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Opinion

Science revealing fingerprints of first cause

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Gazing out at the massive macro and peering in on the minute micro we observe an obedience to order crafted into creation such that each has a place and a purpose. At our crowning place in creation humanity has been gifted with our rational minds that we may reason while ...

Mason City music

Community Voices

The main thing my wife and I did to prepare for our recent trip to Mason City, Iowa was watch the 1962 movie “The Music Man.” This wasn’t just because my wife loves Shirley Jones and once had a crush on her stepson, David Cassidy. It was also because we wanted to prepare ourselves for ...

Mason City music

Community Voices

The main thing my wife and I did to prepare for our recent trip to Mason City, Iowa was watch the 1962 movie “The Music Man.” This wasn’t just because my wife loves Shirley Jones and once had a crush on her stepson, David Cassidy. It was also because we wanted to prepare ourselves for ...

Keeping freedoms of speech, religion free

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Memorial Day is for remembering those who gave their lives for our country, the country we sing of as “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Two of our most precious freedoms are those of speech and religion. We need to speak of them and exercise them to ensure ...

The HRC and social justice

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: According to the city code section 3.03, the New Ulm Human Rights Commission (HRC) was established “to advise the City Council and staff on human relations and civil rights problems.” Over the course of the past several years, it has become increasingly obvious that HRC ...

Memorial Day weekend exhaustion

Community Voices

Memorial Day weekend is a time for somber reflection on the price paid for the freedom and sovereignty of our nation. This year somber reflection felt a lot like sheer exhaustion. I’m in the process of moving to our new house. For weeks I’ve been taking carloads of everything portable ...