There’s a lot of really good Christmas movies this time of year such as It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer — but my favorite movie is one that, to me, envelopes the enti...
Mike Hoffmann grew up in a tool shop. Well, not literally. Mike’s dad was a machinist and tool maker. He was employed at St. Cloud Reformatory and retired after working for 15 years in the license plant at the p...
Mr. Maskowski claims that his opinion about Pebble Creek not being an asset to Becker is supported by an "expert opinion" that he gathered from going door knocking prior to the City Council election. He said th...
Taking photographs of youngsters making their visits to Santa Claus is always a sought-after task in the newspaper business, because you never really know what might happen when hyper-excited kids get a chance t...
It’s a busy time around Becker and our neighboring communities. Santa, Mrs. Santa and their dutiful elves are racing about in their sleighs, distributing gifts and joy of the season. The Methodist church ladies ...
I appreciated the editorial which was published in the 11/22 Citizen and wanted to add another thought. Instead of spending $4 million on a master plan could the city make better use of the same $4 million dolla...
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10 There’s lots of talk nowadays about Ebola, the hows and whys of this d...
We were blessed with a warm September and October. Then November arrived. I was fortunate to be in Hot Springs, AR when last week’s snowstorm hit enjoying a road trip (1,900 miles round trip) with my mom, sister...
Having been perplexed by a number of stories in the news the past few weeks, I finally came across an item that has shed a little light on my lack of understanding of current events. The only question that rema...
It was a sunny early November afternoon in 1968. I throttled down my road-worn 1956 Oldsmobile to a halt outside the Maywood Twp. Hall in Oak Park, our local precinct, and strode inside to vote. Clerk Cornelius ...
