Opinion
Letter: So many reasons to oppose lane change
Sep 14, 2016
To the editor: The Highway 61 scoping study is on the Lake City website. Look at it and make your decision from the facts.No one has any evidence about Highway 61 being a two lane through Lake City. (two through lanes of traffic is two lanes, not three.) We all know how it works in it’s current...
SMIF CEO: Better parenting, better workforce, more prosperity
Sep 8, 2016
Yet again, summer went by too quickly. As backpacks are reloaded with new notebooks and pencils and kids don new school clothes and gym shoes, at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), we’ve been seeing some older faces filing into classrooms.
Caregiver education is the main goal of SMIF...
Letters: Reasons given for three-lane are unacceptable
Sep 8, 2016
To the editor:
Why do we want to change the configuration of Highway 61 through town?
I have asked two different council persons why. I was told of safety concerns, and the second answer was if we don’t use that money someone else will.
Both of those answers are unacceptable on the surface. ...
Letter: Beware supposed benefits of government funded redevelopment
Sep 8, 2016
To the editor:
I retired to Lake City in 2010. During my working career I’ve lived and worked in other cities and states and have seen the mixed outcome of changes to a city. For part of my career I worked for the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) and as a result I have seen the good,...
Letters: Mayoral candidate lays out platform
Sep 8, 2016
To the editor:
Our city election is approaching fast. We have a number of important election decisions to make as well as a referendum vote on a possible street vacation located in our downtown.
I am running for the position of mayor and I am asking for your support and vote. For those who don’t...
Letter: Former Green Beret deserves voter support
Aug 31, 2016
To the editor: Why Tim Guth should be elected to Seat 16, Houston County, 3rd Judicial District which includes Lake City.Tim Guth believes that judges should be elected not appointed by the governor. He will institute a policy that all attorneys will have their cases settled by the Wednesday...
Letter: Care Center class needs volunteers
Aug 31, 2016
To the editor:My mom has been a resident at the Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Care Center for the past two years plus now and because of that, I have gotten involved with the care center too. I am amazed at the quality of the facility, the care, the staff, the activities, the food, the...
Letter: Three lanes make no sense
Aug 31, 2016
To the editor: I know this is just another opinion about the three-lane but I hope you will read it.A few weeks ago I read an article in the Graphic about vacating one block of Washington Street so a highrise hotel can be built. According to the article we the citizens will be able to vote on...
Letter: Alternative to three lanes
Aug 31, 2016
To the editor: What genius came up with the idea of changing a four-lane road to a three-lane road? Most towns add a lane or two. Look at Rochester; they added four lanes. Isn’t that great to get around now?I am sure the truckers coming both north and south like it left to four lanes. I sure would...
Letter: Is compromise feasible?
Aug 31, 2016
To the editor: I would like to share my thoughts on Highway 61 from the current four-lane road to a three-lane conversion which will consist of two driving lanes and a turning lane. I want to preface my comments by saying I am approaching this issue through the lens of being an elected official. ...
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