Do a good local deed; help with meal-packaging
It’s often said charity begins at home. That’s easy to forget with all the pressing needs throughout this all-too-tragic world...
Editorial
A tip of the hat to Rice council members
The word politics derives from the term policy, and the etymology of the word varies only slightly from one source...
Better safe than sorry, so heed bad-weather warnings
With the official start of summer on June 20, it’s a good time to review the importance of heeding bad...
Mass killers find legitimacy via Internet cults of death
In the days before Internet, the Orlando LGBT nightclub killer would probably have shot to death a spouse, a relative...
Please remember: Shop local!
Shop local! It should be obvious that shopping at local businesses strengthens local economies. Each dollar spent at a local...
Art of compromise seems to be a dying art, or is it dead already?
The art of compromise, alas, seems to be a dying art. In fact, it may be dead, period. At least...
Show thanks to veterans past, present by attending ceremonies
We hope people attend one of the many area Memorial Day ceremonies that will take place Monday, May 30. The...
Newsleader apologizes; Scarbro drops column
A column by guest-writer Ron Scarbro published in the May 6 St. Joseph Newsleader and Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader brought anger...