The Church Is The People
Our church, of course is very small. A sanctuary, an altar, a parish hall. A place to worship, to sing, for quiet prayer And we rejoice in seeing our good friends there. The Ladies Aid is active from January to...
Editorials
Letter To The Editor
This year National Volunteer Week is April 12-18. The Points of Light Foundation, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, wrote that this week “is about inspiring, recognizing and encou...
Letter To The Editor
I am writing to you in response to the decision that was made at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 7 to approve the $65,000 bunker 8 and 9 upgrades. My husband and I would first like to thank Mayor Jero...
Unspreading The Word
As the 2016 electoral race gathers momentum, and new candidates like the proverbial rock rolling downhill, political parties and action groups are engaged in a Gadarene stampede to control the language used to s...
These Lakes Are Our (Our) Gems
The sheets of ice covering area lakes dissolved into springtime this week. Big Lake was the last of the lakes to become ice-free Thursday in a matter of two hours, as 40-mile winds blasted the remaining covering...
To The Editor
The city’s video and audio has been experiencing technical difficulties following another controversial meeting again! The replay of last Tuesday's meeting was not available at the meeting’s conclusion until Mon...
To The Editor
Kudos to Becker Mayor Lefty Kleis seen out picking up refuse along the road on a Sunday afternoon. Carol Kufner, Palmer, MN. ...
The Promise Of Spring
Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring. - Lily Pulitzer. Spring signifies better things to come. It’s a time of awakening. Spring often takes a long time to set in, but once it arrives, there’s no stoppin...
Signs: Part Ii
Last month, I told you about my experiences of seeing signs during a time several years ago when I was contemplating quitting my job. The reason for the article was because my wife was feeling anxious about the ...
Elephants Would Be Good For An Interview
I read with great interest this week a story about a study done in an African community. Elephants for years had stayed away from an area - and residents couldn’t determine the reason. It was determined, later, ...
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