Religion has nothing to do with it

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I’ve heard a lot recently about moral equivalency. Loosely translated, it means if you do something to someone and then someone does something similar to you, that is equal, or equivalent. Continuing in that theme, if a thousand years ago individuals traveled from their homeland in Europe to the Middle East killing and maiming along the way, calling it a

Feb. 27

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Melissa Richter, daughter of Catherine and Michael Richter, Sartell, and a senior at Concordia College, Moorhead, recently participated in Behind the Lights of Broadway: Backstage New York, an exploration seminar during Spring Break Feb. 21-March 1. The seminar will spend a week exploring, observing and interacting with the individuals and shops that make Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway work. Along with

Feb. 27

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If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Feb. 11 1:09 a.m. Verbal. Walmart. A report was made regarding

Feb. 27

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Summer Rec opens ball registration Registration for the evening ball program for boys and girls ages 5-14 will be from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. For more information or questions, call Sharon Rennie at 320-293-3278 or Amanda Lopau at 320-260-1598.   Good Shepherd seeks music donations Good Shepherd seeks donations of gently used or new

Feb. 27

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REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS JAN. 26, 2015 DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 5 p.m. by Krista Durrwachter, chair. Members present: Durrwachter; Michelle Meyer, vice chair; Pam Raden, clerk; Mary McCabe, director; Jason Nies, director; Pat Marushin, director and Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent. A

Dance protest was embarrassment

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Good sportsmanship and grace-under-pressure are always admirably evident at most high-school events. It’s rare when bad sportsmanship rears its ugly head. But that’s what happened at Target Center Feb. 14 when five teams staged a protest against the Faribault Emeralds for winning the class AAA championship in the high-kick competition. It was, in a word, embarrassing for everybody who witnessed

Make websites more user-friendly

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Doesn’t anybody make phone calls anymore? I don’t mean texting; I mean voice-to-voice. Don’t get me wrong: cell phones and these latest i-this and i-that can be the cat’s meow. They can darned near walk the dog around the block. And nothing wrong with texting and other cell-phone functions, although it seems they’ve reached an obsession with some, like those