Housing Leadership Award
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Shane Mekeland.)Recently, Housing First Minnesota presented me with the 2021 Housing Leadership Award for my efforts to make homeownership more affordab...
Editorials
Setting the Standard for Community Policing
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)Minnesota’s Sixth continues to set the standard for community policing .Last week I had the opportunity to visit the St. Cloud Community Outp...
Teaching Students about Race Issues
When I was in school, which was not that long ago, I was taught about how the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in America. I learned about the Jim Crow laws and how they were eventually abandoned. I ...
Appointed to statewide committee
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Shane Mekeland team).I, State Rep. Shane Mekeland, R-Clear Lake, have accepted an appointment to a panel charged with developing a statewide energy tran...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:700,000 energy customers in Minnesota want reliable and affordable service. But the future of such service is in question. In late June 2021, the Great River Energy company, that provides electri...
Take the Time
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back,” said Harvey Mackay, a successful American busine...
Yellow-Headed Blackbirds
Blackbirds always seem to get a bad rap and as the late Rodney Dangerfield was fond of saying, “they get no respect” in the bird world. I for one would argue that the blackbirds are an amazing group of birds and...
Armor of God
Recently, my husband and I have been spending more time outdoors, enjoying nature’s serenity. Have you ever heard of :screen time?” The experts say kids should limit screen time. Many of us grownups need to redu...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:This letter is written in response to Mr. Bret R. Collier’s letter published on July 1, 2021 regarding Juneteenth. Thank you for your letter. It inspired hope in me. I hope that you benefit from ...
Bigfoot Can Be a Joyous Thing
Every year for the past several years, on the weekend following the 4th of July, I’ve ventured up north to participate in Bigfoot Days in Remer, MN.Remer is a small town in Cass County with a 2010 census populat...
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