Opinion
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...
Joy Ohlhaber obituary
Feb 23, 2017
The funeral service for Joy L. Ohlhaber will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 27, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, West Florence Avenue, in rural Lake City, with Pastor Stephan Kurtzahn officiating. Burial will be in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Lake City.
Mrs. Ohlhaber, 72, of Lake City,...
Letter: Wabasha Board is right to fight salary appeals
Feb 16, 2017
To the editor:
I want to commend the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners for the action they have taken in the situation where two county employees (County Attorney Karrie Kelly and Auditor/Treasurer Denise Anderson) are suing the taxpayers for excessive salary increases.
First of all the...
Mayor: Council is doing its homework
Feb 16, 2017
To the editor:
I am following up on my last letter where I stated that, “competent due diligence builds leadership partnerships.” Simply put, if your team does its homework, the team will make good grades. Our council is doing its homework on a number of important initiatives and I believe the...
Equity is an economic driver
Feb 1, 2017
In a recent interview, I was asked to reflect on what it looks like for rural voices to “be heard,” which has been a big talking point during this last election cycle. I referenced an op-ed from a friend of mine, former Congressman Dick Swett of New Hampshire. He stated “don’t insist that everybody...
Letter: It's time to reverse three-lane decision
Jan 25, 2017
To the editor:
I’m on the Lake City Streets and Parks Commission and at the last meeting on Jan. 17, the Hwy. 61 issue was brought up and Scott Jensen of public works made the statement that the city staff was moving forward on the project.
I asked what that was and he said the direction that the...
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