Opinions
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...
A question that this writer receives multiple times per day is what is happening with school in the fall; this week's column will update readers with timelines that we are aware of.
Week of June 15th - The MDE has informed us that they will be releasing guidelines to help shape our contingency...
Over the last three months, all of us have experienced unprecedented challenges and upheaval caused by COVID-19. Our African-American, Latinx, Somali, and low-income communities have been disproportionately impacted, while our Asian and Asian-American neighbors have been targeted with vitriol...
To the Editor:
As a college community, we have struggled with how best to respond to the recent act of violence against George Floyd and historically against people of color and American Indians, locally, across the state and our nation. We share the pain, anger and frustration reflected...
To the Editor:
Elder abuse is widespread. Every year an estimated 1 in 10 older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. And that’s only part of the picture: Experts believe that elder abuse is significantly under-reported, in part because so many of our communities lack...
I really wonder why I bother trying to respond to one of our aged flower child want to be’s, infantile fits of outrage. I suppose his deliberate, childish, misspelling of my name, calling me a snake in the grass and a Russian bot, fill some need in his miniscule closed mind, to keep out any...
There is a common misperception that all school employees have the summer off and I am frequently asked: “Aren’t you off for the summer?” This week’s column will provide some information to readers about summer work at the school.
The school has several classifications of employees based on...
To the Editor:
I remember back in the 1980’s when farmers were being confronted by an economic crisis more severe than any since the Great Depression. At that time, many farmers and farm related businesses were facing financial ruin. It was during that time of crisis that St Cloud Catholic...
To the Editor:
The Todd County CAD (Creating A Difference) Coalition deeply appreciates Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka for supporting legislation that raises Minnesota’s tobacco age to 21. Thanks to the bipartisan efforts of lawmakers like Senator Gazelka, Minnesota is the 25th state to sign...
