To the Editor: I’m writing in defense of Robin Hensel, although the truth is I’m a little scared – backing her up isn’t going to make me popular – but I’m on Robin’s side because, according to the information I have, I find the point she’s trying to make to be sound and reasonable. The Read more »
Why are business people becoming more interested in kindergarten readiness? It’s not because they want to roll back the child labor laws. It’s because they realize that in the high-tech economy of the 21st century, the jobs will go to the adequately educated — and the odds of achieving that status grow longer for every Read more »
The Norwegian Home Guard has been visiting Camp Ripley the last couple of weeks, training in what turned out to be our not-so-cold weather environment. This exchange program has been in place for 39 years, and remains one of the highlights of the year for the Camp and, indeed, all of Morrison County. This year, Read more »
To the Editor: Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight votes of Mike LeMieur. Makes it easy to push off the blame, cast at night to avoid the shame. It was 2011, and on the House floor, in special session since half past four; Republican LeMieur searched for funds high and low; Read more »
To the Editor: This fall we have an election coming up. When you vote, remember who has signs up and whom they support. Then decide who you want to run our country: old DFL Party, Republican Party, far-left Liberal Socialist Party, Tea Party, Communist Party or Green Party. It’s nine months to election, but its Read more »
To the Editor: I read in the Jan. 15 issue of the Record that the DFL wants to stop “politics as usual.” The Democrats controlled the House, Senate and the presidency in 2009-2010. They could have and did everything they wanted to do. They never passed a single budget, borrowed and spent enough to reduce Read more »
To the Editor: It’s clear social media Web sites like Facebook have become integral in the lives of multimillions and that Internet/social media technologies will only continue to explode. Therefore, it’s vital people grasp how their detailed personal information is becoming evermore rapidly collected by these uncountable other Internet entities and potentially governments. Facebook now Read more »
To the Editor: A Feb. 5 St. Cloud Times article showed Minnesota property taxes increased $300 million in 2012. That article said: “The majority of taxing districts raised the burden on property owners. That’s because the state has stopped reimbursing local governments for credits received under the market value homestead credit.” Locally, however, we have Read more »
To the Editor: Thanks to all who partook in the Jan. 21 Charles Lindbergh State Park Candlelight Hike. Approximately 100-120 people attended. A big thanks to the volunteers and donors who helped make the event possible. These include Jeff Odendahl, Charlie Pautler, Mary Schmidt, Aaron Moller, Blake Toso, Jennifer Gangelhoff, Terry and Shelly Kern, Paulette Read more »
The trouble with having a love life is that all relationships end. Either you break up or one of you dies. And yet, almost all of us aspire to share our lives with someone who will accept us for who we are, warts and all, even knowing that heartbreak waits at the end. The simple Read more »
The city of Little Falls needs to enforce its sign ordinance uniformly. It should have done so all along, and, even though it has not done so and has public sentiment on its side, it should not wait until it gets around to amending its ordinance. Last October, a letter to the editor appeared in Read more »
By Don Heinzman, Guest Columnist A survey of area school superintendents revealed that all educational opportunities for each Minnesota student are not equal. Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at Macalester College and an education columnist for ECM Publishers and Sun Newspapers, contacted superintendents to see what their priorities were for this new Read more »
To the Editor: I just read your front page (Jan. 29) article on a Little Falls resident complaining about the “We Support Our Troops” sign. Is that the one who had that abhorrent sign display on one of our main streets on the south side? The display that was justifiably taken down? Don’t you think Read more »
By Sen. Al Franken, Guest Columnist We just marked the end of 2011 – a year lots of people are more than happy to put behind them. There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be tough, but as we go forward, I think there are reasons to be optimistic, especially in Minnesota. That’s why Read more »
To the Editor: When Minnesota Republican leaders were asked on TV about the demotions of Sen. Amy Koch and Rep. Steve Smith because of their improper relationships with staff members, the Republican leaders said, “We’re putting that behind us now.” That’s the identical response they gave earlier when their state chair resigned after leaving the Read more »
