Opinion
Take COVID advice from doctor
Thank you, Dr. Albrecht, for taking the time to write the letter we read in the paper last week. I pray that more people take your advice. It is sad that we cannot just look around and see COVID has consequences and long term problems in many that contract the...
Infrastructure bill will benefit rural Minnesota
By U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
In my travels across our state I often hear from people about the need to improve our infrastructure in rural areas. Minnesotans see problems with our infrastructure every day as they drive over one too many potholes...
Patients suffering horrible deaths from COVID
I’ve just finished a seven day stretch as a hospitalist. Lakewood is a critical access hospital that has a 25 bed capacity with two designated ICU beds. Normally we transfer severely ill patients to a higher level of care. I feel it’s important that...
Surviving the holidays
By Sue Abderholden
Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
We’re heading into the time of year when a variety of celebrations are held: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, Rohatsu, Feast Day of Our Lady of...
Haiti still in need
I am a short-term missionary of Healing Haiti, a Christian non-profit organization based in Minnesota. We have been doing work in Haiti since 2006, and I have been involved with the organization since 2015. Our mission is to elevate and reunite Haitian families to break the...
Thanksgiving: have an attitude of gratitude
By Bryan Golden
Thanksgiving is much more than a big meal with family and friends. It’s a time to reflect on, and be thankful for, all of the good things you have. It’s important to be grateful, not just on Thanksgiving, but each and every day. ...
Honoring veterans
Another Veteran’s Day is here. As we celebrate this day, I ask you to join me in thanking our veterans for their service. Thank you personally from the bottom of my heart, veterans and current service men and women for serving in America’s armed forces.
Please join me in...
How a Minnesota panel turned “Hero Checks” into zero checks
By Peter Callaghan
MinnPost
When they announced the plan to give $250 million to frontline pandemic workers, Minnesota legislative leaders sounded as though the hard part had been completed. Even though providing such bonus checks was...
Correcting the tax record
A letter last week inferred that it was frightening that Lakewood Health System as a non-profit organization does not pay taxes. That is not an accurate statement. Last year, Lakewood Health System paid $640,000 in real estate taxes within the communities we serve. We...
A reflection on one year with the CLC Foundation
By Kate Adornetto
CLC Foundation Executive Director
I came to the Central Lakes College Foundation one year ago—in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though our communities have been through a lot since this pandemic hit, as an institution of...
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