Opinions
To the Editor:
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. As Americans, we believe in justice for all. Yet we fail to live up to this promise when we allow older members of our society to be abused or neglected. Older people are vital, contributing members of American society and the...
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:
Over the last few months there has been an increase of fraudulent phone calls. Most of these calls care target Senior Citizens.
These calls fall into a few categories.
The crooks call and say I am from (Microsoft, Apple, Antivirus Company) your computer is infected. They would like...
I got up this cold, bleak rainy morning wondering what I wanted to say when we, as a family, spread Sandy’s ashes. As I sat drinking coffee, thinking my thoughts and looking at the dreary day unfolding, I was surprised to realize I was not the least bit depressed, or even down, in fact I was quite...
One of the age-old problems in education is the summer “brain drain” and how to slow it or prevent it. “Brain drain” is simply the learning regression that occurs with students between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Research has shown that several weeks of review are...
To the Editor:
As you may have been made aware, after 43 years of medical marvel, CentraCare Health - Long Prairie’s Dr. Paul VanGorp has announced his plans to retire from practicing medicine.
Through those 43 years, there are countless stories regarding Dr. VanGorp’s practice of his medical...
To the Editor:
I don’t personally support abortion, though I believe there are times when they are necessary. However, I am totally pro-choice, and believe it’s a woman decision to make, and not some pseudo Christian zealots, or legislative body.
Now, Alabama, near last in everything, thinks that...
One of my favorite events of the year is Graduation and this week’s column will reflect a few thoughts for the Class of 2019.
Graduation is the culmination of 13 years of school and all of this year’s graduates and their families should be proud of the accomplishment and should be congratulated by...
A Saturday afternoon two weeks ago was a good time to try and make some headway with yard clean-up. While taking a short break, Munk One made an appearance and wanted to chat for a while since we had not talked since late last fall.
I asked him what the topic might be. He said he had been up on...
I love those old black willow trees along the Long Prairie River, don’t you?
When I was a kid we used to fish for Northern Pike near them. The river channel where they grow is deep and the current is fast. More often than not the big old willows that are anchored in the wet river bank don’t grow up...
