Growing up on a gravel road on the Santiago-Becker town line was a simpler time. Across the road from my parents farm lived the Whitcomb family. They lived in a bi-level, split entry home and we thought that was...
I would like to thank the businesses from the Becker Professional Building for putting on their annual drive-thru lunch this year and donating the proceeds to our organization. I would also like to thank everyon...
In response to Bill Morgan’s editorial, July 9: Bill, your advice is 400 years too late. All this s**t in America wouldn’t be here if the Native American’s would have built that fence to the east as you describe...
I was so disappointed and shocked by the vitriolic nature of the article ‘Keep the dogs at bay’ by Mr. Morgan. That words like this come from the heart of a person whom, I suspect, considers himself Christian, t...
I’m a night owl. That’s why it wasn’t unusual for me to be wrapping up a feature I was writing for the Citizen-Tribune at midnight like I was doing a couple weeks ago. What wasn’t usual was what happened next. M...
While only the people on “Team Lefty” know who started the petition, a couple of things are clear. First, Mrs. Balin was one of the two people that dropped the petition off at the Sherburne County Auditor/Treasu...
I would like to thank the voters of Senate District 15 for allowing me to represent you these past six years in the Minnesota State Senate. It has been my privilege to serve and to get to know many of you while ...
I’m constantly amazed by the amount of knowledge I’ve gained since working for the newspaper. Being a reporter isn’t like many other jobs. Even though writing is a craft lots of people have, finding ways to ex...
Let’s say you live in a home that your ancestors before you lived in and took good care of it —just as you have tried to do over the last several years. And let’s say all of a sudden, one of your neighbors to th...
Robert W. Johnson of Robbinsdale passed away at the age of 93 this spring. His obituary appears in this newspaper this week. The name might not ring a bell with many of us - but his passing should be noted for t...
