It’s time to recommit to a policy of transparency
Nobody likes to be micro-managed or second-guessed, and that includes school boards. When that happens, people and school boards can...
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Robin makes Newsleader office her home
photos by Tara Wiese For the last two weeks, an expectant Robin has made the front yard of The Newsleader...
Film sheds light on gender differences
We have all heard the phrase, “Battle of the Sexes.” That is a consistent theme in the romantic comedy “Think...
College students eat lots of Ramen noodles
I call them the “Ramen Shoppers.” They never fail to fill me with sympathy and sadness. You can see them...
Attacks against Earth Day so typical of extremists
Some right-wing extremists want to throw out baby with bathwater. The latest example of that all-or-nothing attitude surfaced recently, again,...
Engelsgjerd has a lead role in West Side Story
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Alex Engelsgjerd of Sartell is starring as “Tony,” one of the two lead roles in a...
Stinson’s distant relative sailed on Titanic rescue ship
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Bragging rights accrue instantly to anyone who is related to someone who was aboard the RMS...
‘Drinking Liberally’ welcomes open-minded people
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com When some people hear of a new social group dubbed “Drinking Liberally,” they probably think it...