Beckstrom wants to grow up, but they won’t let him
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Randy Beckstrom's friends sometimes tease him about how someday, way in the future, he ought to...
Dalman was born and raised in South St. Cloud, graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School, then graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in English (emphasis on American and British literature) and mass communications (emphasis on print journalism). He studied in London, England for a year (1980-81) where he concentrated on British literature, political science, the history of Great Britain and wrote a book-length study of the British writer V.S. Naipaul. Dalman has been a reporter and weekly columnist for more than 30 years and worked for 16 of those years for the Alexandria Echo Press.
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Randy Beckstrom's friends sometimes tease him about how someday, way in the future, he ought to...
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Years ago, when he enrolled in St. John's University as a pre-med student, little did Joel...
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Families that eat together stay together. That's an old adage that Brenda Braulick believes. For years,...
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com With a smile and a chuckle, Blake Thoennes describes himself as a nerd. "I don't have...
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Sartell postal workers are confident city residents will step up to the plate again and hit...
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Tuesday, Oct. 1 was the big day for the most major health-care reform program in nearly...
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Fortunately, red flags of warning popped up in Douglas Gravelle's head when he received a certain...
Up to 40 cooks will roll up their sleeves and face off for a "Chili Cook-Off" from noon-2 p.m. Sunday,...