Christmas with Vera
In the Morgan household as us siblings grew up from children to adults, our family began an annual Christmas tradition when I was relatively young of picking a sibling’s name (in secret the year before) and MAKI...
Editorials
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Citizens of Becker, I am a member of the Becker American Legion and we are the sponsoring organization for the local Boy Scout Troop. Until recently, a continuous source of fundraising for the troo...
Fluctuations in Nature
The population of any given animal species in nature goes up and down over time in a geographic area. This is how nature works. Some years the species is plentiful and other years the population is dismal in a g...
Black Friday - Not For Us
Millions of Americans across the country spent Friday waiting in lines to find deals for Holiday gifts. Some even spent part of their Thanksgiving evening getting a head start at the malls and shopping centers.I...
Funding for Water Projects
We are pleased to announce that the House of Representatives passed federal infrastructure funding for three water treatment facilities that will provide clean water in the district. In total, more than $6 milli...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Fact is, deliberate targeting of civilians is a war crime and must be punished. Russia has been guilty of it during it’s invasion of Ukraine and both Hamas and Israel have been guilty of it during ...
Local News Provides Dose of Reality
Most people have heard of the term “mainstream” media and it wouldn’t take long in a conversation with someone to list an entire page of descriptions and connotations related to the term. What defines something...
The Eastern Gray Squirrel
I was recently asked by a local TV news station to answer a question about how squirrels find their buried nuts. This is a great example of super cool things that go on in nature that most people don’t understan...
Thanks To School Community
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Becker Public Schools.)As the Thanksgiving holiday draws near, the Becker Public School District would like to take a moment to express our appreciation for ...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:To Mr. Collier, Big Lake. It’s not hard to determine if there’s Artificial Intelligence. I looked the words up in the dictionary. Artificial: Made by man - not natural. Not genuine. Affected. Intel...
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