Opinion
Letter: Take steps to protect vets' healthcare
Nov 16, 2017
The VFW believes that, in order to recruit and retain a professional, all-volunteer force, the United States must keep its promises to previous generations of service members. These promises include a modest stipend immediately upon retirement and affordable, accessible health care.
It has...
Letter: Wonderful, amazing, fantastic, Footloose
Nov 16, 2017
How do you describe the great all-school play from this past weekend? Many adjectives would be necessary. Where do you start?
The music was wonderful, the choreography amazing, the dancing, the singing, the acting all fantastic.
It must have taken so many hours. Where do you find that number of...
Letter: Honor veterans by getting involved
Nov 9, 2017
To the editor:
Our country acknowledges and supports our veterans on Veterans Day, November 11. It is our unity and pride of country that drives those who served forward. And the best way forward is to be active in a service organization, such as the DAV (Disabled American Veterans).
My name is...
From wheat to bread: Let's take a ride
Nov 9, 2017
Editor’s note: Matt Krumel is a trucker from St. Perrysburg, Ohio. Earlier this year he traced the origins of his childhood fascination with trucking and agriculture to Lake City. The result is the story below. He is a member of the American Truckers Historical Society.
On its way to the bakery...
Letter: Rose sale a success
Nov 2, 2017
To the editor:
Thank you to the Lake City community for supporting the annual Kiwanis Rose Sale. We sold 325 Dozen roses.
Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support projects that benefit children in our area. These include books to preschoolers, dictionaries to 4th graders, and scholarships to...
Letter: Property taxes should decline, thanks to reforms
Nov 1, 2017
To the editor:As chairman of the Minnesota House Property Tax Division, I was confident that the $650 million tax relief proposal championed and approved by legislative Republicans last session would ultimately result in reducing property taxes across this state.I have good news to report, as the...
Health insurance innovation through co-op’s
Nov 1, 2017
The health insurance reforms that were passed during the 2017 Legislative Session helped end a four-year run of double-digit premium increases (nearly 60 percent last year) and helped stabilize the individual health insurance market. Final rates for the 2018 individual market were released this...
Letter: 1975 cafeteria/stage/childcare center inadequate for 2017
Oct 26, 2017
To the editor:
As I enter through the main doors of Bluff View Elementary School, I often pause at the plaque indicating when the building first opened its doors to young and curious minds: 1975.
I sometimes glance at the names of individuals who were involved with ISD 813 at that time – people...
Letter: Disability employment emphasizes inclusion
Oct 26, 2017
To the editor:
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the dedicated staff at Wabasha County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC), would like to take this opportunity to recognize our hardworking, compassionate team of clients that prove every day they are able.
At the DAC,...
Letter: Chemicals may be reaching Lake Pepin
Oct 26, 2017
To the editor:
Living in a small town, sometimes expressing an opinion can affect your job or someone close.
Yet public opinion matters.
From the comments and calls I’ve recieved, people do care.
Here I go again!
Parking is strictly enforced in the downtown area overnight, but in the daytime...
Pages
The Lake City Graphic
graphic@lakecitygraphic.com
Ph: 651-345-3316 (M-Tu 8am-4pm, W-Th-F 8am-3pm)
Fax: 651-345-4200
P.O. Box 469
111 South 8th Street
Lake City, MN 55041
ISSN 2994-1059 (print) ISSN 2994-1067 (online)