Opinion
Letter: Candidate offers positive approach
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: I support Mary Jane Rasmussen for City Council and I hope you will too.Two weeks ago a letter was published mentioning her value as a business partner and mentioned what she would add to the council. I also have known Mary Jane since she and her husband moved here. They...
Letter: Vote Rasmussen for City Council
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: I met Mary Jane shortly after moving to Lake City a few years ago. We were both relatively new to town, both finishing up our corporate careers, and looking forward to new opportunities. Her business acumen was immediately apparent to me, and her pragmatic approach to things...
Letter: Congress must vote down TPP
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: Soon Congress will vote on whether to accept or reject membership in an international trade agreement known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). For a number of reasons, this trade deal should not be approved.First, the TPP was developed in secret by representatives of powerful...
Letter: Special action needed on health care issue
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: Recent news of Minnesota’s faltering individual health insurance market and political spin that followed is troubling. We must not oversimplify complex issues, frame the debate in convenient terms, or cast blame. It’s time to join together to find real solutions.This is personal. We...
Letter: Bayley works positively with others
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: I served as the Wabasha County Attorney from 1991 to 2015. Lisa Bayley was an assistant county attorney in my office for four of those years. During that time Lisa prosecuted serious felonies, handled many child protection matters and also advised the County Board of Commissioners....
Letter: Four-lane leads to road race
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: I thought my editorializing regarding Highway 61 was over, at least for this year. Wrong! Please note the following comments are not targeting local enforcement. Following a morning meeting in Winona on Tuesday, I rolled back into Lake City a little after noon. Uneventful, I...
Letter: Yes vote gives city a choice
Oct 12, 2016
To the editor: I have always been proud of my heritage as a native son of Lake City and was raised here. I graduated from Lincoln High School and continued my education at Winona State University earning degrees in math and physics, received my master of arts from Mankato State and my master of...
Letter: Bayley finds solutions
Oct 6, 2016
To the editor:
Lisa Bayley is running for the Legislature to ‘provide a strong voice’ for us in District 21A.
She has my vote because she is familiar with the issues in Wabasha and Goodhue Counties and has a track record of finding workable solutions.
Lisa’s focus in the Legislature will be on...
Letter: Sisters peel off tradition
Oct 5, 2016
To the editor: I wanted to thank Lake City for bringing the apple peeling contest back to Johnny Appleseed Day, along with the other fun vendors.I remember my mom doing this contest years ago and winning several times. I thought I’d give it a try, and didn’t expect to end up being the winner this...
Letter: Senator leads on rural issues
Oct 5, 2016
To the editor: Surely, the silly season in campaign politics is upon us when State Sen. Matt Schmit’s standing as a rural leader is called into question.I knew Matt long before he ran for office, and I respected him then as a leader and a strong voice for rural Minnesota. As a local provider...
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