What’s sadder than a kid without a toy?
Every Christmas season the twins Ken and Sandra cross my mind. They were two of the students in my third-grade...
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Christmas elves pay secret visit to Newsleader office
After a long Thanksgiving weekend, I walked into the Newsleader office Monday morning, greeted the staff in my usual way...
Jury selection can be nerve-wracking experience
by Sarah E. Hennesy District Court Judge Jury duty can be a nerve-wracking experience. Before I took the bench, I...
Obituary Scott Kalla, 38, Elk River
Scott A. Kalla, 38 Elk River, Minn. Oct. 11, 1975 – Dec. 14, 2014 Scott A. Kalla, 38, of Elk...
Ask a trooper 2013
If you have any questions concerning traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow –...
Dec. 20 Sartell
CITY OF ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held in the St. Stephen City Hall Council Chamber...
List of ‘likely’ abusers a step in right direction
Even though we knew it was imminent, the release of a list about priests and monks who had "likely" sexually...
Goodbye, Mandela: ‘When will we ever learn?’
Why does it take this slow world so long to learn the lessons taught by visionaries like Mahatma Ghandi, Martin...