If Adam Were President
I was thinking, how would Adam (from the Bible) have conducted himself if God had named him mayor, governor or president of the Garden of Eden? Let’s pretend Adam and Eve are the president and first lady and a m...
Editorials
Experience You Can Bank On
I grew up north of Becker on a dairy farm with Tom Barthel and his family as neighbors. We enjoyed attending 4-H with their family - children Shannon, Joel, Leah and Sarah. My siblings and I often marveled at ho...
To The Editor
This letter is for your consideration to publicize reasons to support state legistation requiring two persons on all trains moving in Minnesota now! I am a retired 43-year railroad conductor who operated train...
Letter To The Editor
Assets and Liabilities. The city of Becker has grown from a small town to a small city that offers much to its citizens. Although the city is currently in a bit of a downturn in some services and businesses be...
Mother’s Day And Others
Sadly, Mother’s Day is no longer celebrated directly in our household. When you get to be my age (best of luck there, Sparky!), the natural cycle of aging has more than likely removed one or both of your parent...
Pink Garter Memory From My Only Prom
I have been an awful owner to my 1968 Cadillac DeVille convertible.It had occupied space in a garage for over two years, unattended to, not even started. As rambunctious as that old girl is, she took a lot of ag...
Letter To The Editor
What a great weekend of events at the Becker Community Center! On Saturday, Becker’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon hosted a celebration for Military Kids Day. A huge thank you goes out to all of the businesses and ...
Letter To The Editor
This year, I’ve been hearing from residents of Sherburne County about the importance of adequately funding roads and bridges. Properly maintaining transportation infrastructure is one of government’s most import...
Best Vacation Ever
A couple weeks ago, my wife and I took our first “official” extended vacation together since our honeymoon (1995). (“Official” because we have in fact taken weekend vacations, but nothing more than a few days). ...
To The Editor
May we never meet. The Sherburne County Attorney’s Office and Victim Services provides help to victims of crime. The folks that we work with are not defined by gender, color of their skin not the amount of the...
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