September 17, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

School vote

I read the results of the school bond vote and noticed a couple of things I found interesting. For one, the voter turnout was dismal, (something like 20 percent). Weren't all the registered voters affected by the results of the vote? More...

Job well done

I would like to say thank you to all of the police officers who worked on our case. The Staples movie theater was broken into several weeks ago and if you're probably like me, you wonder what the policeman always do in our small town. More...

Different view

I read with interest the selection of Mr. Donat as a lifetime achievement recipient. Since, we're going back several years for some of these so-called accomplishments I would like to inject some of my views. More...

Calling on all hunters

We need your help. An 82 year old member of our community, Peter Achermann, went missing north of Motley on July 24. He regularly shopped and participated in activities in Motley, Staples, Pillager, Brainerd, Pine River and Pequot Lakes. More...

When silence is not golden

Mother Teresa said, "The child is God's gift to the family. More...

Child Passenger Safety Week

National Child Passenger Safety (CPS) week runs September 12-18, and serves as a reminder for parents with hectic, on-thego schedules to stop rushing and start properly securing their vehicle's most important cargo - their children. More...