As students settle into the first month of the new school year, Big Lake Schools is preparing for an important date; a district-wide referendum on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voters will decide on three questions that seek...
It’s my favorite time of year.Everything about the fall gets me in a good mood: the leaves on the trees changing color, the cool sweatshirt weather and the golden fields of corn and soybeans being harvested.It s...
TO THE EDITOR:Say YES to Owen and Keiderling. Two years ago, while campaigning for his current seat, Orrock Township Supervisor D, handed out literature stating “he is strongly committed to open and transparent ...
I’ve spent a lifetime and a full career of over 40 years writing about and taking photos of all sorts of wildlife, and birds in particular. So, it would be natural to think that I’ve seen all the birds or all th...
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State website, there will be one proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in Minnesota this year. Are you prepared to know which way you want to vote?In a very uno...
TO THE EDITOR:Walk the Walk, Vote Owen for Orrock. If he was alive today, my father would be turning 76-years-old. A Vietnam-era Army vet who was much older than my friends’ parents, Dad summed up words of wisdo...
TO THE EDITOR:Tariff(s): “a tax levied by a government on imports … for purposes of protection, support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue.” This is the definition you will find on Dictionary....
While Congress has reconvened in Washington, D.C., our office remains laser-focused on the issues impacting Minnesotans. During the last few weeks, we had the opportunity to meet with many outstanding Minnesotan...
I rarely comment about politics publicly because whenever I do, people who disagree with me feel the need to tell me why I’m wrong. Somewhere along the line, it became not okay to have differing viewpoints. Howe...
We could see it moving through the tall, dull green grass of late summer, and it is moving in our direction. I told the group that we better move back and get our cameras ready. It looks like it will be walking ...
