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As our state and nation begin to slowly reopen, I am committed to keeping you informed with the most up to date information possible. Please visit my COVID-19 Resources and Updates web page for daily updates and...
Editorials
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: To business owners & newspaper readers in the Becker areas that our current newspaper reaches. My employees & I thank you for supporting our small hardware store. Other businesses that are...
A Gift With Heart
When my maternal grandmother, Helen (Thompson) Weigand, was a child in the 1920s, she had a severe case of pneumonia that caused her to miss a lot of school. To lift her spirits and show they were thinking of he...
My Response To Budget Deficit Announcement
Tuesday, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released an updated budget forecast, which projects an estimated budget deficit of $2.426 billion for the 2020-2021 biennium. The updated forecast, which is used t...
Resources Available For Crisis Relief
As we slowly get back to work, I hope I can help you make the most of the benefits Congress has recently passed to get us all through this crisis. I am hosting a telephone town hall tomorrow (May 6)with a repres...
Letter To The Editor
Letter to Editor Pandemic Exposes Deep Cracks in Monopolistic Meat Supply As large corporate meatpacking plants close across the nation, the pandemic exposes deep cracks in the nation’s monopolistic meat supply....
There’s Birds Singing In The Trees
Spring finally sprung Thursday, with temperatures rising to 70, nary a cloud in the sky and slight wisps of breeze. A nice day to take our minds off the drudgery of life - and I give credit to those who can thin...
Senate Recovery Act To Help Small Businesses, Farmers, Schools
Today (Thursday), the Minnesota Senate approved a major Republican-led Economic Recovery Act with bipartisan support to help small businesses battling financial hardship caused by the coronavirus and the stay-ho...
Statement From Me: Stay At Home Order Extension
People are desperate to start earning a living again, especially the mom-and-pop shops. Throughout this shutdown, I have said it is an injustice that our smaller retailers were forced to close their doors while ...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: I own The Kettle here in Clearwater. I would like to voice some frustrations with some of the town leadership here in Clearwater and if I were to guess the same goes in some of the other local com...
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