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Fare for All set July 17
Fare for All’s next distribution will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, July 17 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Fare for All is a budget-stretching program that allows people to save up to 40 percent off fresh fruits, vegetables and frozen meats. Distribution is once a month. We are open to everyone who wants to stretch their grocery dollar. Cash, credit, debit cards and EBT cards are accepted. For more information please visit our website at fareforall.org or call 1-800-582-4291.
St. Stephen to hold car show July 21
The St. Stephen Car Show will be held from 3-8 p.m. Friday, July 21 in the parking lot of the St. Stephen Church, 103 CR 2 in St. Stephen. There is free admission for participants and spectators and no advanced registration is required. The show will feature 14 classes, including pre-war cars and trucks, collectors, muscle cars, convertibles, street rods and machines, trucks, rat rods and motorcycles. Food and refreshments available. First-, second- and third-place trophies will be awarded at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Tom Vouk at 320-654-9511.
Red Cross issues emergency call for blood
The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types to give now and help save lives. Blood donations have fallen short of expectations for the past two months, resulting in about 61,000 fewer donations than needed and causing a significant draw down of the Red Cross blood supply. The shortfall is the equivalent of the Red Cross not collecting any blood donations for more than four days.
How to help In Sartell, a blood drive will be held from noon-6 p.m. Monday, July 24 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 320 Fourth Ave. N. To schedule an appointment to donate, use the free Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767). Donation appointments and completion of a RapidPass online health history questionnaire are encouraged to help reduce the time it takes to donate.
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Every year Julianne Buttweiler (left) and her mother, Theresa Blommer, St. Joseph, get in line for the famous Joeburgers and fries. Theresa has lived in St. Joseph since 1960. See additional photos on page 5.
Area residents will soon have a chance to experience the production and taste of local cider. The owners of Milk and Honey Ciders, a hard-cider maker of Cold Spring, are expanding their business by opening a cider house on CR 51 in St. Joseph. The business is owned by three partners – Peter Gillitzer, Aaron Klocker and Adam Theis. Hard-cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented apple juice. Gillitzer said the St. Joseph location is an expansion project that will allow them to increase their orchards, production capability and allow cider drinkers a place to come experience all aspects of cider production and culture. Visitors will be able to walk the orchards, taste in the cellar and enjoy a glass in the sampling room. “We all have roots in the Collegeville
and St. Joseph area going back multiple generations,” Gillitzer said. “We love the college town, St. Ben’s and St. John’s, the monasteries, hills, lakes and fields. We feel the cider house and orchard will fit nicely into the landscape and spirit of the area.” He said the three of them all have a passion for cider, apples and cider culture. Their overall vision includes increasing awareness of the rich history of cider in the area and the United States. The three men want people to celebrate the culture of cider in the area by offering a place to do so. Milk and Honey Ciders was founded in 2011 and is currently located on a farm south of Cold Spring. It has production facilities on the farm, as well as orchards and a nursery. There is also a warehouse for apple storage. Gillitzer said the business focuses on high-quality, dry, varietal ciders from heirloom and cider-specific apple culCiders • page 4
Joes play for the love of the game by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
Central Minnesota is known as a baseball hot spot. Nearly every small town has its own baseball team. At one time, some of the towns’ identities were wrapped up in their baseball teams and bragging rights went along with how well a particular town’s team played. St. Joseph was and is one of those towns. This year the team is off to
a 7-4 start, but all of the losses are in non-league play, so those losses don’t really count. All the wins are in league play, and that means the St. Joseph Joes are in first place in the Sauk Valley League. In spite of the good start, being a baseball player on a town team really requires a love of the game, commitment and Sunday dedication. While major-league players (the Bigs) get paid millions, players on small-
town teams play for the love of the game and making that one big play – that one catch, that one stolen base, that one sizzling line drive to score the game-winning run. And they play for one another. That is why they call it town-team baseball. It’s hard to find that kind of commitment in this busy iphone society. Coach Pat Schneider will tell you the hardest part of baseball is not hitting the ball or pitching. It’s something else.
“Keeping the guys playing together – because of the economy,” Schneider said. “A lot of guys end up graduating from college, and then they get jobs, and jobs sometimes take them too far away – you know – into the Metro. And once that happens, it becomes too difficult for them to play here because of the commute.” The league has its own set of rules as well, Schneider exJoes • page 2
City jam-packed for Fourth of July festival by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
One would have thought that St. Joseph had become a major metro city all of a sudden Monday and Tuesday during the city’s annual Fourth of July Festival. There were tens of thousands of jam-packed people in the streets and on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church. The JoeTown Rocks concert was, as usual, a great crowd-pleaser, with its variety of music from talent of every age group. The night was capped with a tribute to the music of Bobby Vee, a concert that featured Vee’s two sons and some relatives, among others.
The next day, on a sultryhot-but-slightly-breezy morning, people began lining up very early with blankets and chairs and coolers along the sidewalks and side streets of St. Joseph’s main street for the big parade. The two-hour, 103-unit parade featured no high-school marching bands, but it had plenty of vehicles, floats, trucks, trucks and more trucks – many of them blasting their horns loudly all along the parade route. Some of the units were political, Democrat and Republican; some were local companies; others represented pro-life groups; still others were members of activities groups like National Karate. There were also classic cars, Festival • page 5
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The American Legion Color Guard of St. Joseph proudly leads the St. Joseph Fourth of July Parade as huge crowds all along the parade route applaud loudly. The parade attracted many thousands of people to St. Joseph, with crowds lining the route in some places seven and eight rows wide and spilling into side streets for lack of room.
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Obituary
Delphine S. Langendorf, 73
St. Joseph June 26, 1943 – June 22, 2017
Delphine S. Langendorf, 73, died June 22 at St. Cloud Hospital. Her funeral was held June 27 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in St. Cloud. The Rev. David Grundman officiated and burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in St. Joseph. Langendorf was born June 26, 1943 in St. Cloud to Edward and Mary (Koscielniak) Okonek. She grew up in Foley and married Paul Langendorf on Aug. 27, 1962 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Foley. She was a
homemaker and helped on the family farm. She enjoyed gardening, flowers especially delphinium, and baking bread and oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies. She was easy going, funny, very methodical in her routines and was a great listener. Survivors include the following: her husband, Paul of St. Joseph; daughter, Brenda Langendorf of St. Joseph; sisters and brother, Rosie Scheper of Brooklyn Park, Judy Stumvoll of Foley and Jerome Okonek of Pierz; and grandchildren, LeAnn and Christopher. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers-inlaw, Dennis Scheper and Duane Stumvoll. Obituary, guestbook and video tribute available online: www. williamsdingmann.com.
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William Rasmussen of St. Joseph was recently named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Morris. Students must earn a 3.66 minimum gradepoint average to qualify for this honor. Gabrielle Martone, St. Joseph, was recently named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Two St. Joseph students recently graduated from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. They are Katrina Johnson, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, and Jeffrey Maleska, who earned a juris doctorate in law. Both graduated magna cum laude. Three St. Joseph students recently graduated from the Univer-
sity of Minnesota-Morris. They and their majors are as follows: Andrew Kroska, a bachelor of arts degree in communication, media and rhetoric; Abigail Donnay, a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and statistics; Kathryn Evenson, a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and studio art with high distinction. Jessica Warzecka, St. Joseph, was recently named to the spring dean’s honor list at Concordia College-Moorhead. Students must earn a minimum 3.7 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Kathryn Evenson of St. Joseph was recently named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Morris. Students must earn a 3.66 minimum gradepoint average to qualify for this honor.
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Last year the St. Joseph Joes made it to the Class C State Baseball tournament but were eliminated in the first round. This year they feel there is no reason why they shouldn’t go back and do better. Many of last year’s team members are members of this year’s team: (kneeling left to right) Joey Stock, Brock Cheely, Alex Kendall, Greg Anderson, Eric Vigil, Ethan Carlson and Willie Willats; and (standing) Brandon Bloch, Pat Schneider, Nathan Mohs, Ben Bierschied, Mike Ashwill, Jack Atkinson, Hunter Blommer, Tyler Mueller, Justin Barg, Zack Overboe and Ben Alvord.
Joes from front page plained. Players can’t play for a team that is more than 30 miles distance from their home field and their permanent residences. That kind of keeps a balance among the town teams. And more than one team has lost a key player whose job made it necessary to move to a town 50 miles away.
Half mental
When the great catcher Yogi Berra said “90 percent of the game is half mental,” he may well have been thinking about the number of games a team would play and under what conditions they play. During the baseball season, players play two to three games a week. The season runs from May until
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the end of August, winding up with the state tournament at that time. It’s usually Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday with some rain-outs and open spots in the schedule. Coupled with work and family obligations, it can get to be a grind. “We have a 25-man roster, so we pretty much have somebody gone every game,” Schneider said. “It helps to have enough guys. And if a kid wants to play ball, he can find a team.” Still, it’s an expensive proposition. While uniforms are furnished, they pay a fee to play the game. That, along with a fundraiser, provides the money for bats, balls and the umpires that call balls and strikes. “Umpires cost $115 per game. Balls are $6 apiece,” Schneider said. While the city cuts the outfield grass, the team is responsible for maintaining the infield and the rest of the field. “We built the dugouts and the building back here [referring to the equipment and concession stand],” Schneider said. “The bases and batting cage belong to the team and we raised funds for the scoreboard.”
In spite of the dedication and commitment Schneider and his team have to the game, they don’t get the turnout that would lift the spirits. “Not many people show up to watch baseball,” Schneider said. “People don’t care to watch baseball today unless there is something on the line like a tournament game. Everybody is busy at the lake or doing whatever.” Before TV, computers and iphones, baseball was the American pastime. Town teams had the seats full. Sunday afternoons had fathers and sons watching local heroes play America’s game in a shared experience. Today, even major-league attendance has dropped. As Yogi Berra once observed, “If people don’t want to come to the ballparks, how are you gonna stop them. ”If you want to watch a game and don’t know the dates and times, check the Joes website: http://saintjosephjoes.teams.mnbaseball.org. Then go to schedule. The next games are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at home against the Sartell Muskies and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9 at Clear Lake against the Lakers.
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Knudsen’s softball team ends year as state runner-up by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
St. Joseph resident Tim Knudsen is used to doling out advice. He can often be heard saying things like, “Control the things you can,” “Play hard, smart and have fun,” “Play the next play” and “Play for the name on the front of your jersey – not the name on the back.” Many softball players are familiar with Knudsen’s advice and try to follow his directives. As head softball coach, Knudsen has taken the Maple Lake Softball team to state four times. Although the state title has eluded his teams, they have been the state runners-up in 2017, 2015, 2009 and 2008. According to Knudsen, this year’s softball team’s path to state began in March when they played in the Bay Area in California where the team practiced and scrimmaged against other teams. Knudsen, who is from the Bay Area, takes his team there every year. He said it’s easy for him to set up the itinerary. “Our expectation every year is to get to the state tournament,” Knudsen said. “This year was kind of special. We had a 26-game winning streak going into the state championship game. Unfortunately, we came up short. We return seven of our nine starters in 2018, including our pitcher, so we have some unfinished business in If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. This information is submitted by the St. Joseph Police Department. June 18 Evening. Juvenile party. CR 50 in Collegeville Township. Two deputies located several cars parked partially on the traveled portion of CR 50, which caused a potential hazard. More cars were lining a nearby driveway and the deputies made contact with the property owners. The property
Mankato (where state playoffs take place) next year.” Morgan Scheiber and Ellie Haney both played softball with Knudsen from ninth through 12th grade. Scheiber, a catcher, said Knudsen treats his players well. “He is a nice person and coach,” she said. “He respects all of us. He is a good coach and knows what to do on and off the field. He helped teach us life lessons.” To Haney, a left-fielder, Knudsen was more than just a coach. “He cares about all the players (on the team),” she said. “If players get hurt, he calls to check on them. He gets down to business if he needs to but can also have fun. I liked that he cracked a lot of jokes.” Knudsen’s 2017 team played in the Class AA division championships at Mankato, defeating Albany 6-2 in the quarterfinals and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton in the semifinals but losing the championship to Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4-1. Knudsen has taught physical education for 19 years, working at the Maple Lake School District, St. Cloud School District and Cathedral High School. He has been the head football and softball coach at Maple Lake High School for 13 years. His football teams have also gone to state four times – in 2014, 2013 (semifinals), 2011 and 2010.
Knudsen attended Burlingame High School in Burlingame, Calif. He played college football and baseball at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo, Calif. and Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Ore. He earned his teaching degree from St. Cloud State University. He is married to Mary, who hails from Royalton. She works in the human-resources department at American Axel and Manufacturing in St. Cloud. The Knudsens have lived in St. Joseph for 14 years. They have four children – Samantha, married to Jordan Mathiasen; Cameron; Sydney; and Summer; as well as two granddaughters – Jaydyn and Kynsley. Samantha attended Apollo High School in St. Cloud, and their other children attended Maple Lake High School. “Our community is second to none,” Knudsen said. “It’s a good place to raise a family. It’s convenient. Love the (July 4) parade and our Fourth of July celebration.” When he isn’t busy coaching, Knudsen enjoys golf, lifting weights, movies, music, books and long walks. As his teams keep aiming for the state title, Knudsen continues to dish out the advice: “Be cocky at the plate,” “Be fundamentally sound” and “Don’t give them extra outs.” Who knows? Next year just might be the year they take the state championship.
owners advised they hosted a graduation party for their child earlier in the day and left at its conclusion to attend other graduation parties. Upon arriving home, the party was still going on. Deputies observed the presence of alcohol and the majority of the party goers were underage. Six officers responded to the scene due to numerous juveniles at the party, a number of which had fled; 38 citations were issued for minor consumption violations. One juvenile was cited for minor consumption and fifth-degree assault as he was not cooperating with officers and assumed a fighting stance. He was taken into custody and later turned over to his parents.
133/315th Street in St. Joseph Township. A 19-year-old male was traveling northbound on CR 133 near 315th Street when he noticed a significant loss of power as he pressed on the accelerator and the smell of smoke inside his 2001 Dodge Ram truck. Driver then pulled over and noticed a small fire coming from the fuel door area and underneath the bed of his truck. As he and his passenger moved away from the truck, the fire continued to grow and soon after the fire consumed the entire vehicle. When Stearns County deputies and St. Joseph Police arrived, they closed traffic on CR 133. The fire was extinguished by the St. Joseph Fire Department. The vehicle is a total loss. Assisting at the fire were the St. Joseph Police Department and the St. Joseph Fire Department.
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St. Joseph resident Tim Knudsen gives coaching advice to Maple Lake High School left fielder Ellie Haney during a time-out. Below: Knudsen’s Maple Lake High School 2017 softball team was runner-up at the state playoffs in Mankato, losing to Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4-1. His teams in 2015, 2009 and 2008 were also runners-up.
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Left: Co-owners of Milk and Honey Ciders (left to right) Aaron Klocker, Adam Theis and Peter Gillitzer celebrate securing land for their St. Joseph expansion, which is scheduled to open in late summer. photo by Cori Hilsgen
Above: The owners of Milk and Honey Ciders broke ground April 24 for a 5,400 square-foot building that will include a sampling room and retail area with fireplace, indoor seating and a 1,600 square-foot production cellar. There will also be outdoor seating on a sun patio and the lawn at the business’s new location on CR 51 in St. Joseph.
Ciders from front page tivars. While beer is made from grain, water, hops and yeast, cider is made from apples and yeast. He said both businesses are fermenting things but use different processes. “I will say cider tends to be a more agrarian beverage that is tied more to the soil, climate and seasons then other beverages,” Gillitzer said. He said the business’s Heirloom blend which is bright,
aromatic and complex, is its best-selling product. The blend contains 400 varieties of apples. They also produce about five other blends that reflect different types of apples. Gillitzer said they are looking forward to having everything under one roof at the St. Joseph location and are really excited about showcasing their business. He said the new location includes 10.8 acres of former agricultural fields that contain good land for growing apples. The three men broke ground April 24 for a 5,400 squarefoot building that will include a sampling room and retail area
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with fireplace, indoor seating and a 1,600 square-foot production cellar. There will also be outdoor seating on a sun patio and the lawn. Gillitzer said they hope to be done building this month and have necessary federal, state and local permits approved so they can be ready for fall harvesting. Gillitzer, who grew up in Rockville, coordinates and handles the business details of Milk and Honey Ciders. He has a background in the agricultural industry and trained in the cider and perry world under Peter Mitchell, who has many years of experience. Perry is an al-
coholic beverage made from fermented pear juice. Gillitzer and his wife, Adria, have two children and live in Cold Spring. Klocker, who grew up Avon, is the engineer. He attended cider and perry-making classes in Washington state and has a certificate from the National Association of Cider Makers on the appreciation of cider and perry. Klocker and his wife, Caren, have one daughter and live in Minneapolis. Theis, who grew up in Cold Spring, is the beverage process and control specialist and resident craftsman. He is a graduate of the Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing
Academy with experience in the brewery world. Theis and his wife, Liz, have one son and they currently live in Minneapolis. Gillitzer said the St. Joseph location will be family-friendly. Even though they produce and serve hard cider, other ciders will also be available. To begin with, the owners plan to be open noon-8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and will expand as there is a demand. Gillitzer said they hope to employ about three additional employees from the St. Joseph area. The facility will also be available to rent for events.
Bishop Kettler receives Distinguished Eagle Scout award Submitted news release Parker Scout Camp in Nisswa was a busy place recently when cheers of Cub Scouts and camp counselors filled the air during two special celebrations, including one that honored St. Cloud Catholic Diocese Bishop Donald Kettler with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. This award was established in 1969 to acknowledge Eagle Scouts who have received extraordinary national-level recognition, fame or eminence within their field and have a strong record of voluntary service to their community. Only Eagle Scouts who earned the Eagle Scout rank a minimum of 25 years previously are eligible for nomination. The award is given by the National Eagle Scout Association upon the recommendation of a committee of Distinguished Eagle Scouts. Only 4 percent of Scouts will ever achieve the rank of Eagle Scout and of that many, even less will ever be considered for the Distinguished Eagle Scout. The award highlighted Biship Kettler’s long service to the Catholic community and his continued service to the Boy Scouts of America since earning the rank of Eagle Scout Oct. 3, 1957. Kettler, in addition to being the Bishop for the St. Cloud Diocese, continues to serve and protect young people through his position by currently serving on the Central Minnesota Council Board of Directors and also the U.S. Conference of Catholics Bishops Committee for the protection of children and young people. “Receiving this honor says to me Scouting has done some important things for me and therefore I’ve learned from that,” Kettler said.
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Central Minnesota Council Commissioner Drew Blank bestows the Distinguished Eagle Scout award to St. Cloud Diocesan Bishop Donald Kettler. The ability to camp, he said, helped prepare him for his time in Alaska, when he served a parish there, because he remembers it being very basic. A study of Scouts showed a large percentage and their families were introduced to faith through the Scouting program, which holds its duty to God in its founding principles. Also a significant percentage of Scouts will go on to some form of religious work after being a Scout, such as being a priest or pastor. The group also broke ground for its Parker Plaza, which will enhance the area where flag ceremonies are currently held. The updates will include an area with pavers being sold to honor individuals, 12 large pillars celebrating each of the points of the Scout Law and updates to the three flag poles. For more information about Scouting in Central Minnesota, visit bsacmc.org.
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Festival from front page antique tractors and honored celebrities, including St. Joseph Mayor Rick Schultz, Parade Grand Marshals Jerry and Patty Wetterling and St. Joseph Seniors of the Year Chuck and Mary Kay Kern. One of the crowd-pleasers this year was a contingent of Shetland ponies, with two of them so small and delicate they drew oohs-and-ahs and
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Clockwise from upper left: The Killer Vees take the stage to “Remember Bobbie Vee” at Joetown Rocks; Beautiful, impressive horses pull the Sentry Bank wagon at the St. Joseph Fourth of July parade, which was attended by tens of thousands of people; Grand Marshals Jerry and Patty Wetteling wave to applauding spectators. The Wetterlings are the parents of Jacob Wetterling, who was abducted and murdered 28 years ago while riding his bicycle on his way home in St. Joseph. A float carrying veterans of the Vietnam War draws cheers from many among the spectators, throughout the parade, who demonstrated pride and respect for the military and patriotic parade units; Chuck and Mary Kay Kern, the senior citizen St. Joseph King and Queen, wave to onlookers; A rather tall squirrel greets the delighted Bruns children during the parade. The children (left to right) are Havi Bruns, 4; Gus Bruns, 2; and Isla Bruns, 6. They are the children of Jessie and Jon Bruns of St. Joseph.
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There’s a lot of ‘all’s well’ in this weary old world With all the gloom-and-doom in the world these days, it’s no wonder some of us feel so down. That’s why it’s important to search out something good and positive at least once a day, in the news and in our own lives, to remind ourselves all is not so bleak and foreboding. We recently came across a column by New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof that had the effect of taking a good-mood pill. There are some wonderful global developments going on that defy pessimistic assumptions. Among them are these, as noted by Kristof: Since 1990, more than 100 million children’s lives have been saved because of vaccinations and improved nutrition and medical care. Most children are no longer dying so tragically, horribly from malaria, diarrhea or intestinal worms. There has been an astounding decrease of extreme poverty in the world, with extreme poverty deemed as a person making less than the equivalent of $2 per day. For most of the world’s history, 90 percent or more of the people on this planet lived in extreme, debilitating poverty. That number is fewer than 10 percent today. And each day, about 250,000 people escape from the clutches of extreme poverty, according to World Bank figures. Also each day, about 300,000 more people get electricity for the first time; 285,000 get their first access to clean drinking water. Another exciting bit of news is 85 percent of the world’s adults now know how to read – a massive change in just a few decades. Family-planning methods mean parents are having fewer babies and investing more in the fewer children they do have. The number of deaths due to war, although still terrible, has decreased far below what it was from the 1950s through the 1990s and – thankfully – infinitely less than during the catastrophic wars of the 1930s and 1940s. On a trip to Africa, Kristof met so many inspiring people. “(We) also met,” he wrote, “an 18-year-old who had never been to school but had somehow built an astonishing three-foot electrical fan mostly out of cardboard scraps. It has a little motor, powered by a battery, and it worked. When kids like him are educated, imagine what they can accomplish – for themselves and for their countries.” Kristof ended his column with these wise words: “So let’s pause from our pessimism for a nanosecond of celebration about a world that is actually getting better. The most important historical force in the world today is not President Trump, and it’s not terrorists. Rather, it’s the stunning gains on our watch against extreme poverty, illiteracy and disease; it’s all those 12-year-olds out there who never catch leprosy and instead go to school.” Nicholas Kristof, thank you for your exhilarating dose of good news. Thank you for the reminder this weary old world is progressing – toward the light and away from darkness.
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Trainwreck? TrumpCare’s a nightmare If ObamaCare is a trainwreck, TrumpCare’s a nightmare. It’s one of the most cynical legislative schemes ever devised. It’s no health-care plan at all; it’s a massive giveaway to the rich disguised as health reform; it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing; it’s Robin Hood in reverse; it’s lipstick on a pig (sorry, pigs). Fortunately, 88 percent of Americans think the proposal stinks. The 13 smug senators who drafted that bill in secret (no women senators among them) ought to be ashamed of themselves. But they’re not. No conscience, no shame. What’s worse, those who support the bill crow proudly as if they are the Founding Fathers of a new and wonderful health system for all. They are so stupid as to think most of us are dumb enough to buy their snake oil. Their rotten proposal is a joke on them, and it proves the following: • For seven years Republicans huffed and puffed against ObamaCare, but in all that time they didn’t once work out a sane, rational, humane proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. Then they gained control of Congress at which time (oops!), they discovered health care is “really complicated.” But because of seven years of constant repeal-replace threats/promises, they had to come up – quick! – with something, anything. • Most Republicans were so obstructionist during Obama’s two terms they refused to help fix the Affordable Care Act. Not only that, they cooked up nefarious schemes to make sure the flaws in the ACA would grow worse. Out of sheer
Dennis Dalman Editor spite, they were out to kill it from Day One. They poisoned the wells. They lied constantly and loudly about ObamaCare, so much so that many Americans began to buy into the kneejerk lies. And those lies were parroted over and over again. Still are. • The prime motivator of the drafters of this garbage proposal was not concern for the health of fellow Americans but the usual fixation on giving more and more – and bigger – tax breaks to the rich. The proposal is not inspired by any sort of kindness; it’s fueled by tax-cut mania. • This vicious bill is larded with the long-time hatreds of extremists against Planned Parenthood, against so-called “Big Government,” against social safety-net programs, against the social contract with its longestablished cornerstones of decency, kindness and fairness. The bill is yet another effort by selfish reactionaries to eradicate progressive achievements of the past century. • This grotesque plan, doomed to fail (even if it passes) is predicated upon a dumb-but-persistent assumption – that free-market forces, if left alone, will lower health-care costs. Vigorous competition and the healthcare industry are like oil and water; they don’t mix. With its insurance base and its cahoots with Big Pharm,
health care American style has long been a virtual monopoly. The verdict is in: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined this pathetic excuse for a “fix” will cause 22 million people to lose health insurance, those who need Medicaid services will be left in the dust sooner or later, premiums will increase, medical costs will not decrease and, people in their 50s and early 60s will have to pay up to five times more for their insurance premiums. How dare they trumpet this obscenity? But let’s hasten to mention the legislation’s real (and only) success – the nearly $1 trillion in tax cuts, about half of it going to the richest of the rich. As the saying goes, “The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.” This bill’s motto should be this: The rich get even richer, the poor get poorer – and sicker.” Remember Trump’s campaign promise? Health care will be the best, best quality ever, affordable for all. Yet another lie. This disgraceful health-care proposal (so-called!) is a kick in the teeth to millions of good Americans struggling to survive. To many, it’s a death sentence. And this from those who railed against the ObamaCare “death panels.” If you boil down this legislative scam, at the very bottom of it, among the oily dregs, you will find a slimy message: “Sick? No coverage? Tough luck.” Want a real health-care solution? Join the Single-Payer Health-Care Movement.
Investment in public transport would have good benefits While I was in Germany for a trip recently, I was able to see and experience many interesting things, which I will be sure to touch upon in quite a few future columns. One of the things I couldn’t help but notice in my observations were some of the differences between the United States and Germany. Chief among these is the state of public transportation. In the United States, outside of major cities, we seem to have little to no public transportation opportunities. Besides the Metro Bus in St. Cloud and the surrounding area, and the North Star Link going from Big Lake to the Twin Cities, we in central Minnesota experience the same absence of these services. Germany is the opposite. Public transport is everywhere, from the bustling metropolis of Berlin to even small towns of a few thousand. Everything is very efficiently run and crossing a major city or taking a ride to visit relatives in a nearby town takes only minutes. I can only imagine what such systems would look like in Minnesota. Many would argue the United States is too spread out to make public transportation worth the cost, and before now I would have to say I agreed with that notion. However, upon seeing the German system and the way it’s set up, I now believe a strong public transportation network would be a great investment for our country both now and in the future. In terms of immediate benefits, if we could build a system of efficient
Connor Kockler Guest Writer trains, buses and trams linking our towns and cities together, then cars would not be the essential piece of equipment they are now for American households. Automobiles are essential to American life not necessarily because we have everything far apart in distance than that there is no good alternative way to travel. With working public transport, it would be easier and cheaper for people to use these services instead of cars, freeing up roads at busy transit hours. Public transportation would also bring great environmental benefits. Taking cars off the road would massively decrease the amount of air pollution and thus increase air quality and reduce smog risk in large cities. Additionally, since buses and trains often run on natural gas and electric power respectively, these forms of transportation would be emitting little or no pollution themselves. Advantages could also be found in infrastructure maintenance. Every year, millions of vehicles drive over Minnesota roads and wear them down. So imagine if less vehicles were on the road every day because of mass transit. This could result in longer road durability and
allow for resources to be used to keep more roads in good shape rather than having to constantly repair major thoroughfares as is now the case. The big problem, though, would be the upfront cost of creating a strong public-transportation network. It would most likely run into the billions of dollars for Minnesota alone. I think, though, we need to look at the problem from a long-term perspective. As Minnesota’s population continues to grow, more strain will be placed on our existing road infrastructure. Public transportation would shift some of this burden away from our most maintenance-intensive highways and bridges. When President Eisenhower proposed the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s, it also looked like an expensive and daunting project, but we as Americans now enjoy its benefits every single day. I would encourage our state and our country to look into public transportation and mass-transit options as a way forward in meeting the travel and movement needs of our citizens. I truly believe if an efficient, working system can be built and put into service, it will be used and it will pay for itself. We just need to take that step forward to turn it into reality. Connor Kockler is a Sauk RapidsRice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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