The Holiday Spirit
For me, Christmas has always been a time of joy and giving. I know it’s not the same for everyone, especially those who have lost love ones over the years. When I was a child, I couldn’t wait to wake up early Ch...
Editorials
The Place Where You Belong
As we near the end of 2019, it’s not hard for me to look back on the year and see many, many delights — but unfortunately it was wrought with death and sadness too. Thanksgiving this year includes thanking the L...
Deer Hunting Is A Family Affair
Some of my brothers hunted deer when I was growing up. I considered the activity as a means to get out of milking cows, but the feeling passed when I realized I would need to skin and gut the deer. It didn’t see...
The Edge Of The Earth
I like to travel to places I’ve never been before and this year we decided on Grand Canyon National Park. Walking up to the edge of this huge gorge cut into the earth I felt the familiar anticipation of seeing w...
Inclement Weather Announcements
The cold weather is a great reminder of the difficulty in determining safe conditions for our students as they venture to and from school. Mother Nature’s timing is not always optimal and weather-related decisi...
Becker School District
Thank you to everyone who came out to vote this past Tuesday. I am extremely grateful and humbled by the support of our district residents. It is no coincidence Becker Public School District is one of the best ...
When The Conscripts Went ‘A Running’
I remember the summer of 1976. I was serving as editor of the Cottonwood County Citizen, a large county seat weekly at Windom, MN. I wrote a weekly column but this particiular week, went to the publisher and as...
So Many Projects So Little Time
Every year I try to make a mental list of things I want to accomplish. That usually happens in the spring, after the snow has melted and I can see all the things I didn’t accomplish the year before. It seems tim...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: It was with sadness that my wife, Carol & I learned that Kevin Kress, Clearwater’s City Administrator, had accepted a new city administrator job with the City of North Oaks. Kevin has done an ...
Letter To The Editor
Letter To The Editor: Following up to the story from 10/25/2019: I'm writing this letter because we are the parents & brother of Stephanie Hansen. We had the honor & privilege to have this wonderful amaz...
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