What’s in your fridge?
I hate cleaning the refrigerator and usually procrastinate until I have no choice. Going through ours the other day I realized if you want to learn about someone, look through their fridge. Is the fridge messy a...
Editorials
Common Loons
I find it strangely comforting that there are still many things we don’t understand in nature. I’m not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing. And perhaps it is just the way it is, and we will never understa...
Veterans’ Resource Fair
We have an ongoing obligation to the brave men and women who put themselves in harm’s way to protect our freedoms. Last week, we continued our work to support Minnesota’s veterans by cosponsoring legislation aim...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Wouldn’t it be nice to know what is happening in Big Lake specifically commercial development? Becker, Monticello and Elk River promote their commercial development regularly...not our city. Would...
What is Juneteenth anyway?
Every year in the middle of June, I will hear the occasional gripe about yet another federal holiday shutting down banks, post offices, and otherwise inconveniencing our day. Maybe some of our readers got the da...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I am writing concerning your (US Postal Service) proposals concerning the relocation of the Becker ‘s main office. This isn’t a main post office - it is our ONLY post office in Becker, MN. As the ...
Festivals Galore!
I thoroughly enjoy small town festivals that bring people out of their homes, into the communities they live in to promote entertainment, joy and great togetherness. It’s the perfect way to kick off the summer.T...
Letters to the Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Sherburne County has participated in meetings with the State of MN, Stearns County, City of St. Cloud, and St. Cloud Airport Met Council regarding the transportation of illegal aliens. (A disembar...
Common Loon Babies
The Common Loon (Gavia immer) is a large aquatic bird and is a symbol of the Northwoods and lakes of some northern states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont and Maine. The adults in breedi...
Kids Really Dig our Hobby
My wife Rita and I have been frequenting the Monticello Community Center over the past year.In April we saw a notice there about the annual hobby day put on by members of the Senior Center.We imagined it would ...
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