Kent Nelson, Sartell In his latest book, A Higher Loyalty, Truth, Lies and Leadership, James Comey in one of his accusations says Trump acts like a mob boss. Trump in his usual eloquent, lucid, presidential and mob-like manner calls Comey a liar, leakier, slippery James, not smart and says he should be locked up –kind of like crooked Hillary –
Resident urges city to plow walking, biking paths
Bob Ringstrom, St. Joseph We should be able to start using the walking and biking paths in St Joseph any day now. Maybe in two to four weeks? The snow should melt by then. We can look forward to maybe six months of clear walking paths before the white stuff returns. But the question remains: why does snowfall have to
Reader thanks Scouts for exemplifying civic duties
Jim Graeve, St. Joseph I had the opportunity to work with and alongside a couple of young men when we had our DFL Senate 13 meeting at Kennedy School on March 24. We had asked the Boy Scouts to present the flags, lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, and serve coffee and donuts. Adam Novack and Soren Haaland did an
Township resident says annexation doesn’t make sense
Len Bechtold, St. Joseph The city of St Joseph has notified the township it intends to annex all of the property in the Orderly Annexation Area. At meetings on May 25, 2017, attended by approximately 50 people; a meeting on Jan 25, 2018, attended by approximately 100 people; and a meeting on Feb. 15, 2018 attended by approximately 75 people, all
Reader believes President Trump’s Twitter account is threatening our democracy
Amy Braig-Lindstrom, St. Joseph Hey Twitter, Enough is enough! The @realdonaldtrump account should have been left behind with civilian life. Instead, it is the single biggest threat against our already obviously fragile democracy. Join me in demanding Twitter enforce its sanctions for violating the rules in its terms and agreements for abusive behavior. Twitterʼs rules and policies state, “…we prohibit
Why St. Joseph resident believes annexation is not the answer
Len Bechtold, St. Joseph In December 2017, the city of St. Joseph notified St Joseph Township of the intent to annex all of the property located within the Orderly Annexation Agreement area. This area includes all the property in St. Joseph Township lying north of the Sauk River and north of I-94, an area of several thousand acres. At the March
Student opposes glass walls in new high school
Adam Allan Bromenschenkel, St. Stephen I am a current student at Sartell High School. I am in 10th grade and have attended the Sartell school district my entire life. I’ve always loved the Sartell school district and have always recommended it to anybody moving and looking for a school to pick. In Sartell the teachers are awesome, and they are also
Sartell resident urges legislators to stick to ‘founding principles’
Margaret Starry, Sartell Are senators Jim Abler, Carla Nelson and Jerry Relph, along with House members Nels Pierson and Tama Theis trying to buy votes with an $18-million Somali Pilot Grant Program? Minnesota has more than 100 Legacy Funds that have been marked for Somali-only specific projects since 2010. The amount in other state and federal grants has yet to be