Letters to the Editor
- July 18, 2023Frakes: 'Two-letter word' To the Editor: We’ve been seeing and hearing a lot about abortion these days. They talk about the fact that a woman should have the right to control her own body, but the real fact is that abortion is a reward to a woman who couldn’t control her body. I know that it hasn’t been that long ago that we thought storks brought the babies, but modern science has…
- July 11, 2023Harrison on this year's legislative session: 'Is this what you voted for?' To the Editor: If you haven’t heard about what has happened in our Minnesota Legislature this year, it is important that you know. We are now a sanctuary for abortions that can occur up to the moment of birth, a “privilege” allowed only in six other nations (China and North Korea included). If a baby is born…
- July 04, 2023Altena: '...you and I are called to expose the deeds of darkness' To the Editor: If you drove past my house and saw me trying to mow my lawn with my snowblower, at best you would assume I was not fulfilling the intended purpose for my snowblower, right? And yet I believe that scenario represents the mindset of Gov. Walz and every Democratic representative and senator in Minnesota. I’m…
- June 27, 2023Schomacker: Thanks, Greg, for all your work Letter to the Editor: I have been wanting to write this letter for some time and then another week is gone and I am reading the new Star Herald. So, this is the week. It has been a great addition to the paper with all the cool pictures, many in color, of the sports of Rock County along with great stories. There is proof of when one door closes, another…
- June 13, 2023Olson: Water on earth is about 4.5 billion years old Letter to the Editor: Re: article in current Star Herald about Rock County Water System receiving a grant to determine nitrates and also the age of water in Rock County. If you google “How old is drinking water,” you find that all water on earth is about 4.5 billion years old. It was formed during the formation of the solar system and just…
- May 30, 2023Dementia awareness event shows that ‘love always remembers' To the Editor: A.C.E. of SW MN and the Southwest Minnesota Dementia Awareness Network (SWDAN) were grateful to be able to bring our spring dementia event to our community in May at the lovely Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Caregivers shared their personal stories which helped us understand how every person’s dementia journey is…
- May 16, 2023Protecting the elderly: Minnesota’s battle against the landline shutdown 'People with mental health feel isolated' Letter to the Editor: In Minnesota, I recently discovered that telecom companies were granted FCCapproval last August to deregulate the shutdown of copper wire landline phoneservice. Instead, they are allowed to substitute it with internet-based phone service. This…
- April 04, 2023Fick: 'Stop and think, what if that would happen around here. Oh that would hurt' To the Editor: Another shooting! Three innocent children and three adults at work in school. Why? Where will the next incident be? Do we think this 28-year-old has been watching television? Seeing how the adults in Washington, D.C., operate? The example they set for our youth. It this normal? Could that…
- March 28, 2023H-BC Teacher: 'I encourage your to vote April 11' To the Editor: I often feel like I’ve hit the jackpot in my job teaching kindergarten at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School! We were named a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School in 2019. We’ve got a great staff, working together like clockwork to educate our students. We’ve got an acclaimed administrator who leads us to…
- March 21, 2023Brooks: 'What's your better idea?' To the Editor: If you try to make everyone happy, you will lose as a community. You’re a town of 5,000 people, with perhaps 2,000 or so homes. Are a thousand of them, or even a 500, complaining? What happens is CAVE-rs (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) complain and it might be as many as 50 people (typically it’s more like ten) and then you…
- March 14, 2023To the Editor: The members of the Luverne Area Convention & Visitors Bureau enthusiastically support the efforts of the “Just for Nuts” 501C non-profit organization to site and construct the “world’s largest nutcracker” in Luverne. Some of us were skeptical in 2017 when Roger Brooks’ assessment told our community that our “one big, unique thing” that could grow our tourism industry was the…
- March 07, 2023Forrest: Nutcracker's multiplier effect leads to thriving community To the Editor: Studies show that if someone visits your community and stays for two or more hours, the average amount spent in the community is $200 including visiting an attraction, filling their vehicle with fuel, eating and shopping. Presently, the Jolly Green Giant in Blue Earth brings in around 50,000 people per year.…
- February 28, 2023Thone: 'God-given inalienable right to travel shall not be infringed' To the editor: This Constitutional Republic of 50 states agree that every American individual has the God-given inalienable right to freely travel without paying, licensing, permitting, registering, insuring, or having that right granted by any entity other than God. Ex Parte Dickey, (Dickey vs. Davis), 85 SE 781…
- January 17, 2023Wipf: Business owner grateful for public process on THC regulation To the Editor: I’m writing to express my gratitude for the positive interactions we experienced with city and county officials during the process of making legal cannabis available to community members. •I felt very supported by Jane at the Chamber. She put me in contact with the county commissioners, gave me a platform to present…
- January 10, 2023Frakes; "Reparations are in order" Letter to the Editor: I’ve been hearing the word “repatriations” a lot lately. I think it’s a good idea. We can give all the descendants of slaves a free ticket back to their home continent so they could live the life they’ve always dreamed of. Hold it! Hold it! My bad! I just found out the word is actually “reparations.” A little different but still a…
- December 05, 2022Ahrendts applaud Winterfest, choir concert Letter to the Editor: A job well done to everyone who worked so hard to make the Winterfest weekend a success. The highlight for us was the Cardinal Choir at the high school choir Christmas concert. Hats off to Seana Graber for combining the children with special needs with other choir members. The smiles on their faces showed it was a highlight for…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.