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Letter: Hurdles need to be cleared to get support for rural communities

The year was 1971 and Minnesota’s rural counties were struggling to pay for their most basic social programs. ...

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Letter: California emission standards are wrong for Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz recently tweeted that he still intends to fast track California Emission Standards for Minnesota. That ...

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Letter: Turn to your local library

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and ...

Opinion

Letter: Poppe there to help

A short time ago the Minnesota Department of Health provided its daily update of confirmed COVID-19 cases. As ...

Opinion

Letter: The Chinese Connection

Our great dependence on China would not have happened had we not been switched from debt-free money to ...

Opinion

Letter: Put people before politics

Conversion Therapy is an unscientific practice that seeks to manipulate one’s sexual orientation or gender identity to heterosexual ...

Opinion

LETTER: Austin’s movie theater steps up to save the day

On Thursday, March 12 over 100 Banfield Elementary fourth graders had their hearts broken when their field trip, ...

Opinion

Letter: Needing a representative to make a positive difference

A few months ago I attended Jim Hagedorn’s town hall meeting in Austin. I was disappointed in the ...

Opinion

Letter: Appreciating service

Three of the most dreaded words in the English language are “you’ve got cancer.”  Our Congressional representative, Jim ...

Opinion

Attend Township Day on March 10 – you have a direct voice and vote!

Nearly one million township residents in Minnesota will have the opportunity to participate in their local government by ...

Opinion

Letter: Rep. Hagedorn continues fight through cancer

As someone whose husband lost his battle with cancer far too young, I was saddened to hear the ...

Opinion

LETTER: Feehan working for children’s future

Residents of MN District One have an opportunity to elect a representative who will work hard for our ...

Opinion

LETTER: Feehan stands up for education

Between us we have served more than 40 years as professional educators, so we know what challenges face ...

Opinion

Rep. Jeanne Poppe is a champion for rural Minnesota

We are fortunate to have a great supporter of agriculture and rural Minnesota serving as chair of the ...

Opinion

LETTER: APL a crucial community resource

The Austin Public Library is an important community resource in so many ways beyond books and other traditional ...

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