Opinion
Letter: Elect 4-lane proponents
Oct 19, 2016
To the editor: I have been a part of Lake City most of my life and our four-lane highway has worked just fine. I see no sense in changing something that has worked for so many years. I feel that if we go ahead with the new enhancements to change the four lanes to two lanes with a turn lane,...
Letter: Mead keen on fiscal issues
Oct 19, 2016
To the editor: As the road nears the end of this election cycle, I am compelled to encourage the citizens of Lake City to vote for John Mead as your next City Council member. I have gotten to know John over the past two years, and John is, if nothing else, a straight-shooter. But he is more than...
Letter: Keep Walters on the bench
Oct 19, 2016
To the editor: I strongly support the re-election of Terrence Walters as District Court Judge, seated in Wabasha County.Judge Walters, having been selected from a pool of candidates by the judicial selection committee and later interviewed by the governor, was appointed to this position in 2003. I...
Letter: Vote 'no' on street closing
Oct 19, 2016
To the editor: Between today and Election Day, you must take a drive or a walk southbound down Washington Street. As you pass some of your favorite local businesses, notice the view straight ahead. The lake and the bluffs are very present in this downtown scene. Whether we are shopping, dining, or...
Letter: Urge Congress to vote no on TPP
Oct 19, 2016
To the editor:
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secret agreement by multi-national corporations to avoid public oversight.
The TPP allows foreign corporations to set safety and environmental standards.
The TPP increases visas for students and workers who then become citizens through...
Letter: Benefit helps confront, prevent sexual violence
Oct 19, 2016
To the editor: Last week, we attended “Stop the Violence”, a wonderful fundraising event in Lake City on behalf of HOPE Coalition.We’d like to wholeheartedly thank the following for making this event such a success: Dave Dueholm for all his hard work in sponsoring and organizing this event; the...
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...
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