Opinions
Last week we learned that in contrast to November’s projected deficit of over $1 billion, we are ow projected to have a nearly $1.6 billion surplus in the state’s budget. This is great news for our state’s economy, showing that we are beginning to grow again after the incredible hardships our...
How do you think the most popular, most charismatic and most voted for candidate and now President, in all of Americas history is doing? I, like I’m sure most of you, feel what he has already accomplished is just astounding.
In just his first day, he signed seventeen executive orders, pretty sure,...
Last spring and summer Ann Luloff visited Riverside park weekly for about twelve weeks. Ann is a trained Minnesota Master Naturalist who has conducted several biological surveys, including one at Camphill Village’s farm in Little Sauk and Kandota townships. Her objective at Riverside Park, which is...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District will join school districts throughout the state to salute their local education leaders during Minnesota’s annual School Board Recognition Week February 17-21. Credit is given to MSBA for the content of this column.
The commemorative week is designed to...
Last week saw a flurry of activity in the Senate in spite of the dispiriting cold weather. Through SF749 we ensured that cities which use resources borrowed from surrounding communities pay for it rather than forcing it on Minnesotans. And last week, with tri-partisan support, we passed SF2 which...
I want to congratulate Will and Tiffany Threlkeld, owners of Falls Ballroom in Little Falls, which was named Business of the Year. This year has been incredibly hard, especially for community and event spaces like Falls Ballroom. The Threlkelds, though, faced that hardship head on and used their...
To the Editor:
Minnesota’s School Bus Driver Appreciation Week is coming up! This year we get an entire week to celebrate what our great employees do; the week starts February 22 and ends February 26.
School bus drivers across the entire nation deserve now more than ever to be recognized; this...
One aspect of school finance that many people find frustrating and do not understand is the concept of “fund accounting”. Essentially, school fund accounting describes the various pools of money that schools use to keep track of our expenditures and there are limitations mandated by law that...
This year’s Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a field of 75 teachers, among them our own Alice Nevins of Pierz Public Schools and Ann Hutchison of the Pillager School District! Our community’s teacher have worked valiantly to make this past year a productive and educational one for our...
We’ve had another busy week at the Legislature and I believe we can expect an announcement that will ease some restrictions on restaurants, businesses, weddings and other venues.
One other thing I wanted to draw attention to from this week is the legislation that was offered by Senator Osmek: SF04...
