To the Editor: In response to a recent complaint by a visitor to the Carnegie Library, the Little Falls City Council removed some artwork from the library. It was a pencil sketch of a famous painting by Michelangelo. This gift was drawn by an inmate of the Morrison County Jail and given to the library Read more »
To the Editor: Friday, May 11, is Provider Appreciation Day, a special day to recognize child care providers. It is estimated that nearly 11 million children under age 5 are cared for by 2.8 million providers in the United States. Provider Appreciation Day was started in 1996; local governments across the United States have joined Read more »
To the Editor: Each year, the month of May is set aside to honor law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. This past year alone, 166 brave men and women died while protecting and serving the citizens of our great country. Please take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice Read more »
To the Editor: Thanks to an April 15 letter to the editor, I went back and read Tom West’s editorial and realized I had missed an opportunity to ask Sen. Klobuchar to explain her support for blaming the high gasoline prices on speculators. Many who read or listen to the news believe that Obama’s “energy Read more »
To the Editor: On April 14, the Heartland Symphony Orchestra presented its spring concert under the direction of Josh Aerie. His superb directing brought the orchestra to a new high level of performance. Opening with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture with its decisive pounding rhythms and beautiful melodic intervals, put the audience in a highly attentive mood. Read more »
To the Editor: Pillager Cub Scout Pack 77 and Troop 77 recently fulfilled their commitment by picking up garbage on Cass County Highway 1 for the “Adopt a Highway” program. The Pillager Cub Scout leadership feels it’s important for the Scouts to demonstrate community involvement and civic duty. The boys worked hard walking the ditches, Read more »
To the Editor: The Republican message during the last campaign was “jobs, jobs, jobs.” The Republican majority in the 2012 session hasn’t created a single job. Instead, Republicans gave us an extremely partisan agenda, full of corporate kickbacks and continued tax breaks for the wealthiest. Republicans are spinning a very different story, fabricating and embellishing Read more »
To the Editor: Here’s how the redistribution of American wealth works: John Smith set his alarm clock (made in Japan) for 6 a.m. While his coffee pot (made in China) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (made in Hong Kong). He put on a dress shirt (made in Sri Lanka), designer jeans (made Read more »
To the Editor: The Minnesota Legislature has worked hard and made many reforms this biennium. The evidence of some of this shows up in the budget surplus. The state was in a $6.2 billion deficit prior to this Legislature. Thanks to all this Legislature has accomplished, the state now has a surplus of $1.2 billion. Read more »
To the Editor: Thank you to the compassionate lady who stopped on Highway 27 Friday, April 13, around 9:30 p.m. She found our dog wounded, lying in the middle of the road. She helped him to safety, then knocked on our door. We did not get her name. We want her to know that our Read more »
To the Editor: While out for my daily walk down Highway 25 the other day, I saw the state highway crack fillers doing their annual spring crack filling. Whoops — did I say filling? They really don’t fill them; they just add a little liquid sealer as they did last spring. What’s up with that? Read more »
To the Editor: Recently a letter was written expressing disappointment that someone couldn’t see me on her group’s visit to the State Capitol, and I apologize for making her feel I wasn’t interested in her concerns. I take all constituents’ concerns very seriously. It’s a very busy time of year at the Capitol. We’re trying Read more »
To the Editor: I am writing to pose a couple of questions to my fellow District 9 constituents. First, who deserves an endorsement? Second, do we really want to send a new person to the Minnesota State Senate? I also want to leave my fellow constituents with a few thoughts. I believe that Sen. Gazelka Read more »
To the Editor: In 1970, Ken Collier ran for Congress in Florida to write a book about the experience and unexpectedly discovered extensive governmental vote-counting shenanigans/whitewashes in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, including “hanging chads” on punch card ballots. A frustrating two-decade battle, partnering with brother Jim, ensued to uncover, expose and remedy massive Read more »
To the Editor: In the Tom West editorial, Morrison County Record, April 8, he stated, “Minnesota’s two U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken signed on to a bill pandering to conspiracy theorists who believe the reason for the run-up in price is tied to “speculators.” In the same editorial, he stated, “Some political ‘speculators’ Read more »
