April 9, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Voting issue

The recent elections in the United States have been under scrutiny because of the "Hanging Chads" in the 2000 Presidential election. After that election the Congress of the U.S. More...

Strong community leadership

The survival of small rural communities is fragile. Decisions that are made as well as decisions that are not made can position a community for success or failure. More...

Helping at its best

I just read in the Rumor Mill's very first issue (which was very well done) that eight Staples Fire Department men are taking their training to become EMT's. More...

Filling a need

There have been many times over the years that we have been thankful for living in a small community but now seems to be an overwhelmingly signifi- cant time. Thank you to the many people that dropped everything to come to help people in need. More...

Fund early childhood programs

Recently, the Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher and House Majority Leader Tony Sertich announced the House majority plan for dealing with the $4.8 billion shortfall recommended NO CUTS to early childhood programs. More...

Police Dept. Open House

I am writing this letter to give my sincere thank you to all of the people who attended the Police Department Open House on March 13. There was a great turnout of people from Staples and surrounding communities. More...

Set record straight

After 30 years of running successful businesses in the Staples area, I felt I needed to write this letter, while I still have some integrity left. The Staples World reporter and the people running the City of Staples (whomever they may be? More...

Could have repairs done it?

I see that the present city hall is now in such deplorable condition that it seems like it would almost be unsafe to work there. They moved into these facilities in 1976 after the building had been remodeled just six years before. More...

Help in minutes

As everyone knows, this area was hard hit by the rising Crow Wing River. On March 26, some members of the Staples Sportsmen's Club realized the river was going over its bank threatening the clubhouse. More...

Internet safety

Through the internet, we have easy access to a vast amount of material. This presents a new set of challenges for parents that did not exist just a few years ago. More...