Opinions
To the Editor:
Sit on a committee? Help at a church, hospital, or school event? Volunteer to drive? Mow lawns? Find a way.
Motivations for volunteering are numerous, personal, unique; e.g. helping others, feeling needed, being productive, less isolated. Be involved in something you’re...
The Donald, as some refer to our President, in his quest to make America great again, sure seems to upset some people. I don’t know if it’s a matter of dis-liking him and his successful though unconventional negotiating tactics, or, a fear that he will succeed in making Americans proud and...
I’m glad to see the ratings for the various Hollywood awards shows are rapidly declining. Hopefully people will soon turn these foul mouthed, Trump deranged, so-called celebrities off completely. It’s a pretty sad commentary on the state of our society, when an actor can stand in front of a large...
The Donald gives to you with one hand and takes from you with the other.
Take for example the tax bill that he signed some months ago. The Donald said it was a really big tax cut. Some of us - not me - actually paid less taxes and got pay raises because our employers were paying less taxes. That...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District will be holding an election on Tuesday, November 6th with the purpose being to fill three positions on the school board; this is the topic of this week’s column.
Interested people must file an Affidavit of Candidacy, which is available at the district...
This week’s column will update readers as we have begun work on the projects for the Summer of 2018.
Projects
1. East wall/window renovation – This project will be delayed until next year.
2. Baseball Field Press box/Concessions – Construction plans have been submitted to the State of Minnesota...
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 their...
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...
One of my favorite events of the year is Graduation and this week’s column will reflect a few thoughts for the Class of 2018.
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...
I returned from Viet Nam at the end of August, 1965. I had long since learned not to be sure, or even really hopeful, that what was on my itinerary for the next day would actually come to pass. Even after safely arriving in California, I had no idea how long it would take the Army to process my...
