Opinion
Other stores also affect public health, not just smoke shop
As I read the recent article “Objections to smoke shop near high school”, I found myself quite disappointed and ultimately wondering when authoritarianism became the norm. When did not liking or agreeing with something become a reason...
Minnesota pothole season
From University of Minnesota
While the end of winter brings warmer temperatures and green grass, it also heralds the beginning of one of the most difficult times of year for drivers: pothole season.
Manik Barman, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Swenson College of...
Quote of the week
“The Constitution of the
United States was made not merely for the generation
that then existed, but for
posterity- unlimited,
undefined, endless,
perpetual posterity.”
— Henry Clay
(8th speaker of the House of Representatives, 1811-1825)
Why are many rural towns green but...
Quote of the week
“If you win a Super Bowl before you’re fired, you’re a genius, and everyone listens to you. But a coach is just a guy whose best class in grammar school was recess and whose best class in high school was P.E. I never thought I was anything but a guy whose best class was P.E.”
—...
‘All of the above’ energy approch for Minnesota
By Senator Paul Utke
Senate Democrats once again forced through more hyper-partisan legislation, this time focusing on energy. SF-4, which I call the “Blackout Bill,” undermines the goals of energy reliability and affordability, neglects our...
Fitness matters in the outdoors, too
Inside the Outdoors
by Mike Rahn
Sometimes it takes a dramatic event to make us aware of something that should be obvious. In my case, it was a session “under the knife”—and the rehabilitation that followed—that provided a perspective that I perhaps should...
At one time or another, whether you knew it or not, you probably have seen an Ansel Adams photograph. It might have been in a book on photographic masterpieces, or a framed print hanging on a wall in an office, a public building or gallery, or maybe even seen on an Antiques Road Show segment. One...
Minnesota sees first Black women senators
By Panashe Matemba-Mutasa
Mshale Newspaper
The 2023 swearing in of lawmakers who were elected to Minnesota’s state legislature was like no other before. The ceremony, which was held on Jan. 3, saw the swearing in of a Black woman for the state senate for...
Appreciate helping make our community better
We are so impressed by the beautiful and festive planters that have been placed on sidewalks in downtown Staples. Williams Floral and Nursery prepared them and local businesses generously “adopted” the planters.
One of the great things about living in...
Quote of the week
“Newspapers are increasingly
one of the last remaining
businesses whose purpose brings the community together.
Newspapers provide the
credible news and information that is needed in today’s
cluttered media landscape.”
— Dean Ridings,
CEO of America’s Newspapers
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