CBDC is Gov’t Control
Countries around the world have begun implementing or are considering issuing a digital version of their currency called a central bank digital currency or CBDC. I expect many of you have heard about CBDCs, but ...
Editorials
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Did you know that Sherburne County had published a “2040 Comprehensive Plan” DRAFT and asked for the public to comment on the draft at a Public Hearing on 9/21/23?? This “Plan”, is being written to...
National Literacy Month: Cultivating a Love for Reading in Students
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Becker Public Schools.)Becker Public Schools wraps up the celebration of National Literacy Month, a time dedicated to fostering a lifelong love for reading a...
MN House Seeking Pages
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Shane Mekeland.)I encourage high school juniors to seize a rare opportunity to spend a week working behind the scenes at the Capitol as a House page.App...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:My congratulations go out to Coach Lundeen on the well-deserved honor recently given him by Becker Schools. His accomplishments are many and impressive. I also want to tell people about the people...
Winter is Coming
When I was a kid I used to hate Sundays. Why? Because it meant that the next day was Monday and I had to go to school. I don’t feel that way any longer, but unfortunately I now hate fall. Why? Because it means s...
Polar Bears
After almost 10 years, I returned to one of my favorite places to film and photograph the largest land predator in the world. The only known animal to actively hunt people to eat. An animal so big that the adult...
(Great) Greater Minnesota
The Great Minnesota Get Together ended, but I was thrilled to not only be at the fair but around the state during August recess. It’s one of my favorite times of year where I get to be in Minnesota crisscrossing...
Mental Health is Important
September is Suicide Prevention Month, so I want to encourage our readers to stop and take stock of their mental health. Mental health is just as important, if not more so, as physical health. Every day, you can...
Let’s Fix the SRO Law
With 44 Democrat lawmakers declaring that they do not support a fix to law that has left dozens of schools without school resources officers (SROs), I am urging those Democrats who remain undecided to join with ...
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