The Education Head Takes Over
Tim Walz, a longtime teacher, Army veteran and former congressman, took the oath of office this week to lead the state through its next four years. His mantra is “One Minnesota.” We have seen in Walz the a...
Editorials
Be Fearless
My mother was the type of woman who raised my siblings and me to reach for the stars even if an airplane hits us on the way there. This taught us perseverance; we set goals and tried our best to achieve them d...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Dear Editor Gary Meyer, newspaper staff, readers of and advertisers in, Sherburne County Citizen. As the new year approaches, I decided it would be neglectful of me not to take a moment to g...
Who Would You Put On Your Mount Rushmore?
A few weeks back, I was invited by Dwight Lundeen to a Fellowship of Christian Athletes session. Dwight asked me to give a little demonstration using my artistic talent to his group of a dozen-or-so high schoo...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Dear Editor Gary Meyer, newspaper staff, readers of and advertisers in, Sherburne County Citizen, As the new year approaches, I decided it would be neglectful of me not to take a moment to give ...
Wishing You Peace
I’m sure everyone struggles to find inner peace at least once and a while, I know I do. It seems there’s always something waiting to rob me of it. Sometimes it’s the anxiety that comes with running late, ot...
Christmas Joy
May you be filled with the wonder of Mary, the obedience of Joseph, the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the determination of the Magi, and the peace of the Christ child. December is ...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Regarding Fiddler on the Roof, a clarification of a few things. While this fictional story takes place in Russia during a time when Jews were being persecuted, this is merely the backdrop for a st...
A Revised Holiday Season
I’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music lately. The radio stations started playing it before Thanksgiving, hoping to get us in the shopping mood. I guess they must think we’ll forget about buying pre...
Bush; Kinder, Gentler, American Hero
I grumped away from the locked door of the Big Lake Post Office Wednesday morning. The place was locked, as a memorial to the departed George Herbert Walker Bush, our “41st.” My grumping continued for a mi...
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