Opinion
How about a sailing center?
Apr 27, 2016
To the editor:Last week The Old Curmudgeon wrote about my idea of a sailing center for Lake City. I want to add to and expand on what I had in mind. I got the idea because one day I was thinking about Lake City, the marina, the number of sail boats we have here and Lake Pepin.It came to me. We have...
Letter: Work together on a city plan
Apr 21, 2016
To the editor:“Just bathrooms or might they be pots of gold?”Comments in last week’s Graphic (bathhouse replacement plans) indicated we should be embarrassed about all the discussions concerning the replacement of the current bathhouse. Those words, in my opinion, simply highlight the disconnect...
The Old Curmudgeon - 4-21-16
Apr 21, 2016
The Old Curmudgeon read with interest a front page article in the March 18 Rochester Post-Bulletin which reported that an effort is underway to once again put Red Wing on the map as a premiere destination for ski jumping in North America. A group of ski jumping enthusiasts is pushing to build an...
Drazkowski: More freedom means more tax revenues
Apr 20, 2016
On April 11, the Minnesota House took the rare step of trying to eliminate an antiquated law in the interest of personal freedom.
Enjoy it while you can, as it doesn’t happen often.
Much like Sunday liquor sales, when it comes to purchasing and using fireworks, Minnesota’s government tends to...
Letters: A list of marina beach and Ohuta Park improvements
Apr 20, 2016
To the editor:
Now that the plan seems to delay the bathrooms’ replacement, maybe we could focus on getting the old bathrooms cleaned up and ready for service. We noted that play park bathrooms are in service and look nice. We wish the city would take care of the beach bathrooms. Why not?
I would...
Letter: Trails good for health, safety, economy
Apr 20, 2016
To the editor:
I am writing in response to Bob Kohrs’ April 14 letter to the editor to offer another perspective and clear up some misunderstandings regarding trails.
When we talk about the proposed Mississippi Blufflands Trail, please keep in mind that no designated route has been decided yet. In...
Letters: Great things possible with shared vision
Apr 20, 2016
To the editor:
Having sat through a more than two hour City Council meeting last week there are many questions that have come to mind.
I listen and think from an educator’s perspective and experience. Lessons are planned for a week, month and year. There is a logical sequence in content with the...
The Old Curmudgeon - 4-14-16
Apr 13, 2016
The Friends of the Lake City Library will be dedicating a new Little Free Library at McCahill Play Park at 10 a.m. Saturday morning April 16. For you newcomers (and there are some) that park is just across Highway 61 from Fiesta Foods’ front door.
Story time, some games, refreshments, paper boat...
Letters: Bike trail a potential threat to democracy
Apr 13, 2016
To the editor:
About the bike path through Lake City - who’s paying for it? Us taxpayers. The bikers are paying nothing. This is another transfer of our tax dollars from our fuel tax which is supposed to be used for our roads and bridges.
The is the fairest tax we have. The people who use the...
Rep. Drazkowski: Enhanced drivers licenses are a way to protect privacy while complying with federal law
Apr 13, 2016
On March 29, the Minnesota House of Representatives took the first step towards allowing REAL-ID-compliance, which would permit Minnesotans to legally board a commercial airplane beginning in 2018.
A law passed in 2008 prohibited Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety from even discussing REAL...
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