Growth, traffic outpace solution for CR 133 route
“We didn’t accomplish much but we made some progress, how’s that?” With those words Stearns County Commissioner Leigh Lenzmeier perfectly...
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Take steps to repel ‘porch pirates’
For years, every now and then in newspapers’ police blotters, there would be reports during the holiday season of some...
For school boards, it’s time for solutions, not slogans
This is a story of two schools boards and two school districts both faced with significant challenges. When the St....
Develop bonds of love, counter chains of hate
The holiday season is a time for universal thankfulness, gladness, kindness, caring, respect and love for our fellow human beings....
Are voters prepared to judge the judges?
Who judges our judges? The founders based our government on interlocking institutions that serve as checks and balances on each...
Moon-landing was a hoax – or so said grandma
When Artemis was launched Nov. 16 for its trip around the moon, it set off so many memories, good and...
What are you buying for Christmas?
A scissors glides across peppermint-patterned wrapping paper. Tape secures it to the box. One big, red bow marks the top...
We’re not One Minnesota; we’re not purple
Some of you probably remember Richard Nixon. And many of you voted for him. Fifty years later, you might even...