Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:The Minnesota Legislature’s dysfunction has reached new heights, and the blame lies squarely with the Democrats. For 23 days at the beginning of the session, Democrat lawmakers failed to show up to...
Editorials
Chasing a Dream
It’s good to see the Minnesota Twins playing some decent baseball lately — especially after their horrible start. I’ve always been a baseball fan ever since my grandpa first took me to Metropolitan Stadium and I...
Great Events in MN
Last week, after passing the One Big Beautiful Bill, we had the chance to participate in some great events back in Minnesota.First, I was honored to be invited to deliver the commencement address at Spectrum Hig...
Interesting Waterbirds
When I was a child back in the 1960’s, my family watched the Walt Disney program on Sunday evenings, like most families. It was one of the few TV programs that the entire family could watch together. I remember ...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I have to believe that 50-100 years ago we didn’t have these 1,000 plus page bills being pushed through Congress which addressed numerous topics and needs. With these large “bloated” bills, in orde...
Common Cents
I wasn’t surprised last week when the U.S. Treasury announced that it will stop production of the cent, commonly referred to as a penny.The possibility has been there for more than a decade, with an ongoing deba...
Action Needed For Our Area
The Legislature adjourned May 19 without passing a complete state budget for the next two-year cycle. House Democrats put us behind from the start this year by refusing to come to the Capitol for the first 23 da...
Big, Beautiful Bill
This week, House Republicans delivered a historic win for the American peopleThere are provisions in our One Big, Beautiful bill that benefit every Minnesotan and touch every corner of America. Specifically, the...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:We would like to extend our sincere thanks to those in the Becker area who have donated books to the Becker Library. The upcoming Friends of the Becker Library summer book sale is sure to be a succ...
Citizen’s Roundtable Debut
My first few months of being Mayor, I often times felt like a used car salesperson, as I was often stating “let me check on that and get back to you”. There certainly is a lot to learn about budgets, projects a...
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