Opinions
Late last year, a gift of incredible magnitude was made to benefit the future of rural communities across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. Glen Taylor, one of Minnesota’s most well-known entrepreneurs, decided to donate significant parcels of farmland to a newly created foundation — the Taylor...
Corporate greed is compounding the struggles for the newspaper industry. Within the past few weeks, a large company has provided the kiss of death for 10 newspapers in Minnesota.
Alden Global Capital, a mega hedge fund, which owns hundreds of papers across the country, announced the closing of all...
Anyone that knew him recognizes this is the way Chief Dave Johnson ALWAYS answered his cell phone or home phone. Didn’t matter if he was in a good mood or bad, if he was in the middle of something or not busy at all — in a very loud and authoritative tone, he would answer that way ever time.
We...
Efforts are underway in the Minnesota Legislature to further damage the future of the state’s community newspapers.
The Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) has proposed last-minute legislation allowing school districts to publish their public notices on school websites rather than in their...
It’s always great to hear that local schools, teachers and students are being recognized for their accomplishments. But I find that the recent announcement of Kasson-Mantorville Band Director Tony Boldt as one of Yamaha’s “40 Under 40” honorees was particularly satisfying.
Perhaps I am a bit...
For a couple years the mailings from AARP have been flooding my mailbox. I’ve been on the receiving end of retirement seminars. And then there’s been other “senior” specials earmarked just for me. For the most part, I’ve successfully dodged them, mostly out of spite to refuse the obvious of getting...
This week seems like a good time to remind motorists to drive carefully during the spring and summer months. Two major highway construction projects started this week in Dodge County and are expected to continue until late summer. There also has been an increase in farm equipment moving on county...
I hope you had a happy Easter and were able to spend time with family and friends as you celebrated your personal faith tradition. Spring is just around the corner and the Legislature is picking up steam as Committee policy bills are making their way to the floor.
I am continuing to approach this...
Congratulations Wildcats hockey! What a fantastic year for the girls varsity team, making its first trip to the state tournament and battling to a runner-up finish. And equally impressive was the boys team, that fought their way to a runner-up finish in 2020. My dad always said that success breeds...
With the legislative calendar ticking and deadlines approaching, the past few weeks at the Senate have been busy with Committees hearing bills before deadlines.
Each year, the Legislature establishes deadlines for committee action on bills to winnow the list of topics dealt with that year. There is...