Opinion
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team is showing they are competitive with area teams, but only have one win on the season, with nine losses. In two games against Frazee and Detroit Lakes, the Cardinals ended up on the short end of scoring runs and had to play from behind in the second half....
After attack, nurses speak out for safety
From the Minnesota Nurses Association
Minnesota Nurses are again shocked and saddened by the news of another incident of workplace violence at a healthcare facility in the state. As caretakers of victims of gunshots and other violent injuries, nurses and...
School building issues exceed current budget
By Shane Tappe
Staples-Motley School Superintendent
It’s no secret why Staples and Motley are great places to live, work and play. Our beautiful natural landscape makes it easy to enjoy the great outdoors. We work together to support each other in...
Pipeline politics
I’ve never voted for Trump or President Biden.
President Biden claimed he would be a president for all, but the first thing he did was close down the pipeline and here in Arizona the price of gas went up 20 cents per gallon in a week.
I’m in favor of that pipeline. How can he be...
CLC choosing hope after 2020
By Dr. Hara Charlier
President, Central Lakes College
As I look back on the past year, I’m struck by all that we, as a community, have been through together. And, while it’s undeniable that we continue to be challenged by the frustration and fatigue of today’s...
Community survival depends on creating a sense of belonging
By Jane Leonard
President, Growth & Justice
(Excerpts from forward in Region Five Development Commission’s Rural Communities Equity Action Guide)
My great-grandparents and their fellow community members sought an equitable economic...
Line 3 being built responsibly
Agricultural leaders across Minnesota have been strong supporters of the Line 3 replacement project over years and years of study. We support the Line 3 replacement because it is best for our environment, because ag needs energy and because it protects our railways...
Equity is built into rural roots
By Jane Leonard
President, Growth & Justice
(Excerpts from forward in Region Five Development Commission’s Rural Communities Equity Action Guide)
Simply and powerfully, “EQUITY” is just and fair inclusion into a society in which all can participate,...
Fischbach votes against house rules package, electoral certification
U.S. Representative
Michelle Fischbach
Recenty, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a package of rules that will govern the body in the 117th Congress. In response, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07)...
Rural news media will help vaccine rollout
By Al Cross
Director and Professor, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky
Rural hospitals and other health-care providers face special challenges in getting coronavirus vaccines to the public, but rural news media,...
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