Opinion
Downtown artwork being vandalized
You ran an article in the paper a few weeks ago about the mini-barn quilt/Discover Staples signs that are in the Staples city flower pots. When we thought about doing this project, a few people said “they will be stolen.” I didn’t believe that it would happen, as...
Minnesota budget increases spending, no tax relief
By Mike Wiener
State Representative
District 5B
The 2023 legislative session concluded late last month, and it will most likely be remembered for the massive increase in state spending (more than 40 percent) while raising taxes by $10 billion...
Grave site planter taken
During the spring and Memorial days, I have been to the Staples cemetery to take care of our families’ and friends’ graves, and watering any plants that I would see as I passed through.
Recently, I went to remove our plants to bring home. Stopping at one grave site, I...
Different options other than smoke shop near school
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples City Council appeared surprised that their new law doesn’t prevent a smoke shop from going in right next to the school. The main reason they passed the new ordinance was to prevent that smoke shop...
MSHSL puts model behavior into policy
From the Minnesota State High School League
Behavior expectations from students engaged in “Together We Make a Difference” and position statements on Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Belonging were among an abundance of action items approved today by the...
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August to deregulate the shutdown of copper wire landline phone service (https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-grants-relief-outdated-burdensome-phone...).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...
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