Opinion
BrightFuture Scholarships aim
to help area students
Paul Preimesberger, CLC Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success
At Central Lakes College, we believe the investment in higher education is well worth it. Whether students graduate with a diploma, certificate or an Associate’s of Arts...
Restrictions hurt business
Customers of Tower Pizza,
By now you may realize that Tower Pizza was closed on Saturday of Railroad Days. I must start off by saying that I am sorry that you were not able to have a meal here as I know many of you enjoy our product, and thank you for that. However, due...
By Kathleen Rogers and Dr. Shenggen Fan
The way we produce, consume and discard food is no longer sustainable. That much is clear from the newly released UN climate change report which warns that we must rethink how we produce our food — and quickly — to avoid the most devastating impacts of...
By James A. Haught
When I was born in 1932, the world had 2 billion people. Today, the global population has swelled to 7.7 billion – soon to quadruple in a single lifetime.
How can the planet feed the mushrooming manswarm? Here are some thoughts:
I grew up in a meager farming region of West...
By Anna Johnson,
Center For Rural Affairs
Economic opportunity is vital to rural communities. Although poultry and livestock production is integral to rural economies, decades-long shifts in the poultry and livestock industry have pushed many producers out of the business and made it tough for...
As director of the University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies, I regularly talk to people about how they can use data to help their communities thrive.
The decennial census is particularly important – and the next one is less than a year away.
People living in rural and small town...
By Tom Burch
Cass County Sheriff
The Minnesota DNR has created a new campaign focused on dealing with boating issues and creating public awareness. As the popularity of wake boarding and wake surfing increases, statewide sales of wake boats have increased dramatically. With their heightened...
What’s going on with the Staples-Motley school administrators?
Now some of the administrators are requesting that the Staples-Motley school board no longer honor the top grade ranking students with the honor of valedictorian or salutatorian for their extraordinary grade achievements.
The school...
New research from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) finds that during a five-year period one in five deaths of Minnesotans younger than 75 were potentially avoidable with effective and timely health care treatment.
The study, Disparities in Premature Death Amenable to Health Care, 2011 to...
Clarifying response to school board quote critique
In last week’s Staples World, a reader quoted me, correctly, as saying that I would rather see students take English and math classes to prepare them for what they do after high school, instead of training them for technical careers. After that,...
