LETTERS
Letter: The pungent power of lobbyists and special interests
How much is a trillion dollars? It is a thousand billion dollars or a million, million dollars. Five-hundred ninety-two trillion dollars represents the amount of money in the over-the-counter derivatives market worldwide.By Frank Lorch, Spirit Lake, Iowa , November 20, 2009
Letter: Adhere to right-of-way laws
As I have toured the four-county area of Rock and Nobles in Minnesota and Lyon and Osceola in Iowa, it looks like a bountiful crop has been realized.By Miles H. Birkett, Ellsworth , November 19, 2009
Letter: DFL chair's letter doesn't tell whole story
In her letter of Nov. 17, Lori Sellner (Chair, 1st Congressional District DFL, Sleepy Eye) took Rep. Bachmann to task, accusing her of throwing out “wild misinformation” that is “completely divorced from the truth.”By Joe Grandgeorge, Fulda , November 19, 2009
Letter: Reader appreciative of diabetes series
When our little 2-year-old grandson was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, my first thought was to rid the house of all sugar. How innocent. If only it were that easy.By Nancy Brake, Lismore , November 18, 2009
Letter: Gold mining could stimulate struggling economy
Perhaps it is time to use some of the stimulus money to promote the mining of gold.By John F. Elskamp, Fulda , November 18, 2009
Letter: True to his word, Walz works for us
Last week, Congressman Walz cast a vote in favor of the Affordable Health Care for America Act. He sent out a note to many reminding us that he cast such a vote knowing he represented hundreds of thousands in southern Minnesota.By Lori Sellner, Chair, 1st Congressional District DFL, Sleepy Eye , November 17, 2009
Letter: Do members of Congress recall who they're working for?
I found Rep. Walz’s “Time to work together” article, which ran on Nov. 11, interesting to say the least.
By Joe Grandgeorge, Fulda , November 13, 2009
Letter: Retailers - Whatever happened to Thanksgiving?
I am so disgusted to see the business places decorating their premises and putting up their Christmas products out on the first of November. What happened to Thanksgiving?
By Evelyn Jahnke, Westbrook , November 13, 2009
Letter: Don't steal the horse from future generations
There’s a lot of talk these days about government growing so large it is spending our children’s and grandchildren’s money.By Michael D. Garber, Jackson , November 12, 2009
Letter: Walz thanked for health care vote
Thank you to Rep. Tim Walz for his vote to pass HR 3962 on Nov. 7.
By Cheryl Avenel-Navara, Worthington , November 12, 2009
Letter: Veterans Day program was outstanding
I attended the Veterans Day ceremony at the Worthington High School.By Dan Anderson, Worthington , November 12, 2009
Letter: Facts and myths about American veterans
Our country will be honoring veterans Nov. 11. I have written some editorials about veterans before and gone into detail about my family’s veterans. I will not bore anyone with that again. I would like, instead, to reveal some facts and myths about veterans.By Dan Anderson, Worthington , November 10, 2009
Letter: Observe adoption awareness month 
Because it is my passion to find homes for the children who wait, I take time each November to remind people to celebrate Adoption Awareness Month and to consider adoption.
By Claudia Fletcher, Third Degree Parenting, Mankato , November 06, 2009
Letter: Health care is needed, really
I feel obliged to reply to Mr. Bogle’s letter of Oct. 30.
By Ed Henkelman, Ashton Iowa , November 06, 2009
Letter: Puppy park makes positive progress
The city of Worthington agreed in 2006 to start a puppy park on a trial basis to see what the usage would be. I think to the surprise of most people the park is used regularly.
By Marla Wolterstorff, Worthington , November 04, 2009
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