Letters - Hastings Journal

Letter to the Editor-Thank you to the community

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, … more

10/30/24

Jen Fox: The Only Choice for District 41B

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 … more

10/30/24

Letter to the Editor: Rotary says ‘thanks’

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, … more

10/25/24

Letter to the Editor: Support Jen Fox

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 … more

10/25/24

Letter to the Editor: Impatience is not a virtue

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 … more

10/25/24

Letter to the Editor-In support of Angie Craig

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 … more

10/17/24

In support of Jen Fox

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 … more

9/18/24

Did students vote on homecoming?

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 … more

9/18/24

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to volunteers

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 … more

9/12/24

Letter to the Editor: Election security

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 … more

9/12/24

Letter to the Editor: Children of candidates are out of bounds

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 … more

9/4/24

Young America, we need your Vote

To the editor: Many political polls reveal that young people, those thirty years of age and younger have the lowest voter turnout of all eligible voters. However, as our youth grow in age, the … more

8/9/24

Letter to the Editor: Adding 1 more year is best fiscal choice

To the Editor: Changing to even-year School Board elections has been discussed by prior ISD200 school boards, as recently as late 2022 and 2023. The choice to add 1 more year to current board terms … more

7/18/24

Letter to the Editor: Who do we want to represent us?

To the editor: Recent events bring out a myriad of thoughts and emotions. It appears we are more divided into our echo chambers after every incident with no foreseeable way to come to a consensus. … more

7/18/24

Letter to the Editor: We did vote

To the editor: In last weeks Letter to the editor, Jessie Nowak stated that she was “extremely disappointed” that our school board decided to change the school board elections to even … more

7/18/24

Letter to the Editor: Voting themselves in another year

To the editor: I was extremely disappointed to see that on June 26th, the ISD 200 School Board members voted 5-2 to give themselves an additional year to their terms without taking it to the voters. … more

7/11/24

What environmental legacy are we leaving our children?

To the editor: The Journal's June 27 PFAS update stated where three water treatment plants would be located: in the Industrial Park, Wallin Park, and Lions Park. However, these sites were only … more

7/4/24

Letter to the Editor: Clean up the view

It really would be a beautiful view if the city would remove let’s say 50 to 70 percent of the trees and bushes obstructing the view of the Mississippi River along their riverwalk down towards … more

6/13/24

Let’s work together

To the editor: A sign on a neighborhood lawn spoiled my day today. It read “Joe and the Hoe gotta go.” Cute, flippant, and completely out of place in our town and country. Let's disagree … more

5/1/24

Letter to the Editor: New teacher licensing doesn’t promote Marxist activism.

I write to refute claims of Patricia Moulton, Rush City MN posted in last week’s April 10 paper. I typically dismiss such nonsense out-of-hand, but I was curious…why was a Rush city … more

4/25/24