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By Sgt. Robert Fuchs, U. S. Marine Corps, Savage “Mike McFadden and the GOP may be entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts,” says U.S. Army 1st Lt. Trista Matacastillo. “Senator Al Franken has been a champion and true advocate for Minnesota...

By Simon Koster, Commander, Worthington VFW Post 3958 I have to write and thank the Daily Globe and Erin Trester for the wonderful coverage and pictures of the Freedom Veterans Memorial Park flag dedication. It was a cold, windy day, but a lot of citizens braved the weather. Thank...

SIBLEY, Iowa — Tuesday’s Osceola County Board of Supervisors meeting was met without much controversy for the first time in a number of weeks. The board approved two initiatives through the state of Iowa for promoting and hiring a skilled workforce and veterans, respectively....

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa will host the 5th annual Iowa’s Statewide Veterans Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 29 in the second floor ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. The conference theme is “Women of the Military,” focusing on the impact women have...

By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — It’s a tale as old as the Republic. When whistleblowing forces wrongdoing out from the shadows, Washington lurches away from the bull’s eye. Bully pulpit indignation seeks to smooth ruffled feathers, duck accountability and deflect...

By Dave Christoffer, Okabena Sievert-Peterson American Legion Post 608 of Okabena was chartered in 1947 by a group of WWII veterans for the purpose of supporting their fellow veterans after they defended our country — a country that has developed from a vision by the founders...

By Iris Kluever, Memorial Day Committee member, Bigelow A great big thank you to everyone that helped with Memorial Day at the cemeteries and the park. The men and women of the American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary. The Boy...

“Pray for me, as I will thee, that we may merrily meet in heaven.” Francis L. Sampson WORTHINGTON — So we’ve come to the 70th anniversary. The 70th. Seventy years is a long time. When yesterday morning dawned — did you climb out of bed or lift out of bed or leap out...

ST. PAUL — American Indians volunteer for the U.S. military in higher percentages than any other ethnic group, and now Minnesota officially recognizes that accomplishment. At the conclusion of a Thursday ceremony in front of the state Capitol, Chairwoman Erma Vizenor of the White...

WASHINGTON — There was a small Memorial Day service at Worthington as early as 1872. A bit surprising. The first passenger train arrived at Worthington on April 29, 1872. Only slightly more than one month remained for the new community on the hill above Lake Okabena to complete...