By Catherine Stoch, Guest Columnist I write to express my concern related to the recent tree cutting and “pruning” by the city of Little Falls that occurred and is occurring in many sections of the city. I raised my concerns, with vague explanations from city representatives such as this cutting/pruning is being done for “safety reasons” Read more »
By Jerome Brezinka, Guest Columnist Not long ago, Royalton Schools asked for an operating levy to help finance the needs in the district over the next six years. Unfortunately, the levy failed by a vote of 605 to 402. We all have our reasons for supporting or not supporting the levy, and they are all valid. Read more »
By Bob Keeton, Guest Columnist If you’re one of those who’s fed up with “politics as usual,” join the club. If you’re one of those who wants to do something about it, join the DFL on caucus night Feb. 7, and at the voting booth next Nov. 6. You only have to do one thing to Read more »
By Deanna Thompson, Guest Columnist Imagine that lurking feeling that someone is watching you. Imagine constantly looking over your shoulder to see if you’re being followed. Imagine a strange yet familiar car driving by your house, sometimes 10 times a day. Imagine gifts on your doorstep. Imagine being told “you should be happy that someone sent Read more »
By Patty Wilczek, Guest Columnist It’s a new year, a clean slate and caucuses are coming. The beginning of the political year has already started as in the Iowa Caucuses Jan. 3. Our Minnesota Caucuses will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7, officially starting at 7 p.m. As Republican Party chairperson of Morrison County, I invite you Read more »
By Gene Merriam and Dennis Ozment Guest Columnists Governor Dayton, legislative leaders and the Minnesota Vikings are working hard to find a deal they can all support to build a new stadium. Their discussions have brought the subject of expanded gambling to the forefront. While gambling proponents will always be there to push new casinos and Read more »
By PETER J. MIKKELSON Guest Columnist Recently, the subject of the Amish and their failure to use slow moving vehicle signs has reappeared in Todd County. KSAX Television out of Alexandria had a two-part segment on the issue and there was a guest column in the Dairyland Peach and the Morrison County Record. Once again, Read more »
By Don Heinzman, Guest Columnist One of the big stories in 2012 will be the need for Minnesota to reform its complicated and unbalanced taxing system. That story already is being developed by State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans, as he continues his tour of the state presenting some eye-opening information about the system that needs reform. Read more »
By Mike LeMieur, Guest Columnist Christmas is a time for enjoying family and friends and looking forward to the New Year. I came across this story and wanted to share it with you. I hope that it inspires you, the way it has inspired me, to remember the true meaning of Christmas. “Years ago, there was Read more »
By John Van Hecke, Guest Columnist Along Third Street, sits a treasure to Little Falls’ early investment in itself: the Carnegie Library building. This craftsman structure is one of Minnesota’s 66 Carnegie-funded libraries. They’re a testament to industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic vision but those 66 libraries speak volumes about Minnesota’s faith in itself. Recently, I swung Read more »
By Mike Rud, Guest Columnist A customer goes into a local business to check out a product. This person then finds a computer, makes an online purchase of that same item and avoids paying the sales tax. Is that fair to a brick and mortar business that employs our state’s citizens, invests in the community and Read more »
By Dean Meiners, Guest Columnist What does it take for you to print the truth (Tom West’s column, Dec. 12 edition)? The Supreme Court ruled in 1990 in favor of the Amish, but in 2001 the state Legislature passed a law requiring the use of slow moving vehicle (SMV) signs on all animal- drawn vehicles Read more »
By John Thomas, Guest Columnist As the sun set on a beautiful cool, crisp day at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery on the afternoon of Dec. 10, you could see the cemetery had been transformed. In the early hours of that day at about 7:30 a.m., two semi-trucks arrived, filled with several thousand beautiful wreaths with Read more »
By Annette Schilling, Guest Columnist Impaired driving is no accident. It is totally preventable — a violent crime that kills. One of the most serious public health problems we face today, drunk and drugged driving is in every community across the nation. Every year about 42,000 Americans die in motor vehicle crashes and of that 16,000 Read more »
By Frank Gosiak, Guest Columnist It’s the time of the year when most of the migrating birds have gone south and only the winter birds remain. There are usually about 100 – 150 species of birds that winter over in Morrison County, but some years we have an incursion of species from the north. The reason Read more »
