“He Strips Off Twigs”
It was one of those dark and cloudy winter days in Yellowstone National Park where the clouds are so heavy and low, you feel like you can reach up and touch the cloudy sky. A light wind helped to blow the fallin...
Editorials
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:You Want to Spend How Much? Last July 18th, the Sherburne Co. Commissioners were presented an Action Item asking them to authorize $150,000 to cover half of the cost of a pre-fab vault style restro...
Be Better
One of my favorite authors is Stephen King. It’s not so much the horror in his stories I enjoy, it’s how he gets deep into the psyche of his characters, developing them so fully you feel you know them. With over...
Serious Mental Issues
America is suffering from a serious mental health crisis. One in five Minnesotans battle mental illness each year, and for too long the need for care has significantly outpaced its availability.Earlier this week...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Fifteen years ago, I was hired as the Becker High School Media Specialist, and I knew that I was going to be working in one of the best districts in Minnesota. I had spent 17 years in a neighborin...
A Stocky Body with Very Short and Powerful Legs
It’s funny, I believe the average person knows more about the Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis), a critter of Africa and Southwest Asia than they do about the badger in our own backyard, the American Badger (Tax...
Community Project Funding
During Congress’s brief district work period during the holiday season, we had the opportunity to participate in some great discussions with local leaders in the Sixth District. Read on to learn more…Every day, ...
I’ll Keep Fighting
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made prog...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:On 11/7/23, a public meeting to discuss the proposed Sherco Solar 3 project which is slated to cover 1,780 acres of farmable land with solar panels was held in Clear Lake. The hall was filled to c...
Life… at the Speed of Light
Wikipedia says, “Light travels at a constant speed of 670,616,629 mph.” To put that in perspective, if you could travel at the speed of light, you would be able to circle the globe approximately seven and half ...
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