Restaurateurs face economic challenges, especially skewed licensing fees
Betzy Gaetz, Owner, Anton’s Restaurant, Waite Park As the state slowly inches out of the recession, Minnesota restaurants and their...
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Students value service trip experience despite evacuation from Tanzania
by TaLeiza Calloway news@thenewsleaders.com Ashley Irons and Maggie Niebur had talked about all they wanted to do before leaving Tanzania...
Poetry is worthy of celebration
St. Joe is not “small” but is a thriving city, a true hub of growth. I wrote that haiku in...
At 106, Ester is older than the City of Sartell
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Among the many cards Ester Sharrow’s received for her 106th birthday, one was from Sartell Mayor...
Voters should nix proposed amendments
It is – unfortunately – official. The Minnesota Legislature’s Republican majority voted to place yet another issue on the ballot...
Reader argues freedom to protect oneself is constitutional right
Jay O’Donnell, St. Joseph I generally don’t read Dennis Dalman’s column in the St. Joseph Newsleader because they are so...
School board to consider appointment
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The Sartell-St. Stephen School Board will decide at its April 23 meeting whether to appoint a...
Some residents take issue with board’s replacement process
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Even though the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board acted within its bounds in nominating someone to replace...