Letters to the Editor

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To the Editor: We can’t forget that March is Hunger Awareness Month. We all see the donation bins at church or school and are asked to participate in food drives. We at the Long Prairie Emergency Food Pantry would like to thank everyone for help or donations, past, present or future. We have many...
To the Editor: I’m in agreement with Long Prairie - Grey Eagle School Board member Steven Hinson. Reporting on the January school board meeting Amanda Hinson wrote in this newspaper that Steven Hinson voted against giving Board members a raise to $500 per month. Mr. Hinson said that he felt that...
To the Editor: Dairy Ridge, the very large dairy operation just east of Long Prairie and south of Lake Charlotte, currently milks 1,695 cows every day. According to a permit application submitted to Todd County earlier this month they want to expand to 2,395 cows. That’s an additional 700 water...
To the Editor: “Let not thy right hand know what the left hand is doing.” If you read this statement, you may realize I’m quoting it backwards from the original, but it is exactly what is happening with our hired and elected officials. Below, I’ll explain my reasoning. On Aug. 21, 2023, the Long...
To the Editor: Recently the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that only 20% of Minnesota Black, Latino and Native 4th graders tested proficient in reading. White kids did more than twice as well, testing at 46% proficient. A similar learning gap was found in SAT and ACT college entrance tests...
To the Editor: Apparently planning and zoning and city council members have selective hearing! Case in point: American Foods Group (aka Long Prairie Packing) wants to build a large apartment complex at 4th Street Southwest in Long Prairie to house some of their workers. Originally this project was...
To the Editor: This is in reply to the letter from John King in the Nov. 1 Leader where he referenced antiracism as having been around before the Civil War and that antiracist idealism “brought an end to” Jim Crow in the south. Farragut Middle School in New York sorts students into affinity...
To the Editor: Regarding the term anti-racism, I would have to see it used in an actual old dictionary or newspaper to believe anyone ever used that term before modern times. I would also like to see just how it is actually put to use in the public schools. I, like many others, especially in light...
To the Editor: The word “anti-racism” has been around since before the civil war. It was used to describe not just those who were opposed to slavery, but people, mostly from the north, who were actively engaged in trying to end slavery. James W. Lowen’s book, “Everything Your American History...
To the Editor: I am concerned about the proposed apartment dwelling for Long Prairie. Long Prairie was always considered a retirement community. Well it has changed. Who would want to retire here, with all the noise and disrespect that is happening. It is not a city that I would want to see my...

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