Reading Paved The Way
If anyone had asked me years ago what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer would have been a professional baseball player. Even though I made it to the semi-pro level, I realized in my late 20s my dream o...
Editorials
To The Editor
It's great to be a Palmerian! Last night I attended our annual Palmer Township business meeting. On the agenda were decisions to be made on outlays and support, from: gopher bounty to the lake association; roa...
To The Editor
I couldn’t agree more with Adam Maskowski. The new gas plant coming to Becker is obviously great news and our mayor and city council deserve a lot of credit for their part in bringing it here. Adam was also ri...
Art Is Like A Candy Store
Ever since I could pick up a pencil or pen as a little kid, I would be drawing. I remember sketching people’s faces from magazines and books and I even used to replicate my baseball cards (front and back) on car...
Maurice Wanted To Tell His Story
He strode into my office a week or so ago and asked if there was a reporter. The office manager pointed to me - and a minute later, I met Maurice Meyer. We got the background business out of the way immediately....
To The Editor
Over the last couple of weeks I have read articles pertaining to efforts in attaining approval for Becker to build a new gas plant. This is obviously good news for the city, if Xcel Energy indeed does move forwa...
Ash Wednesday Kicks Off The Christian Season Of Lent
Ash Wednesday is an ancient tradition that marks the first day of Lent. It has a history of being a day of fasting as Christians prepare for the 40 days leading up to the celebration of Easter. Ash Wednesday ca...
To The Editor
The new Federal ID known as a Minnesota Real ID may soon cause realities every citizen will wish they’d known before it’s too late. Support for this Federal ID system is based on claims we soon cannot fly witho...
To The Editor
Clearwater Heritage Days is having a planning meeting March 7, at 7 p.m. at Clearwater City Hall. We have some festival organizers stepping down this year, and help is needed to coordinate events and keep the fe...
To The Editor
There are concerns about the Matthews/ Newberger bill giving Xcel a natural gas plant in Becker. Besides locking us into fossil fuels for generations, using the legislative process to allow Xcel to disregard pub...
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