Nine Decades Of Memories In Becker!
I paid a visit to Evelyn Stodola Cox earlier this week. I was greeted with a tight squeeze and a big grin. I had to plan my visit around her busy schedule (seriously). Evelyn may be 90 - but she has an ...
Editorials
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Thank you Mary Jo Moser for bringing to everyone’s attention the seriousness of abortion. I may have worded a few things differently, but glad you are taking a stand on saving the innocent. You ma...
Who’s Watching Camp Counselors?
We quarrel about the intents of Minnesota Legislators, adding on laws after laws to make society just a little more complex. But there’s a measure introduced recently by Rep. Nick Zerwas, our representative,...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: In the time of ancient Israel, people were into all kinds of sin, the worst being idol worship. People in those times sacrificed children on the altar in order to appease their gods. It was an act...
Less Can Be More In Government
While many legislators head to St. Paul with folders full of ideas for new laws, I believe we already have too many laws and am taking a less-is-more approach. Of course, we could seemingly spend forever try...
Mathews Introduces Legislation To Invest In Becker Business Park
This week, I introduced legislation to invest $20.1 million in state funding for infrastructure improvements to the Becker business park. The improvements are necessary to attract new businesses to the area, p...
Britins Come Together For A Great Show
I grew up listening to the Beatles and they quickly became my favorite band to listen to during my youthful years. Though most of their catalog of music had already been established by the time 1968 rolled aro...
Working To Cut Through The Red Tape
People sometimes can feel like it is a lost cause when they run into issues related to the state. I understand those concerns and it is a top focus of mine as a State Representative to help the people in Distr...
It’s All In Your Dna
While shopping in Target a few weeks ago I noticed a display of home DNA testing kits. It amazes me that less than 20 years ago scientists were still working on decoding the human genome and today they’ve adva...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: I'm reaching out again this year to our local business professionals for some help. The robotics squad at Becker High School is once again submitting for the Chairman's Award this year (The most p...
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