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Appreciate the support To the editor: I would like to sincerely thank and commend the Martin County Area Foundation for the timely assistance it recently provided to the Martin County Historical Society. When the air conditioning system and water heater at the Pioneer Museum failed on the same day, replacement became an urgent priority. Proper temperature and humidity control are essential to preserving the museum’s documents and artifacts, and the Foundation responded immediately by approving funding for this critical need. Martin County is fortunate to benefit from the vision of ...

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Lake health and pickleball? To the editor: “City leaders” ask your constituents, friends and relatives. 1. What do you think about our lakes? 2. What do you think about pickleball? Two weeks ago, the council approved $2 million of the “Wise” Tax funds for the Lakes. Stop using the acronym “lost” to refer to our hard-earned dollars. As tiny infants, we learned “lost” is not good. May 15, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources approved a pilot study for Easy Environmental Solutions stock symbol (EZES) for Nano-Void to pump oxygen into our lakes. ...

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What does leadership look like? To the editor: This month, I want you to think back to the very first president you can remember. Mine was Ronald Reagan, 1980-1988. I didn’t like him much. I thought an actor may not have the qualities we need in a president. But then he stood up to Gorbachev, the Russian leader, telling him to tear down the wall dividing Germany. The wall came down in 1989. I’m pretty sure Regan had something to do with that. We have had six presidents since Reagan. They have each brought their strengths and personalities to the White House and made their mark ...

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War is Not Christian To the editor: A hot topic these days seem to be the war with Iran with its ever changing reason for being and continuing. So much so that even some of the most diehard President Trump followers are questioning the need since it is causing a negative impact on our country. Sadly, their main reasons for concern seem to revolve around such things as how much it is costing, the price increases or that some Americans have died, but the true cost is that it is another act that is not Christian. Such acts jeopardizing the salvation of Christians that have supported this ...

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Lake noise To the editor: Lake noise shouldn’t be of the level that makes you want to put on industrial ear protection, like needed on the airport runway or when riding 1200 hp, no muffler airboat in the Florida Everglades. Yet, this Saturday there was a speedboat on the lakes for more than an hour that would compete with the loudest of these “feel-it-in-your-bones” noise sources. To what end? Probably early deafness for the operator or anyone within a couple hundred feet. That particular boat had no purpose on our lakes. Why is it allowed? Why didn’t the lake police slap ...

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Walkers and mobility devices- get a tune up To the editor: When I recently arrived at an event at a local venue I was surprised to see an ambulance at the back door. It seems that someone’s walker “snapped” and left the owner with an injury. Thankfully, the person looked reasonably good but not walking. I hope it is a precautionary visit to the hospital. Later I looked at the walker. A strong looking plastic part had indeed “snapped”  - fractured. It was probably a defective part, but it may have
been caused by other loose parts that allowed some “wiggle” to ...