Opinions
We rely on our local elected officials to be non-partisan and to provide us with accurate information. In my opinion the work of city council, town board, school board, and county commissioners is difficult and complex. Their hard work usually is done without thanks. So, I say thanks to all of our...
To the Editor:
Having been raised in small town U.S.A., Long Prairie, my parents taught me if you can’t say anything good about a person, don’t say anything at all. I assume Tim King’s parents didn’t teach him that.
Not liking a president for his policies is one thing, but to bash President...
School is only a couple of weeks away and other pressing matters have filled this column. This week, it is time to provide readers information of interest as we move closer to the first day of school on Sept. 8th..
We have a number of well-qualified people joining our staff this year, as well as...
A draft reopening plan was presented at a Special School Board meeting on August 10th and this week’s column will answer some frequently asked questions.
1. Timeline - We will decide at the Aug. 24 school board meeting as to what our initial learning model will be. We realize that this is only...
To the Editor:
In an effort to clear out excess clutter, we held a free garage sale.
Our objective was to get rid of unneeded, but usable, items. We just asked that anyone who took something make a donation to either the Long Prairie Fire Department or the Long Prairie Emergency Food Pantry. ...
To the Editor:
Page 6A of the 6-24-20 issue from the Leader has a three-column headline that states that “Richard Dahl seeks to unseat Sen. Paul Gazelka in Dist. 9.”
Is this an editorial, or is it a news article? If the latter, it is rife with fake news.
The second sentence of the lead paragraph...
Governor Walz announced last week a complex set of rules that school districts must follow in the operation of your local school district this year. This week’s column will attempt to decipher in plain language what the Governor along with the Minnesota Departments of Health and Education have...
Minnesotans can vote by mail and we probably should.
There is a primary election coming to Minnesota on Tuesday, August 11th. Voting officials in Todd County are working to make voting in person as safe and simple as possible during the COVID pandemic. But my advice is to get your mail-in ballot as...
Millions are going to die, they said. Listen to the medical professionals, they said. Follow the science, they said. Listen to the experts, they said. Shut everything down, they said. Isolate yourselves from everyone. Don’t go anywhere except the big box stores and liquor stores. Social distance,...
There are four positions up for election this year on your local school board. The filing period is July 28th to August 11th and affidavits of candidacy are available in the district office. The following information is from Minnesota School Board Association’s website and credit is given to the...
