I have been working over the last year and a half on my development project for downtown Elk River with my recent focus on addressing the conc…
2020 is FINALLY over, and none too soon. Here’s to hoping the world can get a handle on this COVID pandemic, and society can evolve into some …
ISD 728 is proud to continue to be an educational partner and leader for thousands of families throughout our Elk River, Zimmerman, Rogers, Ot…
Last year, we looked optimistically at the beginning of the new Roaring 20s. Unfortunately, the proud roar of a lion turned into the evil hiss…
It has been a year like no other in our 41-year history.
It clearly goes without saying that 2020 was very challenging for both the citizens and communities of Sherburne County, as well as for the lo…
On behalf of all the community members that received meals from the Christmas Dinner, thank you! Thank you, volunteers and sponsors, for the o…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
Former Minnesota Commissioner of Education Bob Wedl, of Edina, was right. Just released research confirmed one thing he thought and one thing …
As I was getting groceries at the Otsego Target, a lady without a mask on slowly passed me. She may have been the only person in the store tha…
As I watched recently the first trucks leave Pfizer, transporting the first shipment of the vaccine, tears came to my eyes. Thank you, Preside…
Elk River Municipal Utilities Operations Manager Mark Fuchs is retiring at the end of the month after 34 years with the company.
After reading the letter in a Dec. 7 paper about government overreach, I was going to sit down and write a nasty rebuttal. Being that this is …
We’ve heard the message a thousand times, and it bears repeating a thousand more times.
Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
The secret life of Santa Claus has been revealed.
As I read the letter “Coronavirus solution is worse than the virus itself,” it drove home the point that we have been dealing with this virus …
More than a month has passed since the 2020 election, and since that time I have heard from many of you regarding concerns over the security o…
I haven’t been on this Earth long, but in the time that I have, I have never witnessed government overreach like I do today. I have never witn…
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 12, 2020
Youth who lost a job due to COVID-19: Apply by Dec. 25
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 12, 2020
Youth who lost a job due to COVID-19: Apply by Dec. 25
Hats off to Otsego deputy clerk
Among the slew of small and local businesses struggling across the country are movie theaters. And while the nearby St. Michael Cinema 15 reas…
I would like to thank the Editorial Board for the column in last week’s paper that discussed trust in our recent election. As the board stated…
Some of us probably know or heard of someone who tested positive for coronavirus or who actually got sick. Sadly, some of us may have had fami…
Just like most cities in Minnesota the majority of taxpayer dollars used to pay for general fund expenses are for public safety. To me public …
The holiday season at Options, Inc. is usually a festive time, with decorations, lights, and happy music playing as clients spend time catchin…
Election Day is weeks behind us, but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest…
Think about a time when you felt most proud of the U.S. What produced that emotion? Was it a book, play, new law, election or invention? (Seve…
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 28, 2020.
As the numbers of COVID-19 cases across the country continue to climb, the takeaways from the 2020 edition of Enterprise Minnesota’s annual St…
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 21, 2020.
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
On October 2, 2020, Sue Rawlings, the widow of Sesame Street Live founder, Vince Egan, born on October 2, donated a $4 million estate to Minne…
This was the first time I was an election judge and I just want to say thanks to all those involved in the process. Thanks to the Secretary of…
Every year on this day — the 11th day of the 11th month — we pay special tribute to our veterans. We may be divided, but we are still one coun…
The U.S. Supreme Court was to hear oral arguments on California v. Texas, on November 10. This is the lawsuit about whether or not the Afforda…
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 7, 2020.
Elk River does a pretty good job celebrating Veterans Day. There are programs at several of our district schools, a dinner at the American Leg…
Firefighters throughout the world put their lives on the line every day to help people in their communities. At the Elk River Fire Department,…
Certain things are omnipresent this fall – the election, the virus, charts filled with data points, Zoom meetings and ever-changing school options.
Twenty years ago some of us were convinced society would grind to a halt at the end of 1999.
As chair of the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners, I want to share with you some disturbing trends I have noticed taking place locally i…
I won’t make the same mistake twice.
ISD 728 is proud to continue to be an educational partner and leader for thousands of families throughout our Elk River, Zimmerman, Rogers, Ot…
Last year, we looked optimistically at the beginning of the new Roaring 20s. Unfortunately, the proud roar of a lion turned into the evil hiss…
It has been a year like no other in our 41-year history.
It clearly goes without saying that 2020 was very challenging for both the citizens and communities of Sherburne County, as well as for the lo…
On behalf of all the community members that received meals from the Christmas Dinner, thank you! Thank you, volunteers and sponsors, for the o…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
Former Minnesota Commissioner of Education Bob Wedl, of Edina, was right. Just released research confirmed one thing he thought and one thing …
As I was getting groceries at the Otsego Target, a lady without a mask on slowly passed me. She may have been the only person in the store tha…
As I watched recently the first trucks leave Pfizer, transporting the first shipment of the vaccine, tears came to my eyes. Thank you, Preside…
Elk River Municipal Utilities Operations Manager Mark Fuchs is retiring at the end of the month after 34 years with the company.
After reading the letter in a Dec. 7 paper about government overreach, I was going to sit down and write a nasty rebuttal. Being that this is …
We’ve heard the message a thousand times, and it bears repeating a thousand more times.
Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
The secret life of Santa Claus has been revealed.
As I read the letter “Coronavirus solution is worse than the virus itself,” it drove home the point that we have been dealing with this virus …
More than a month has passed since the 2020 election, and since that time I have heard from many of you regarding concerns over the security o…
I haven’t been on this Earth long, but in the time that I have, I have never witnessed government overreach like I do today. I have never witn…
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 12, 2020
Youth who lost a job due to COVID-19: Apply by Dec. 25
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 12, 2020
Youth who lost a job due to COVID-19: Apply by Dec. 25
Hats off to Otsego deputy clerk
Among the slew of small and local businesses struggling across the country are movie theaters. And while the nearby St. Michael Cinema 15 reas…
I would like to thank the Editorial Board for the column in last week’s paper that discussed trust in our recent election. As the board stated…
Some of us probably know or heard of someone who tested positive for coronavirus or who actually got sick. Sadly, some of us may have had fami…
Just like most cities in Minnesota the majority of taxpayer dollars used to pay for general fund expenses are for public safety. To me public …
The holiday season at Options, Inc. is usually a festive time, with decorations, lights, and happy music playing as clients spend time catchin…
Election Day is weeks behind us, but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest…
Think about a time when you felt most proud of the U.S. What produced that emotion? Was it a book, play, new law, election or invention? (Seve…
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 28, 2020.
As the numbers of COVID-19 cases across the country continue to climb, the takeaways from the 2020 edition of Enterprise Minnesota’s annual St…
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 21, 2020.
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
On October 2, 2020, Sue Rawlings, the widow of Sesame Street Live founder, Vince Egan, born on October 2, donated a $4 million estate to Minne…
This was the first time I was an election judge and I just want to say thanks to all those involved in the process. Thanks to the Secretary of…
Every year on this day — the 11th day of the 11th month — we pay special tribute to our veterans. We may be divided, but we are still one coun…
The U.S. Supreme Court was to hear oral arguments on California v. Texas, on November 10. This is the lawsuit about whether or not the Afforda…
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 7, 2020.
Elk River does a pretty good job celebrating Veterans Day. There are programs at several of our district schools, a dinner at the American Leg…
Firefighters throughout the world put their lives on the line every day to help people in their communities. At the Elk River Fire Department,…
Certain things are omnipresent this fall – the election, the virus, charts filled with data points, Zoom meetings and ever-changing school options.
Twenty years ago some of us were convinced society would grind to a halt at the end of 1999.
As chair of the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners, I want to share with you some disturbing trends I have noticed taking place locally i…
I won’t make the same mistake twice.
As the leader of Minnesota’s largest law enforcement association, I’m writing to make clear our endorsement of Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer and hope yo…
It is my honor and privilege to write a letter in support to re-elect and vote for Tim Dolan for Sherburne County Commissioner. When he first …
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
Former Minnesota Commissioner of Education Bob Wedl, of Edina, was right. Just released research confirmed one thing he thought and one thing …
As I was getting groceries at the Otsego Target, a lady without a mask on slowly passed me. She may have been the only person in the store tha…
As I watched recently the first trucks leave Pfizer, transporting the first shipment of the vaccine, tears came to my eyes. Thank you, Preside…
Elk River Municipal Utilities Operations Manager Mark Fuchs is retiring at the end of the month after 34 years with the company.
After reading the letter in a Dec. 7 paper about government overreach, I was going to sit down and write a nasty rebuttal. Being that this is …
We’ve heard the message a thousand times, and it bears repeating a thousand more times.
Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
The secret life of Santa Claus has been revealed.
As I read the letter “Coronavirus solution is worse than the virus itself,” it drove home the point that we have been dealing with this virus …
More than a month has passed since the 2020 election, and since that time I have heard from many of you regarding concerns over the security o…
I haven’t been on this Earth long, but in the time that I have, I have never witnessed government overreach like I do today. I have never witn…
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 12, 2020
Youth who lost a job due to COVID-19: Apply by Dec. 25
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 12, 2020
Youth who lost a job due to COVID-19: Apply by Dec. 25
Hats off to Otsego deputy clerk
Among the slew of small and local businesses struggling across the country are movie theaters. And while the nearby St. Michael Cinema 15 reas…
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