Letters to the Editor
- January 28, 2026Vos: '... rebuild Highway 75' To the editor: Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get some of the $9 billion back from the deceitful people in Minneapolis? We could rebuild Highway 75 from Luverne to Pipestone. Maybe we could make it four lanes (concrete) with curb and gutter, ornamental trees lining the highway and street lights all along the way. A few decorative rocks, maybe as mile markers, and…
- January 21, 2026Caucus meetings planned for Feb. 3 To the editor: I am the leader of the Rock County DFL. Minnesota's unique political process for the elections in November, for both Democrats and Republicans, begins on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 when all 24 voting precincts in Rock County will hold caucus meetings. These caucus meetings will help determine who is elected and what the party's platforms will look…
- December 23, 2025Strong, Brave and Hopeful This fall has been rough for Luella and our family. Luella began experiencing an increase in seizures over the summer, and in September a severe seizure on the school tennis court resulted in a concussion and eight stitches. Lingering concussion symptoms followed, and beginning in November she had six seizures in just four weeks. The physical and emotional toll was…
- December 03, 2025Radisewitz: Medicate costs are growing crisis for seniors To the editor: Seniors in Rock County face troubling changes in 2026, as many Medicare Advantage plans are being discontinued. While some options remain, the future is uncertain and the choices are increasingly difficult. For 2026, seniors have three main options: •Original Medicare (Parts A & B) With a prescription drug plan (PDP…
- October 15, 2025Baustian: City carefully reviews electric rates To the Luverne Municipal Electric Utility Customers for American Public Power Week: As the City of Luverne continues to provide affordable, reliable, and efficient electric service, we also face the ongoing challenge of rising wholesale energy costs from our suppliers — the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and Missouri River Energy…
- October 08, 2025Remme believes God has mercy and grace for everyone Letter to the Editor: I've been wondering if I would stand up for my faith in God like Charlie Kirk did for his, and also to be killed for that faith? I believe this is a question we each need to ponder in our hearts. Is God more important in our lives than anything else? Did Jesus die for our sins? Will I be able to stand before him and…
- August 13, 2025Harnack pens poem to politicians Letter to the Editor: Hey, Politicians Hey politicians, I want you to see, Just how your actions are frightening me. You are using words that are dividing us, instead of using words that are uniting us. You seem to lie in the things that you say, Then you lie again, it’s a brand new day. I wonder if your children acted like you, It’d be interesting…
- August 06, 2025Nissen grades local fair — FFF Letter to the Editor: My take on 2025 — fair total grade — FFF. Midway was a joke — three rides down, nobody spoke English, people got ripped off with the wrist bands. Kids tractor pull in front of ag barn was roped off. Strollers, scooters, elderly forced to walk on new jagged rocks. Hmm, how about ag barn to horse barn, not much traffic. Face paint lady —…
- June 04, 2025Creating homes, building America — NeighborWorks America’s lasting impact on America To the Editor: The first full week of June each year is designated as NeighborWorks Week. As we celebrate NeighborWorks Week this year from June 7-14, it’s a timely moment to recognize the profound and often underappreciated role NeighborWorks America plays in strengthening our communities. With this year’s…
- April 09, 2025Fischer recognizes AmeriCorps members Letter to the Editor: April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and I’m writing today to celebrate two people who have spent the last four years supporting our students. As AmeriCorps members with Reading Corps and Early Learning Corps, Kayla Kindt and Diane Lax have focused on providing Rock County students with extra practice and support to improve…
- April 02, 2025Sasker: 'If you are currently having troubled times...' Letter to the Editor: I received in the mail an article entitled “A Message of Hope in Troubled Times.” It reminded me of a time I was part of an organization that put literature in the local churches. I entered some of the most beautiful facilities. I was greeted and helped by smiling, friendly people. If you are currently having…
- By Howard Bakken, Hendersonville, N.C.March 19, 2025To the Editor: I’m writing in response to editor Lori Sorenson’s March 13 column, “Tired American Journalist.” I have long decried the growing indifference to and disdain for the press. In my youth in rural Rock County, I can hardly recall a single family that didn’t have a subscription to the Argus Leader or the Worthington Daily Globe, as well as the Rock County Star Herald. I recall Al…
- November 13, 2024Frakes: Mock Presidential Election To the Editor: Last week I read an article in the Minnesota Star Tribune opinion pages. It said that a Minneapolis middle school had a mock presidential election and Harris won 577 to 47 for Trump. Now I’m sure that their education so far has taught them that they are on the hook for mom’s and dad’s and grandpa’s and grandma’s tax bills. Who said we’re…
- October 23, 2024Opinion vs facts in campaigns To the Editor: As we have observed and been engaged in the local election cycle, we can’t help but notice a difference in the approaches to campaigning. Some have called it “partisan.” We call it a stark difference in philosophy on spending, specifically the level of appropriate government spending. On one side you have the “challengers” who have been putting out…
- October 09, 2024Thone: 'We the people have been forced to believe ...' To the Editor: Writing rules that make home day cares almost impossible to compete and then making big brother the competition in a nine-million dollar building is Big Brother. How do the little people compete with a multi-million dollar Big Brother organization that is forcefully subsidized by those day cares? Making pot “legal” so that…
- October 02, 2024Hudson: Still no answers To the Editor: First thing I want to say is thank you to both Cox and Lehman for their response to my letter, even though they did not agree with me they stood up and made their voices heard as more people need to do this and exercise their first amendment right, this is how Government is controlled. I also looked at the League of MN cities and what I saw is Luverne is…
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