Boston wins; terrrorists lose – again
What does Chechnya have to do with runners and spectators in the Boston Marathon? For that matter, what does Chechnya...
Opinion
The film ‘42’ proves some stories are worth retelling
The recent release of a documentary on legendary athlete Jackie Robinson has me ready to swing a bat and break...
Heroes in Boston are definition of true courage
(Editor's note: These reflections on the Boston Marathon bombings and the aftermath were submitted to the Sartell Newsleader by Shane...
They are the true ‘gutless wonders’
Phil Ringstrom, Sartell This isn’t a game! As I sit and watch the courage of the victims and families of...
Many politicians held hostage by threats of gun lobbyists
Just who is our U.S. Congress representing – the gun lobbyists or the 90 percent of Americans who, in poll...
Student interaction is a plus for local government
Seasoned residents are not the only ones taking notice of city government and its plans for the future. Students from...
April is, indeed, ‘the cruelest month’
T.S. Eliot began his 1922 poem, The Waste Land, with these words: "April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out...
Annual walk reminds me of my sister’s journey
When my younger sister, Beverly, was born, she was so small she could fit in the palm of my mother's...
