Smoke Signals
Coal is always a touchy subject in these parts, and never more so than now, when the atmosphere is hyper-charged with talk of the “War on Coal” that is currently being waged by environmentalists and the Federal ...
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Letters To The Editor
The Future of Becker's Educational System questions for School Board and Educators FIRST: Becker's economic industry is the Sherco Power Plant. Sherco Provides both a tax base to the county and the city of Beck...
Letters To The Editor
Bill Morgan recently wrote an article that took him back in time to school days and a teacher that made a difference in his life. The memories he shared and the profound impact his teacher made will last a lifet...
Read To Them. They’ll Be Listening.
We bid farewell to Becker and other area high school seniors these days. Their days of prescribed studying have come to an end and out the doors they will go, onto conquering their part of earth. School has pr...
Letters To The Editor
I would like to thank Dave Hannula for a well written and very flattering account of my contribution to the WW II war effort. I am both flattered and humbled. Thank you again Dave. Bill Johnson, Becker, MN. ...
Good Natured Gal Gives Back To The Community
Giving back to the community is the way Mary Neuman rolls. For as long as I can remember, Mary has been a friendly face at the bank in Becker. She’s the kind of worker that makes you feel welcome when she greets...
Mr. Bobgan Will Never Be Forgotten
With the end of the school year fast approaching, I couldn’t help but think back to my senior year of high school (1980) and how that final year has impacted my entire life. From 1976-79 I attended Fridley (now ...
Mother’s Day Holds Powerful Memories
As noted earlier, starting life in the Great White North gives the embryonic Yooper a good chance of inheriting the near-miraculous longevity shared by many of the denizens of that strip of land that is all that...
Letters To The Editor
I have taught in Becker for 14 years. On a daily basis, my colleagues and I work extremely hard to prepare Becker students for a brighter future. Not one of our 170 teachers entered this profession with the e...
Letters To The Editor
In the spring afternoons about 3:30 the blue nine at Pebble Creek fills up with teens just out of school who can’t wait to hit the sunshine and beauty and a few golf balls. They’re on the putting green, waiting ...
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