Opinion
Goodhue County Sheriff Candidate Questionnaire: Paul Gielau
Aug 8, 2018
Age: 52
Address: 2362 Pineview Ct., Red Wing
Campaign online: paulgielauforsheriff.com
Education: Associate Degree in Law Enforcement, Alexandria Area Vo-Tech
Family: Wife Dawn (Married 18 years) grown step-children Mavrick and Danielle Patterson, son Derek who will be a senior at Red Wing High...
Goodhue County Sheriff Candidate Questionnaire: Marty Kelly
Aug 8, 2018
Age: 52
Address: 32999 Grosse Point Road
Campaign online: Martykellyforsheriff.com
Education:
• 1984 graduate of Red Wing High School
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement from Mankato State University with a minor in Psychology, 1988
• Alexandria Technical College Police Skills Program Graduate...
Goodhue County Sheriff Candidate Questionnaire: Josh Stehr
Aug 8, 2018
Age: Currently 43…will be 44 when it comes time to take office…making me much older and wiser then!
Address: Rural Lake City…Goodhue County
Campaign online: joshstehrforsheriff.com
Education:
•Inver Hills Community College/Minneapolis Community College/Center for Criminal Justice and Law...
Letter: Comprehensive experience getting things done according to plan
Aug 1, 2018
To the editor:
Running for a city council seat is an opportunity that should not be taken lightly. It is a great honor and privilege to serve and represent a community in a multitude of venues as an elected official. The duties of a sitting council person will require an annual commitment for four...
A note about election letters
Aug 1, 2018
The Graphic will continue its practice of not allowing election letters about specific candidates or issues the week before the election to prevent someone from making a claim that can’t be rebutted in the paper before ballots are cast.
Since Aug. 9 is the final issue before the Aug. 14 Lake City...
Letter: Voting the people’s will, not personal beliefs
Aug 1, 2018
Letter to the editor:
I am John Mead and will not be able to attend the candidate forum on Aug. 2 as I will be out of town for my job. I am running for City Council as I feel I will be able to help make a difference and listen to what the people of Lake City want.
At this time I do not have any...
Letter: One very deserving family helped, but many others continue to suffer
Aug 1, 2018
To the editor:
“Go Fund Axel,” “Gratitude” – these little signs about Lake City caught my eye.
As a health professional I have been schooled in patient privacy.
In many years as a public health nurse and as a school nurse I have witnessed so many acts of kindness from one person to another. Axel’s...
Halverson: Social tech has replaced socializing
Aug 1, 2018
Conversation, a lost art. Replaced by cell phones, texting and Tweets.
It’s rare to see people having dinner actually talking. Instead they are constantly looking at their cell phones. Gone are the lively dinner conversations where families actually stayed in touch.
Some of my fondest memories are...
Letter: Vote to keep four lanes, marina as-is
Aug 1, 2018
To the editor:
Lake City citizens, vote for the candidates who want to save the four-lanes and keep the trailers on the point and keep our harbor intact.
Tom Heffernan
Lake City
Letter: I’m eager to represent my 5,000+ neighbors
Jul 25, 2018
To the editor:
Hi Lake City,
I’m Amy Kohrs Alkire. I’m running for City Council and I’d like to introduce myself.
I grew up on my parents’ dairy farm in rural Lake City. I graduated from Lincoln High School in 1995. After graduating from college, I taught high school social studies and earned a...
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