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Of the four candidates running for District 4, only one, Kindra Ramaker, is qualified and highly motivated to bring positive change to our county. The other three have track records or recent behaviors that show why they should NOT be elected. Here’s what you should know about the candidates:
The most impactful form of government on the day-to-day lives of people is at the local level: counties, cities, and townships.
I have been a cheerleader for my chosen hometown. I have been a critic. But I have never been more disappointed in the choices of Rochester than I was as the city hall dome glowed red, white and blue in honor of the late Congressman Jim Hagedorn.
What should you do when you see someone spread medical misinformation on Twitter, and how do we stop ourselves from doing the same?
Our antidote to January 6th is to participate in our democracy. And on February 1st, I urge you to do so through your local precinct caucuses.
The continued efforts by Rochester Public Schools to build inclusion and equity are both timely and urgent.
Having a name for the Dakota people is such a significant step for the Rochester community. It acknowledges the long Indigenous past of the area as well as the Indigenous present. For all of the fighting we are still here and thriving in Rochester.
The problem of illegal aliens in our country, I agree, is a vexing one. But it is not helpful to take the approach that Congressman Hagedorn seems to support: more money for the immigration authorities, a taller wall separating the U.S. from its neighbors to the South, and the casual vilification of young people who turn out to be in the U.S. illegally through no fault of their own.
Senator Senjem knows that Minnesota will benefit by being a leader in clean energy with economic growth, jobs, and a better environment. Senator Senjem, please lead by what we need rather than by partisan politics — that will be best for everyone.
If 2020 was a year for resilience, 2021 will be a year of hope. A year ago, we knew we were starting something that would be difficult. Today, I have hope that we are beginning to work our way out of this pandemic.
Modifying the structure of the Rochester Public Library Board within the city charter would serve no purpose other than to add additional oversight and bureaucracy, slow the pace of the library’s growth, and further decrease community member influence on decisions.
The changes we're proposing would continue to value citizen input while improving oversight, clarity and transparency in how decisions are made — and who is accountable.
Mayo Clinic patient Rob Prescott connects the past with the present by reflecting on his experiences at the former Green Parrot restaurant — and how he believes Rochester continues to be a place where troubled strangers are met with the ‘little nameless acts of kindness and of love’ that make up the greater part of a good person’s life.
Opinion does not overturn those facts, and to allow Congress to intercede as Rep. Hagedorn attempted, will destroy our democracy.
As a citizen residing in Lowertown, one of the core neighborhoods of Rochester, I see every day how the safer speeds could make my neighborhood…. well, safer.
From the local results, it looks like a new wave of leadership will be taking the helm in the City and the County come January 2021. And what happens next is just as much about the newly elected leaders as it is about our continued engagement as citizens long after the polls have closed and the races have been called.
2020 has been a difficult year, to put it mildly. Pandemic and protest, riots and resistance, both economic downturn and political upheaval. We all want to put his year behind us. But as we face the election of 2020, we must ask ourselves how we are going to rebuild and who is the best choice for guiding that recovery?
I’m not running against someone but instead running for something. I’m running for all of us! My goal is to make Olmsted County a great place for everyone to live and work and believe we are best when we are one community working together.
Many of us, or even most of us are tired of our elected officials not listening to us. I am. However, I would encourage you to consider that Senator Carla Nelson is different. She listens. She cares. She is honest. She is trustworthy. S
Katrina lives with the decisions made at the council table. Besides being a homeowner and parent, she knows first-hand what is involved in paying for commercial real estate, commercial real estate taxes, assessments, hiring and firing, and making payroll.
