Opinion
Rep. Haley: Worker shortage must be addressed
Mar 16, 2017
It has been a very productive first few months of the 2017 legislative session. With the news of an increased budget surplus, now totaling $1.65 billion, the Speaker of the House and committee chairs have begun to craft the budget. In addition to continued work on health insurance reform, we are...
Great River Homes: Alice doesn't let disabilities dampen her spirits
Mar 16, 2017
Editor’s note: March is Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Alice Thoe is a sweet, lovely seven year old girl who likes to swim, play outside and loves her family. Alice was born with autism, global developmental delay, epilepsy and deaf/hard of hearing.
Developmental...
Letter: A farewell to a fellow traveler
Mar 16, 2017
To the editor:
The gates of heaven swung open widely on Monday morning as Steve Ritzenthaler joined the ranks of musicians playing there.
Stephen J. Ritzenthaler taught instrumental music in our Lake City School District for 32 years, starting in the fall of 1969 at the age of 24 years old.
Under...
Letter: A nuisance to people, a danger to dogs
Mar 9, 2017
To the editor:
As a dog owner in the Jewel, I often walk my dog in the neighborhood, around town and at city parks, including Hok-Si-La. As Biscuit and I dodge the droppings from other dogs, it’s clear to see that some dog owners are not following the city’s ordinance regarding their dog’s feces...
Letter: With Hwy. 61 decision looming, is council member in too deep?
Mar 9, 2017
To the editor,
Monday night’s council workshop involving Highway 61 was interesting and continues to better identify the pros and cons of either maintaining the four lanes or converting to three lanes.
One of the more interesting aspects actually occurred after the meeting, when I bumped into the...
Letter: Three-lane proposal is 'extraordinary stewardship'
Mar 9, 2017
To the editor:
Over the past month several of the council members have asked for my opinion on the conversion of Highway 61 from four lanes to three. One year ago I had no opinion on the matter but after much contemplation and study, I have arrived at the following conclusions.
By a fluke of...
Anti-smoking advocates to legislators: 'We will be watching'
Mar 2, 2017
To the editor:
We visited the State Capitol in St. Paul on Feb. 22 with Minneostans for a Smoke-Free Generation to talk with our state legislators about efforts to create a smoke free generation.
We discussed how the tobacco industry targets young people like us with colorful packaging, fruity...
Letter: Beware of ticks
Mar 2, 2017
To the editor:
Minnesota’s hidden epidemic is caused by ticks.
There are many tick-borne diseases. Lyme disease can be transmitted by an infected deer tick or black-legged tick.
A deer tick can also transmit human anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
A person can be infected with more than one of these...
Letter: City crews restored streets, power in no time
Mar 2, 2017
To the editor:
Thank you to the Lake City Street Department and crew for the great job they did on the cleaning and removing the snow from our streets in last Friday’s snow storm. It was the most snowfall in one storm in over 20 years. Our streets were clean and safe and in no time they had the...
Letter: Seize the opportunity to reshape Lake City's future
Mar 2, 2017
To the editor:
Every fifty years or so a really important matter comes up in almost every community. Lake City is at that crossroads, and since I’m on the subject of roads, I’d like to talk about the highway that runs through our fine city.
It’s very important that Lake City gets it right...
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