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...
Editorials
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 ...
Becker Food Shelf ready to meet demand
The Becker Food Shelf remains open and ready to meet the community’s needs as the calendar flips to 2024.For the past 35 years, the food shelf has operated out of Becker City Hall and the volunteer-led organizat...
Choose Green Energy... AND Reliable Energy
In last week’s paper, I published an article about the Unit 2 shutdown at Sherco. I know this is a divisive topic for many of our readers. While some are excited to energize our lives with renewable energy, some...
Happy New Year!
As we step into a year filled with new possibilities and opportunities, I want to reinforce the values and beliefs that make our educational community truly exceptional. Part of this is our work toward our strat...
So Long ‘23, Don’t Let the Door . . .
OK, so 2023 wasn’t that bad. In fact, one can easily change their perceptions about how the year went by making a pair of lists: one that details personal successes for the year and one that highlights the fail...
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