In two separate instances two baby girls were left in hot cars in Missouri. One of the babies died; the other survived and was placed in protective custody care. In temperatures of nearly 100 degrees or more, the babies’ mothers had left them in locked cars as they went off to do something else. It’s hard to imagine that kind
Leave fireworks to professionals
Tips for a safe, fun July Fourth The Fourth of July is a favorite American holiday. Yet mishaps with fireworks can make the holiday memorable for all the wrong reasons. Each Fourth of July, thousands of Americans are injured using fireworks, and 1,300 people injure their eyes. Eye injuries from fireworks include cuts, burns, abrasions, retinal detachment, optic nerve damage,
Hats off to Cordie, Partch for National Night Out efforts
Hats off to the remarkable Sandra Cordie of Sartell for trying to raise more widespread interest in “National Night Out.” (See story in today’s paper.) We also want to commend Cordie’s neighbor, Stephanie Partch, who is also working to inspire others to set up National Night Out events. The two women are now planning the sixth annual Night Out event
We wring our hands helplessly as Syrian butchery continues
These hideous killings in Syria have got to stop. But who’s going to stop them? And how? Vicious thugs in that country have been shooting to death entire families in their homes, including babies and children. The photos are unspeakably awful – little children lying in pools of blood, massive bullet holes in their heads, their dead eyes open wide
Transportation plan details future road needs
There are a variety of components that make up a community. They include quality of life, business, city services and transportation. Cities plan in all four of these areas on an ongoing basis. While all are equally important, transportation has an entire plan devoted to it and St. Joseph’s was recently updated. An open house was held this month for
Internet can spread rumors faster than wildfire
Misinformation and rumors, which used to spread rather slowly, can now spread like wildfire literally around the world in a split second. Internet social media are like vast gossip clubs where anything said is believed. A current example of that is the so-called “zombie virus.” According to a story on “Care2,” an increasing number of gullible, eager-to-believe people are espousing
Tragedy provides example of unity
Our hearts go out to the family of Jon Michael Maus. Maus, 50, died on Memorial Day after an explosion at the Verso Paper Mill. The tragedy took Maus’ life and injured five others. It is an event branded in the memories of area residents for surely years to come. From this tragedy one cannot ignore how it united communities
Tillemans deserves our deepest respect
It is a sad fact the veterans from World War II are hard to find. Most have died. They were part of what is widely regarded as the “Greatest Generation.” One of those veterans, however, is not only very much alive but remains as active as ever. The name of the remarkable man, who lives at Country Manor in Sartell,