Opinions
To the Editor:
Covid-19 is a hot button topic for me. I am a survivor who thought he was going to die, and I believe I have long term (load haul) symptoms. What does this have to do with playing the odds?
I have a few people that have told me that they are not going to get vaccinated because 246...
To the Editor
Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) has challenged the Nation to confront and remove barriers to achieving justice for all victims of crime. Each year, communities across the country revisit the history of the victims’ rights movement, celebrate the progress made...
With apologies to James Popham, the title of this week’s column is the Truth About Testing and will discuss the process of standardized testing and what it really means. The content of this column is the opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the school...
We teach our children not to lie. If they do lie, they will have to take the consequences, we tell them. This simple understanding has been around since The Lord gave Moses the Ten Commandments. Our ability to live together as civilized humans requires us to obey this Commandment.
Sydney Powell was...
To the Editor:
Our Republican Representative Michelle Fischbach voted against President Biden’s COVID relief bill. In a press release, she called the much-needed assistance the plan will bring to our area a “barrel of pork.”
Let’s take a look at some of this so called ‘‘pork.”
Biden’s COVID...
To the Editor:
Yes! Spring is here! Time to get outside, enjoy the warmer weather, see your neighbors and breathe some fresh air! I do not know about you but, this winter flew by. I did not get all the projects done as I wanted to. I guess there is always next winter.
Strong winds were also...
Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing; just win baby; second place is the first loser. We have all heard the phrases and we have probably said them. But is the win at all costs mentality that exists at the college and professional levels appropriate for high school sports? How do we...
The Trumpeter Swans returned to the Long Prairie River Valley west of Long Prairie in early March. Their grand trumpeting was greeted with a great friendly chorus of honking from the Canadian Geese that had returned a day earlier. During the following days there was a symphony of trumpeting and...
My friend and chronic complainer, Tim King, once again, is on a rant about things, he not only is misinformed about but it really shouldn’t even concern him. His latest reason to be outraged and offended is the so called “plan” for Riverside Park and the fact that humans may once again share this...
Dear Neighbors,
One of the requests I hear often from constituents is to exempt forgiven paycheck protection program loans from taxes. We are the only upper midwest state that has not passed a bill to exempt PPP loan income from taxes, and if we don’t act soon, many of our local businesses that...
