Opinion
School board news not misleading
Because of my position on the school board and an ongoing legal issue, I cannot comment fully on last week’s letter by a former board member. (“Misleading school board news” letter to the editor, Staples World, Aug. 16, 2018, editorial page)
I can tell you that on...
by Richard Master
Representatives Jayapal (D-WA), Ellison (D-MN) and Dingell (D-MI) recently announced they will be co-chairing the new Congressional Medicare for All Caucus. This caucus will have significant impact. They’ve already brought on 70 members of Congress as founding members, and if...
by Dr. Gary S. Smith
They danced. They sang. They shouted and cried for joy. Had their team won the Super Bowl or the Stanley Cup? Had they won a giant Powerball lottery? No, but their lives had been transformed. A well had been dug in their village and now they would have a clean, reliable...
I have read the article pertaining to the FJJ contract with the Staples-Motley school board. (Staples World, news article “School building project hits a snag,” Aug. 9, 2018)
First of all, let’s set the record straight. I did not tell Greg Frisk that I resigned on account of the FJJ contract, nor...
The primary objectives of a weekly newspaper are to, first, tell the stories of the people in a community and, second, keep them informed on important issues in the area. In every story we write, we take the perspective of the general public and try to satisfy their need for local news the best we...
Nicole Haffely of Hillsboro will be inducted into a bowling hall of fame later this year. We know this because she was featured in a front-page feature story in the Hillsboro Banner.
In Mayville, the Riverwood Addition development site is nearly sold out as more people build homes there. That news...
On March 14 of this year, students across the US left class for 17 minutes - one minute for every person killed in the Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School massacre. It is a bit disheartening to realize that, if the students had instead chosen to stay out of class one minute for every person killed...
“Attack on caucuses”
Regardless of which of the two dominant political parties you support or align with in Minnesota, your endorsement process is being spit upon by a large number of candidates this year.
Yes, all the time and expense of the endorsement process means nothing to the candidates who...
Large, hand-painted signs lean against a tent, the buzz of friendly conversation cuts through the humid air and the smell of fresh produce drifts in the breeze. You’ve found yourself at a farmers market.
Farmers markets are common in urban and rural communities around the nation. In urban areas,...
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