Letters to the Editor
- September 29, 2020To the Editor: This past week our home in Luverne was vandalized. Someone trespassed onto our property, tore a Biden/Harris poster off the fence and stole our U.S. flag. How sad is that? I’ve had conversations with others in Rock County who shunned the protesters in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, for wrecking property. We look down our noses at those people because of the actions of a few…
- September 08, 2020Top: 'Join me in prayer. Let's storm heaven's gate' This is in response to last week’s column, “How does one write a story with no happy ending?” I’m asking the community to lift up Curt, Caroline, Dylan, Eric and Luke Thorson and their family in your prayers, asking for a miracle. We can change the world. We can change someone’s circumstances through prayer. God wants to hear…
- September 01, 2020To the Editor: Two weeks ago I wrote a letter about the importance of voting – the foundation upon which our democracy is constructed. This letter encourages each of us to become informed citizens in our voting. What do the candidates propose? The Aug. 30 Minneapolis Star Tribune carried an article, “State’s jobless to get added benefits,” an extra $300 of weekly benefits. This was a partial…
- August 18, 2020To the Editor: This political season leading up to the November general election has already begun to heat up with strong emotions, accusations and charges, but also a promise of how we may begin to heal as a country. We need hope as we face challenges on many fronts: health, employment and losses that may combine to feel overwhelming at times. As we have heard many times, we’re all in this…
August 04, 2020Baustian: Hagedorn not a 'leader for our communities' To the Editor: As a 38-year veteran of the United States Air Force and Air National Guard and the father of three children who are currently serving our country in the military, I'm disappointed but not surprised by Congressman Hagedorn's actions. His vote is a reminder that he's more interested in scoring political…- July 21, 2020To the Editor: The Minnesota Department of Education will announce on July 27 whether or not to open Minnesota schools this fall. I advocate for Luverne and other Minnesota schools to fully reopen on schedule. The Luverne Public School District is one of the best around. We have wonderful, gifted teachers who love to guide and mold our young people into becoming strong,…
- July 21, 2020To the Editor: I greet you with lament from the nation’s capital. Many of you have read in my favorite weekly paper, or heard my messages in church, about our need as a country to treat each other with greater compassionate listening and love during these challenging times. COVID-19 and the events in Minneapolis serve to redouble our appeals to build bridges across all our fields of disagreement…
- July 07, 2020To the Editor: These are unusual times. We are learning new ways to deal with lifewhen it throws a curve ball. I remember listening to my grandparents tell of the Dirty Thirties, the polio epidemic, the difficulties of too wet, too dry, or storms that damage homes and fields. Those were just stories; now here I am experiencing obstacles that will alter the future I had planned. There are many…
- June 30, 2020To the Editor: As I never received the email from the Star-Herald last week for comments on what happened in Special Session, I thought it would be good to share with you some of the events which led to the Senate adjourning on Saturday morning, June 20. A number of days prior to that, the Minnesota Senate passed the bill which distributed the federal Cares money to local government…
- May 19, 2020To the Editor: We are approaching a significant national holiday – Memorial Day. It will be like none other that any of us living have ever seen. PoppyDay has been postponed. Most gravesite ceremonies for our fallenveterans and the laying of wreaths or flag presentations are canceled,including those here in Luverne. We must not let Memorial Day be justanother day of isolation with no meaning.…
- April 21, 2020To the Editor: Thank you for the uplifting article on the front page of the Announcer dated April 11, 2020. In light of the varying opinions on our current situation of the Covid-19 virus, one thing we know – we the people are not being told the entire story. But in the words of George Washington who once said, and I quote, “Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains…
- April 21, 2020To the Editor: We want to send a huge “Thank You” to all our Rock County residents. Our American Red Cross blood drive on April 7 was an example of how our community pulls together in time of need. A special thank you to Mike and Wanda Jarchow and their family for opening up their event center so we could utilize a large enough space to keep everyone safe. A heartfelt thank you…
- April 14, 2020To the Editor: Holy buckets of septic tank covers! People hoarding T.P.! Did I miss something? Did Bernie win the election? Actually, T.P. is soft and cuddly and can be comforting to us in this time of near apocalypse. Better than an old newspaper or a corncob anyway. And speaking of better than an old newspaper or corncob, we are extremely lucky to have a cutting-edge, sharp…
- April 07, 2020To the Editor: Thank you, Kat Dahl, for your thoughtful, intelligent editorial. Tragically, our dangerously inept commander in chief ignored experts on the science of contagion and didn’t take the steps necessary to attack its spread. Now his missteps are affecting us here in Rock County, and we are paying the price for his lack ofintelligent leadership in the form of human lives.…
- March 24, 2020To the Editor: Greetings to you all. I hope you all are taking care of yourselves, both physically and mentally. At this time our communities are gearing up for an unprecedented pandemic that will affect everyone. Something I would like to highlight at this time is our mental state during the quarantine, mainly how to stay active and prevent isolation. Prior to the spread of COVID-19, there was a…
- March 17, 2020An imaginary message from God: While you’re in time-out, reconnect with your family; come to me in prayer To the Editor: Thinking about the worldwide pandemic, I was reflecting back on times when God had had enough of the sins of the world and took drastic action to effect a major correction in the behavior of mankind. It prompted me to write this imaginary conversation. Enough, already! And…
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