Opinions
Food is quite a bit more expensive then you think. You just don’t pay the entire bill at the grocery store. The truth is, it’s really difficult to calculate the real cost of food.
That fact was made really clear when Hurricane Florence dumped floodwaters on North Carolina’s large hog and poultry...
One of the great things about Twitter is that it is not unusual that people tweet about interesting items. One person that I follow tweeted out an article from Forbes magazine that I will summarize in this week’s column.
The author of the article Barnard Marr opened the article by stating that...
To the Editor:
I believe there are about 900 Federal judges in the country, and I am sure that many of them are qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. Appointments use to be regularly confirmed by near unanimous votes. A golden retriever could pick someone near the center, fully disclose their...
To the Editor:
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, with much of the focus on kids and bullying in school. What we don’t hear as often, is the effects of adult bullying. In reality, this problem is just as prevalent, but is often not as widely discussed.
Nearly three-quarters of...
Readers are likely aware that your local school district had to deal with a threat made towards students and staff last week. We were able to work closely with the Long Prairie Police Department, deal with the situation and students were able to continue their education in a safe manner.
The Long...
I, like millions of others, have been watching the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Kavanaugh. Having watched this life destroying spectacle, my already low opinion of politicians, has reached subterranean levels of pure revulsion, especially for the Democrats. They have run to the left...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board set the preliminary tax levy for 2019 at their regular September meeting. While this is the preliminary levy and changes are possible, the Board may not increase the levy; this is the topic of this week’s column.
The enrollment of your local school district...
Your local school district has received official notification from the Minnesota Department of Education that we have been identified for “Support” due to our MCA test scores and how we compared with other schools. The statement from the MDE is below:
“Unlike schools identified for comprehensive or...
Minnesota’s 3M company is the country’s 94th largest corporation. Its sales were $31.7 billion and its CEO made $18 million in 2017. UnitedHealth Group is the country’s 6th largest corporation with sales of $201billion in 2017. The CEO of UnitedHealth made $17 million in 2017.
These two companies,...
The trial of the Minneapolis police officer, who shot Justine Damond is finally getting underway. I wonder if “political correctness” also should be on trial in this case. It appears to me, there seems to be a growing body of evidence, at least in this case, that political correctness can cause ...
