Kennedy named among first-ever Green Ribbon schools
by TaLeiza Calloway news@thenewsleaders.com Kennedy Community School is among more than 70 schools recently named as U.S. Department of Education’s...
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Volunteerism should be celebrated year-round
April might have marked National Volunteer Week, a time to hail the contributions of citizens who donate their time, but...
Earth Day celebrated in many ways
by TaLeiza Calloway news@thenewsleaders.com The rain was no damper on efforts to help clean up Millstream Park recently. About 70...
Fundraiser to benefit Stride Academy
by TaLeiza Calloway news@thenewsleaders.com The idea grew from a casual conversation between friends over dinner. That conversation led to sending...
Dick Clark had no right to die
How dare Dick Clark die? He wasn’t supposed to die. He had no right to die. When we baby boomers...
Franken: Celebrating a healthier Minnesota
by Sen. Al Franken It has been two years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, and even though...
Resident finds new way of potting plants
Cutline: John Kalla talks April 18 about how he discovered a new way of potting plants. by TaLeiza Calloway news@thenewsleaders.com...
Bribery may be only way to prompt cleanup action
It started last spring when a reader called into the Newsleader office to ask, rather matter-of-factly when the staff was...