Opinion
Off The Editor’s Desk – 9-5-2018
On to Normandy! Leaving Paris, by train was an experience. I thought that the airport was a busy place, but the Paris train depot had a large number of people coming and going. I think that there were over 20 tracks at the depot and all were either loading passengers or unloading. We boarded and were off…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 8-28-2018
Paris, the City of Lights Our direct flight from Minneapolis to Paris took seven and a half hours, landing just in time to catch the morning rush hour traffic. The trip from the airport to our hotel by taxi cost €65.00 Euros. I bring up the cost because many European countries have the Euro for…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 8-22-2018
Over the next few weeks I would like to write about our vacation to France and various places that caught my attention during our recent trip. Mary Berg, local authority on the World War II battlefields at Normandy, led our family group. Paula’s brothers and families, Allen and Paulette Klatt of Florida and Donald, Missy…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 8-8-2018
The wind is still quiet in Forest? We have not heard any news about the proposed “Highland Wind Farm” project in the Township of Forest in St. Croix County for a long time. If my memory serves me right, I think that the plan was for 41 generating wind towers that are close to 500 feet tall placed around the…
Read MoreLTE – Mark Jacobson – 8-8-2018
AN OPEN LETTER TO EVERYONE ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS To Those Who Don’t Understand Mental Illness: Please be patient. Like any other organ, the brain can get sick. When the brain gets sick, it is hard to know where it comes from and why. It is difficult to deal with and sometimes, we can tell that…
Read MoreLTE – Paul Gunness – 8-1-2018
Letter of Support for Kevin Bygd for Dunn County Sheriff I have known Kevin since 1989 on a personal and professional level. I have witnessed his involvement in the community in such areas as civic groups, coaching youth sports and teaching hunters safety.
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 8-1-2018
America is great! America is great, and the only thing that we have to worry about at this time is whether to use plastic or paper straws. The traffic from the left has the right of way. How come it is the liberals that get all the breaks? Jimmy Fallen said, “This fall, Hillary Clinton,…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-25-2018
Talking to your foe is OK! President Trump last week had a sit down visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders in the Democratic Party urged him not to talk with Putin and then called Trump a traitor after he held a meeting in Helsinki, Finland. What can the harm be of a sit down…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 7-18-2018
It’s County Fair time! I spent a couple of hours last month in Colfax and had lunch at one of the food stands during the annual run of the Colfax Free Fair. People were getting ready to display their prized creations during this local event. Summertime is Fair Time and it is family fun time.
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 7-11-2018
Protecting the Constitution! I am writing this column before President Trump announces his choice for a new Supreme Court Justice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. I am very happy that Trump is getting to nominate a second justice. If Hillary Clinton had won the office, her appointments would be so liberal that the rights…
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