We’ve heard for years that “all politics is local” – a phrase attributed to former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neill. This year, we also need to remember that all elections are local. General election day is Nov. 3, the day the entire country votes for a president as well as a long ballot of other federal, state
Aug. 26 St. Joseph police blotter
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime. July 30 3:25 p.m. Collision. CR 75 and Eighth Avenue
Sept. 4 St. Joseph people
Ethan Novacinski of St. Joseph recently graduated summa cum laude from St. John’s University. He was also named to the spring semester dean’s list at SJU.
Kamala Harris fails the skin test
Bob Grise, St. Joseph Elections are coming up so the St. Joseph NewsLeader has brought back the one note Samba, Dennis Dalman, to smear President Trump. The insults come hard and fast in Dalman’s recent column. Dalman calls Trump abysmal, a mishandler, a liar, notorious, in denial, dismissive of all facts, deluded, a blamer, speaks nonsense, sinking in a hole
Keep local news alive
Juliana Howard, St. Joseph Did you know since 2004, 2,000 American newspapers have gone out of business? These days of COVID-19 are particularly difficult for local newspapers, such as The Newsleaders, which is distributed free of charge. I wonder if we really appreciate the importance of having a local paper that does such a good job of covering community events,
Take safety seriously as schools return
I remember very clearly my last few days out at St. John’s this past spring before Covid-19 sent us all home. Spring Break had just finished, and midterms and papers loomed large on the schedule. The clubs I’m involved with were planning our end-of-year celebrations, and enjoying our beautiful campus was starting to become more possible with the weather beginning
City plans public hearing for sale proposal
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleadersc.com A proposal to take bids for the sale of city property will be the subject of a public hearing before the St. Joseph City Council at one of its September meetings. The date will be announced soon. The council has been considering selling the St. Joseph Community Center building (formerly Kennedy Elementary School). The city is
Women of Today rock
photo by Carolyn BertschCamden DeWeese, 4, of St. Joseph, happily paints his rock a shade of blue at the Aug. 17 Women of Today rock painting event at Melody Park in St. Joseph. photo by Carolyn BertschIdeas are shared by artists at the Aug. 17 Women of Today rock painting event at Melody Park in St. Joseph. They are (left