I read with great interest Staff Writer Penny Leuthard’s feature on the Clear Lake residents attending their rural schools of many years ago. It brought back a flood of memories for me, of 60 years ago, when I...
Safe Communities of Wright County was one of the first organizations in Minnesota to conduct a public awareness campaign on distracted driving. Distracted or inattentive driving is now a major factor in crashes ...
I have a problem. Okay, I actually have a number of problems, but there is one in particular that has been bothering me lately. Spring, my favorite season, is near. Soon birds will be singing, asparagus wil...
Our Mayor Kleis has done a good job with all of Becker in mind. Yet he meets with opposition from certain council members who rally against a mindset of transparency and accountability where our city is concerne...
Becker Faith Lutheran Church would like to say thank you to our members who donated items, their time, and talents to another successful Sweetheart Dinner fundraiser. Thank you to the following businesses for ...
With all of the national media giving attention to the water crisis in Flint Michigan, and the importance of a city government providing clean, sanitary drinking water for its residents, I wonder how a city coun...
My wife and I just recently started watching the TV series, Breaking Bad on Netflix. We were well aware it featured a lot of violence and cussing but since I am a huge Bryan Cranston fan, we decided to give it a...
The concluding scene of our recent viewing of the motion picture, 13 Hours The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, is still banging around in my head. It was early morning Sept. 12, 2012. American contract fighters (...
Marriage is caring and sharing, giving and forgiving, loving and being loved, walking hand in hand, talking heart to heart, to give and to take and to see through each others’ eyes. I decided I wanted to inter...
The members of the Becker Fire Rescue Relief Association would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all of the local businesses who purchased an ad for our 2016 calendar. A special thank you to Liberty Paper Inc...
