On Abridging Of ‘Civil Liberties’
Nine state legislatures have invoked the “Red Flag Law” in an attempt to curb mass murders by crazy people, like the shooters at El Paso and Dayton, OH. The new laws provide authorities in those states to resear...
Editorials
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Predicable World changing Advancements During the next half century, I predict that we will see an evoluntionary advancement in utilizing our brains. currently I call it brain training & I’m d...
Sometimes Change Is Necessary
Last week was the first full week flying solo for our new front desk office manager, Kathy Nelson. She managed to complete her tasks, handle phone calls, receive walk-ins and deal with software issues without bl...
Central Mississippi River Regional Planning Partnership (Cmrp)
I am writing to inform residents in the area of a significant potential project underway which will perhaps impact residents across many local boundaries in our region from Clearwater, Silver Creek, Otsego areas...
Santiago Area “Nite To Unite”
Santiago Area “Nite to Unite”was a great success. Attendance increases every year. Many thanks for help from all the neighborhood with leads, contributions from Santiago Lions, Centra Sota, Santiago Store/Food P...
The Three R’s: First R
In grade school, the 3 R’s, “Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.” were ingrained in me. Every kid in Becker knew those three words & yet, we were never taught what they meant. Recycling? Easy - just put trash in one can...
One In A Million
Each one of us is a unique individual, we’re each ‘one in a million.’ Usually that’s a good thing, the world would be a very boring place if we all looked and acted alike. I love that my kids each have such dist...
Baseball Superstitions
“Very superstitious - writing on the wall,” is the opening line of Stevie Wonder song from 1972. Many people have superstitions, and it seems lots of professional athletes have them too. I’ve read about some bas...
Clearwater History And Heritage
Many people put a lot of hours into resurrecting the Heritage Days celebration this year. There were many obstacles and issues they had to overcome but they persevered. After a Kiddle Parade and Square Dancing F...
Clearwater Heritage Festival
Would like to thank Kait Vrchota for taking on the Clearwater Heritage festival as Chairperson and turning it in to a fantastic family night. It wasn’t an easy task with all the changes that had to take place. ...
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