Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
Trouble is here. I’ve been thinking again. Here are some of my meaningless thoughts.
I was having lunch with a friend (yes, I have friends), when he excused himself to go to “the little boys’ room.” I thought, why does the sign on the door read “Men”?
The University of North Dakota...
To the Editor:
I attended the meeting with Governor Dayton last Thursday at the Worthington Fire Hall. I was very impressed with him. Several in the room thanked him for his stand on education and the Lewis and Clark project. Also in attendance was local legislator Senator Bill Weber.
I was very...
To the Editor:
The American Legion Auxiliary 123 appreciates all the support from area businesses that donated to the Poppy Poster Fund, from people who donated money to the Poppy Fund, and from volunteers who sought donations for these funds for our veterans.
The Poppy Poster and Poppy Fund money...
To the Editor:
“I am the Flag”
I am the flag of the United States of America.
I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia.
There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the national flag.
My thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of thirteen white stars in a...
To the Editor:
I would like to write a short note about the Luverne High School boys’ tennis team.
We had the opportunity to play the Cardinals of Luverne in the Minnesota High School state boys consolation finals. Our tennis team had played an extremely tough schedule during the spring of 2016. We...
To the Editor:
I am amazed at how far we’ve come in the last 50 years. Our biggest accomplishment has probably been getting our women out of the house and into the workforce.
There has been another more recent milestone you may have overlooked. Our school-aged children are now mature enough to...
To the Editor:
Each year, usually in May, you see citizens wearing little red crepe paper poppies. These flowers, the memorial flowers of the American Legion Auxiliary, are offered to you by volunteers of the American Legion Post #123.
This year in Luverne Poppy Day will be Thursday, May 26. This...
To the Editor:
Each year, usually in May, you see citizens wearing little red crepe paper poppies. These flowers, the memorial flowers of the American Legion Auxiliary, are offered to you by volunteers of the American Legion Post #123.
This year in Luverne Poppy Day will be Thursday, May 26. This...
To the Editor:
The other day I happened to be looking through my atlas, and I discovered that the United States has two borders, one longer than the other.
Hmm? We have a bunch of trouble with one and very little with the other. Wouldn’t it be neat if everyone could understand the exact reason we...
To the Editor:
Early on the morning of April 4th, members of an organization called Operation: 23 to Zero travelled to the lower mall of the Minnesota State Capitol for an annual event. That Monday morning they arranged 23 pair of military boots in a long arc, with all pointing the same direction....