Into The Sunset
“Change is the only constant in life,” a wise man once said, and that has certainly been true for me. In the course of 60 odd (some very odd) years of kicking around the planet, I’ve managed to endure changes of...
“Change is the only constant in life,” a wise man once said, and that has certainly been true for me. In the course of 60 odd (some very odd) years of kicking around the planet, I’ve managed to endure changes of...
A week from Monday will be the one-year anniversary of my father’s death from pneumonia. He was 87 years old. He died on Easter morning while most of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren held his ...
TO THE EDITOR: I would like to shout a thank you to Julius the para in 742. Please know that you are not alone in seeing what is happening in our schools. May God bless you for speaking up for Jesus. We are a...
TO THE EDITOR: In order to create and maintain excellent schools it takes support from the community, good facilities, effective leadership and a dedicated staff. Becker schools have this. Almost 12 years ago we...
The Olympic Games have come and gone. I've often thought over the years how fun it would be to attend the Olympics. Obviously, it hasn't happened yet. One Becker resident, Greg Hohlen, recently crossed it off hi...
TO THE EDITOR: In 1986 when seat belt laws were on the rise, only 33% of Minnesotans actually wore seatbelts. As of October 2013, according to the Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, 94....
TO THE EDITOR: What are American schools teaching and allowing our children to watch and hear in the classrooms? I’m a para-professional in the 742 school district. I work with elementary level students from k...
(Very few) residents are expected to make their way to area township elections and annual meetings Tuesday. That’s the way it’s been - and we expected it won’t change in 2014. But parents, if you and your teen...
TO THE EDITOR: The Sherburne Area Labor Coalition would like to remind everyone that March is Minnesota Food Shelves Month. During the month of March, matching funds are available to the food shelves from MN F...
Finally, the toxic afterglow of another Olympic year is beginning to dissipate. Callers to sports radio programs have stopped adding non-printable descriptive modifiers in front of every reference to Canada, al...