The recent spate of vandalism that occurred in Montevideo, first at the Milwaukee Road Heritage Center earlier this fall and then a couple of weeks ago in Smith Park, are unfortunate occurrences — both for the victims and the perpetrators.
The Obama administration is pressing the House and Senate to pass the proposed payroll tax extension, which is scheduled to end Dec. 31. Congress is debating whether or not to extend the payroll tax holiday through 2012.
The fall harvest is out of the fields and in the storage bins, fall tillage is completed and farm equipment is in the shed, thus bringing to a close one season and opening the door to another.
Congratulations to the Montevideo High School drama department and directors Anne Wachtler and Mike Milbrandt on their excellent production of their fall play, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
The results of Tuesday’s operating levy referendum were a tribute to the hard work of the grassroots committee and many volunteers who worked hard for the past several months to muster support for the two questions on the ballot.
Readers will notice on Page 2A in this edition of the American-News an advertisement asking “Who will fill the most boxes of food for the food shelf?” The sponsors are Montevideo’s three financial institutions: the Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo, KleinBank, and Minnewest Bank.
The decision by the federal Environmental Protection Agency not to impose strict new restrictions on dust in the rural United States is evidence that even Washington bureaucrats can listen to reason. The decision is a victory for farmers, businesses and communities that could have been adversely affected by the regulations.
The leaves are beginning to change color, there is a crispness to the night air, and the fall harvest is soon to be upon us. Already some farmers are in their fields taking out a few end rows from their corn fields, and opening their sugar beet fields.
Occasionally we receive a Letter to the Editor that never sees the light of day simply because it fails to meet some fairly simple criteria. At the risk of sounding “preachy,” we need to share a few fundamental requirements of what a letter writer needs to do — and not do — to get their letter published.
As the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year approaches, the Montevideo School Board and the school administration are looking well beyond Sept. 6. They are looking to the future of a quality education for the children of our community.
Guest Commentary by U.S. Senator Al Franken
Guest Commentary by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD)
"Our agreement was the product of good faith efforts to work across the aisle with one another on an issue that transcends partisan politics."
After a government shutdown that lasted 20 days and cost the state of Minnesota and its citizens millions of dollars in the name of fiscal responsibility, the Republican legislative leadership and DFL Gov. Mark Dayton agreed to disagree and passed and signed into law a compromise budget that is leaving a bad taste in both sides’ mouths.
One wonders what might have happened to the child brought to King Solomon by two Hebrew women to decide whose child it actually was if the decision were left to the DFL and Republicans. The child may have grown to maturity, left home, and died of old age before a decision was made. Or the child might well have been cut in half because neither woman was willing to give up their claim.
We send our belated congratulations to the graduating seniors in Montevideo and the surrounding communities. They deserve a pat on the back and best wishes as they leave behind their alma maters and forge ahead into the future.
To the surprise of no one, the Republican majority in the state House and Senate passed a budget that included no tax increases on the wealthiest 2 percent of Minnesotans.
The time has come once again to get out the soapbox and preach. It is prom season and high school students in Montevideo and throughout the region are looking forward with eagerness to an evening full of fun and lifelong memories.
Potential Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may have missed his true calling when he amassed a fortune in real estate development. Judging from recent headlines and his numerous television appearances questioning the authenticity of President Obama’s birth certificate, Trump has shown he has a real talent for theater, albeit cheap theater. He has, with justification, been compared to legendary 19th century showman and huckster P.T. Barnum.
I sometimes forget that not everyone is bombarded with the plethora of information that I receive daily via e-mail from all kinds of special interest groups and government agencies.
We trust by now that some of the dust has started to settle following last week’s story in the American-News about the Fiesta board of directors deciding to change from the old system of choosing a Fiesta queen and two princesses to represent Montevideo to a new system of selecting three equal Fiesta Royal Ambassadors.
