. But did you know that, even here in Minneosta, the law currently allows abortion at any time during pregnancy and for any reason? There is no legal limit in effect. This is an extreme policy wildly out-of-step with the view of most Americans and most … [Read more...]
Here we go again
To the Editor, Making it tougher for smokers, no smoking here, this building is smoke-free, raise the age to 21, no smoking in the park, and the list goes on and on. Yet the problem caused by tobacco users doesn’t hold a candle to the problem caused by liquor. I have never heard of anyone getting killed or even injured by anyone just because of tobacco use, but users of … [Read more...]