Rice Dollar General to host grand opening
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com The “Dollar General” store, which opened unofficially last week in Rice, will have an official grand...
Phony ‘IRS’ phone calls target residents
Phone-scamming crooks posing as law-enforcement agents for the Internal Revenue Service are at it again, scaring and threatening innocent people,...
Tired of life as a rut? Check out ‘Extra Mile’
Most of us, at one time or another, feel as if we’re in a rut. Some turn to self-help books...
Library-plan dilemma all but inexcusable
The divisive antagonisms about Sartell’s proposed community center and library are a disconcerting shame, and the lack of communications that...
Compassion must be tempered by realism
Compassion, the ability to feel sympathy with someone else, is perhaps the most crucial human quality of all, but sometimes,...
Sartell library plans hit snags – lots of them
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com Plans for a branch library in Sartell are at a virtual standstill and may not even...
‘Ordinary’ Seiler had ‘extraordinary’ influence on others
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com John Seiler was eulogized at his funeral Tuesday as a humble, quiet, soft-spoken man who was...
Rice Arts, Crafts Fair offers staggering variety
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com Many thousands of people gathered for the ever-popular annual Rice Arts and Crafts Fair Sept. 12...