Focus On Being Appreciative
Appreciation — The recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something. Ooh that’s a good English word. It’s hard not to go throughout a day without appreciating something — even if it’s...
Editorials
Sleepless In Minnesota
I try not to stay up too late at night. And by late I mean 1 a.m. Midnight is usually about my cutoff time. But Tuesday night I was already sitting in front of the TV after watching the Baseball All-Star ...
Your Local Newspaper Matters
I enjoy history, especially history concerning people and places that are important to me, so when I was invited to come and listen to a group of local residents talk about the history of newspapers in Clearwa...
Sweet Summertime In Sherburne County
Summer is evident in Becker and the surrounding areas. Last weekend, my husband and I attended the 65th annual KPMG Women's PGA Championship held at historic Hazeltine Golf Course in Chaska, MN (home of the 20...
Wayde’s Gift Of Life: A 4th Of July Story
This piece could be about Memorial Day. It could be about Veterans Day. I’ve made this presentation to recognize both holidays in this past. But as the 4th of July is coming, I’ll recite it again. The ...
So Long My Brother
A week ago Friday, my brother, Christopher Kelly Morgan, died at 8:05 a.m. while in hospice care in Rochester. He was just 59 years old. He perished from liver disease or as the professionals call it, cirrho...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Great news and very disturbing news. The "Petition to Bring the Building to a Vote By the People" was smashing success! Many people in the Clearwater and Silver Creek areas signed. More that 4,600...
Press That Delightful Young Soul To You
Last week we said farewell to the graduating seniors at Becker High School. They heard all kinds of congratulatory and suggested messages. Allow me, too. Having gone through school, the great majority of...
Celebrating Half A Century
1969 prices Gallon of gas $0.32 Loaf of bread $.23 Gallon milk $1.10 Dozen eggs $.62 1969 was an eventful year. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility, on The Moon o...
Be Who You Are
Brenna, my last baby, graduated high school with honors last week. I didn’t cry at her graduation nor did she. I think we were both just ready to heave a big sigh of relief that it was finally over. I’ve had...
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