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Letters to the Editor

Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of MN-based companies

The business community in Minnesota prides itself in providing leadership and solving problems to ensure a strong and vibrant state. The recent challenges facing our state have created widespread disruption and tragic loss of life. For the past several weeks, representatives of Minnesota’s ...

Attend DFL party caucus

To the editor: Are you unhappy with the current state of things? Are you tired of the fear, the hate, and dishonesty? Do you wish to a see a return to empathy, honesty, and integrity? If so, join with others who share your values at the Lyon County Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party ...

Not very noble times

To the editor: In his inspiring acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King said, “ I think Alfred Nobel would know what I mean when I say that I accept this award in the spirit of a curator of some precious heirloom which he holds in trust for its true owners — all ...

Executive Order 14159: The Way of the Gun

To the editor: On July 4, 2026 we might be 250 years old. In 1814, John Adams, the sixth President of the United States wrote, “Remember. Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.” What do you ...

What is happening to our America?

To the editor: When I was in high school and college, I remember reading about the KGB breaking into the homes of Russian families in the middle of the night, guns drawn, ransacking possessions, and terrorizing families. I remember being horrified when I read that a parent could be violently ...

Show up to Republican caucuses to stand up and be heard

To the editor: On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Republicans across Minnesota will be gathering in their neighborhoods for precinct caucuses. The future of our Party and the nation belongs to those who show up. If you wish to see a change in our party or our candidates, precinct caucuses are your chance to ...