In storefronts and on signs around Minnesota lately, you may be seeing a lot more green. No, it’s not Christmas yet, but a large number of CBD oil products are being advertised. As the wave of cannabis legalization has swept across the United States, some of its products, and debate, has made its way to our state. So what is
Photographer Crouser captures a traditional lifestyle with traditional tools
Making a photograph these days takes nothing more than clicking a smartphone button. No need to worry about f/stops, shutter speeds or lens selection. Not to mention developing film and using an enlarger to make a print. Of course the high technology that allows every person to make a photo does not guarantee the person pushing the button is truly
Some schools die of old age, others burst with students
What’s the life expectancy of a new high school? How long into the future will it adequately serve students? With two new high schools opening in Central Minnesota this fall, students, parents and teachers will experience the unique beginning of new places to learn. The Sartell-St. Stephen school district opens a new school on Pinecone Road. It replaces a relatively
Guns don’t kill people? Oh yes they do!
Guns don’t kill people? Since when? Was that a long candy cane the killer was holding when he slaughtered those people in El Paso? Was the Dayton butcher wielding a love wand? It’s the knee-jerk line promulgated for years by the National Rifle Association: Guns don’t kill people. After the recent massacres, Donald Trump dispensed a variation of that “volition”
Hands-free laws should apply to sports fans too
Baseball fans streamed into the stadium, eager to watch the first home game of the season on a 72-degree afternoon. Many of them clutched their personal electronic devices, about the size of a deck of cards, the better to enjoy the game. This spring day wasn’t in 2019, but 61 years ago, in 1958. And the venue wasn’t Target Field
Moon landing shows what’s possible
We need another moon landing. No, I’m serious. Fifty years ago, the United States achieved something that was once thought impossible. Three men traveled through outer space, landed on the moon and returned home safely. It was an outstanding moment in human history. Despite the multiple crises and antipathy raging throughout the world, people came together to watch it in
A census undercount hurts us all
Proposing a citizenship question on the 2020 Census is nothing but yet again another bright shiny object that distracts us from the real issue – the purpose of the census and the importance of an accurate account. An inaccurate count threatens our voice in government at all levels and could rob us of government funding for programs we all depend
Alex Jones hurled vicious lies about Sandy Hook
Imagine your child is killed by a school shooter and then hearing that the child you are so deeply mourning did not exist. Imagine the harassment and death threats against you from cruel creeps via phone calls, letters and social media, claiming not only did your child not exist but you were an actor at a staged event in the