Opinion
The Staples-Motley baseball team pulled off an upset in the first round of the Section 6AA playoffs, with a win over fifth seeded Wadena-Deer Creek 9-5 on May 30. The Cardinals were the 12th seed in the tournament.
In the second round of section play, they faced a tough Pierz team, losing 10-0, in...
A dark day for our wetlands, water and wildlife
Inside the Outdoors
by Mike Rahn
On May 25, just days before the nation’s citizens celebrated Memorial Day—the first big holiday of summer—the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that has the potential to gut the protection of America’s...
FCC phone decision troubling for seniors
In Minnesota, I recently discovered that telecom companies were granted FCC approval last August to deregulate the shutdown of copper wire landline phone service (https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-grants-relief-outdated-burdensome-phone...).
Instead, they...
By Marnie Werner, Vice President, Research
Center For Rural Policy and Development
Part three of three
The practical question in front of rural papers today is how to cover large areas while being supported financially by a small customer base, especially in an environment of rising costs and...
By Marnie Werner, Vice President, Research
Center For Rural Policy and Development
Part Two
Newspapers depend on revenue from three sources: classified ads, display ads, and subscriptions. Advertising provided the bulk of the revenue from the 1970s until 2020, when revenue from subscriptions...
No conflict of interest
An editorial opinion piece published on April 19 referred to my role in a recent discussion among the Motley City Council of an item approving the Motley Police Department’s purchase of a second squad car. The author of the piece implied that my participation as a...
Newspaper valuable to community
I am reaching out to you in regards to the opinion article you wrote and published in The Staples World in the April 19, 2023 edition.
I have been reading this Newspaper for at least ten years and am pleased with the undying commitment you and the staff there have...
Minnesota legislative update from House of Representatives
By Mike Wiener
State Representative
It’s been very busy recently in St. Paul with hours-long debates on a variety of budget bills. I want to take a moment to encourage you to make sure the family of Pope County Deputy Sheriff, Josh Owen...
Newspaper keeping an eye on local government ethics
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
In the last two weeks, the Staples World has developed concerns about governmental ethics in three of the boards that we cover.
One is a potential conflict of interest situation and the others are concerns...
By Ron Murray
Staples Mayor
I just finished my first quarter as mayor of Staples. I thought I would share how things are going. I have a chance to visit with many citizens of Staples about concerns and questions related to how things work and to explain things. We have a great deal going on...
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