To the editor: What the hell is wrong with America? No one can’t argue that the current administration has been very chaotic. A country run on executive orders, many which are likely …
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4/25/25
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To the editor: I was thoroughly disgusted with the article in last week's Hastings Journal regarding the sunsetting of ISD200's Policy 100. Graham Johnson continues to show he is not qualified to be …
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4/9/25
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To the editor: Hastings School District was why our family chose to build here and raise our children, all graduating from ISD200 and are productive adults. Their excellent education sufficiently …
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4/9/25
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To the editor: On March 26, the school board voted to sunset DEI policy 100 and replace it with the district strategic plan. The community was roughly divided in half, with some supporting sunsetting …
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4/9/25
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To the editor: I want to express our appreciation for our school board members who are making logical, practical decisions that prioritize student success. Their recent vote to remove Policy 100 …
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4/9/25
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To the editor: Many thanks to Carrie, Jessica, and Melissa for voting to sunset Policy 100 at last week’s schoolboard meeting. It took lots of intestinal fortitude for them to face a nearly …
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4/3/25
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To the editor: The GOP fixation on tax cuts started with the Reagan administration’s make-the-rich-richer cuts (called Trickle Down) in the 1980s. The federal deficit and wealth inequality took …
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3/11/25
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Campaign Promises?
To the editor: One of Donald Trump’s key campaign promises was to bring down inflation, specifically the cost of groceries. He assured voters this would be a Day 1 …
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2/19/25
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To the Editor, Is Senator Judy Seeberger nuts? In last week’s Journal, she criticized Rep. Tom Dippel’s bill that would allow Hastings to take money from a $760 million 3M settlement …
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2/19/25
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To the editor: On behalf of the Hastings Area Rotary Club, I would like to extend a huge thank you to all who helped make Rivertown Live a great community event. Thank you to all the volunteers, …
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10/29/24
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There is something so exciting about seeing a familiar name and face splashed across ads in the news paper or on fliers in the mail. It is especially exciting when that familiar face is someone you …
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10/29/24
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To the editor: On behalf of the Hastings Area Rotary Club, I would like to extend a huge thank you to all who helped make Rivertown Live a great community event. Thank you to all the volunteers, …
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10/24/24
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To the editor: As a proud Hastings ISD 200 nutrition staff member and a union steward of SEIU Local 284, I'm excited to support Jen Fox for House District 41B. One of the biggest reasons for my …
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10/24/24
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To the editor: Hastings residents should now be seeing a safer Hwy 55 corridor between Co. Rd. 42 and Hwy 52. There is now a left turn lane at Doyle Path as well as a reconstruction of the railroad …
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10/24/24
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To the editor: I want to go on record as endorsing Angie Craig as Representative for Minnesota’s Second Congressional District. I am a semi-retired farmer. My family has been working this same …
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10/16/24
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To the editor: I am writing in support of Jen Fox, who is running for State Representative of District 41B. I have known Jen for many years. She is a lifelong resident in this district, a city …
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9/17/24
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To the editor: Regarding HHS Homecoming 2024:
WHAT?? WHY?? How is it possible that the student council and two teacher advisors have the authority to make this decision that affects the whole …
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9/17/24
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To the editor: I want to thank all the volunteers who have worked long and hard to clean up and maintain the Oak Grove Cemetery on Featherstone Road. It was heartbreaking to see what had become in …
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9/11/24
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To the editor: It was encouraging to see the In Brief article on election security in the Dakota County Newsletter Fall/Winter 2024. It acknowledges the public concerns over current election …
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9/11/24
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To the Editor: For as long as I can remember (going all the way back to the Eisenhower Administration) the sacred rule was that you left the children of candidates and public servants totally out of …
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9/3/24
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