Legislative action this year has been swift and significant, as the DFL-controlled House and Senate moved quickly to advance long-promised bil…
Why should the opinions of an editorial board hold any value in our world? After all, there is no shortage of opinions from your mom, dad, gra…
Do you know someone who puts in a lot of hours volunteering for different organizations in Elk River?
When you heard the news that Minnesota’s greatest football coach of all time, Bud Grant, passed away, what memory popped into your head?
Many years ago, a friend explained the “Noah principle” that has help shaped my life for more than 40 years. Then RJR Nabisco CEO and later IB…
I recently retired as a physician after practicing in the St. Cloud area for 40 years, most recently as a full-time practitioner in local nurs…
Every resident of Minnesota’s 1,777 townships has the unique opportunity to participate in Township Day on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
Most people in the Twin Cities region have heard of the Metropolitan Council. Yet many might struggle to explain what we do. They might know w…
Aging services in Minnesota are many and varied. From funding for long-term care and home health care services to nutrition programs to afford…
Visiting a home that youngsters are building for a low-income family was one of the best mornings I’ve spent in years. Fortunately, this is ha…
Do you know someone who puts in a lot of hours volunteering for different organizations in Elk River?
When you heard the news that Minnesota’s greatest football coach of all time, Bud Grant, passed away, what memory popped into your head?
Many years ago, a friend explained the “Noah principle” that has help shaped my life for more than 40 years. Then RJR Nabisco CEO and later IB…
I recently retired as a physician after practicing in the St. Cloud area for 40 years, most recently as a full-time practitioner in local nurs…
Every resident of Minnesota’s 1,777 townships has the unique opportunity to participate in Township Day on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
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I am disheartened that not a single Democratic Minnesota senator had the courage or compassion or Christian faith to vote against the abortion…
As a consumer, lately I’ve felt frustrated with recycling of grocery and restaurant food packaging. It seems like more and more food comes in …
To the list of heroic Minnesotans, please add Peggy Brenden and Toni St. Pierre. To the list of superb Minnesota authors, please add Sheri Bre…
On one of my recent morning walks down the black pavement in my neighborhood, it hit me. If it wasn’t for the great work of the Elk River Publ…
Editorial cartoon for Jan. 28, 2023.
January is National Mentor month and it is a great time to reflect on how someone has mentored you. It is a time to reach out to those who hav…
It’s been a couple of very busy weeks. Every time I sit down at my computer, the task list grows as I sort through another 50 or 60 messages.
Students and families throughout Minnesota could gain a lot from a lawsuit filed on Jan. 6 by two Washington state school districts. That’s be…
We have all heard of professional and amateur athletes tragically dying while in the peak of shape. I personally have never seen it play out o…
As we enter another new year and look forward to all that it brings, it is also important to look back. On behalf of the City, I would like to…
Abortion, recreational marijuana and sports betting may grab an outsized share of attention during the 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislatu…
2023 is shaping up to be a year of public infrastructure improvements in Zimmerman. Sherburne County will reconstruct a segment of CSAH 4, or …
As we embark on the new year, we welcome a new councilmember, Cory Grupa, who will represent Ward 1. Cory will also serve as a member of the E…
I want to say a big thank you to the wonderful workers that put on the Community Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25, 2022. We had a variety of wonder…
Editorial cartoon for Jan. 14, 2023.
To say the past three years have been difficult for the Minnesota nonprofit sector, and every Minnesotan, would be an understatement. In times…
Gifts Anonymous celebrated 52 years of giving this past December and we would like to take the time to thank the businesses, civic groups and …
To say the past three years have been difficult for the Minnesota nonprofit sector, and every Minnesotan, would be an understatement. In times…
As reported in the Star News, Waste Management and the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) reached an agreement to develop a renewable nat…
Visiting a home that youngsters are building for a low-income family was one of the best mornings I’ve spent in years. Fortunately, this is ha…
Keith Anderson’s editorial, “Maybe we can survive with fewer eggs,” in the 2/25/23 Star News appears to be attempting to make the argument tha…
Rare Disease Day was Feb. 28, 2023. On that day, I, along with approximately 60 other members of the National MPS Society, met virtually with …
I am writing with great concern over bills currently being proposed in the Minnesota House and Senate Education Policy Committees that would e…
Most days I don’t think much about eggs. They’re in the same vein as laundry detergent or salt. But if you sparingly sprinkle them across a Zo…
I had a discussion recently with someone about how we had done in high school, as opposed to how we should have done in high school. As I thin…
There are few, if any, Minnesota politicians who deserve more careful study by young people than the remarkable, complex, productive U.S. Sen.…
Every session of the Minnesota Legislature features robust debates about big ideas and bold policy initiatives that grab the headlines. But of…
“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.”
Being a flyover state, the Minnesota tourism bureau has had to work hard at enticing people to come here.
I am disheartened that not a single Democratic Minnesota senator had the courage or compassion or Christian faith to vote against the abortion…
As a consumer, lately I’ve felt frustrated with recycling of grocery and restaurant food packaging. It seems like more and more food comes in …
To the list of heroic Minnesotans, please add Peggy Brenden and Toni St. Pierre. To the list of superb Minnesota authors, please add Sheri Bre…
On one of my recent morning walks down the black pavement in my neighborhood, it hit me. If it wasn’t for the great work of the Elk River Publ…
Editorial cartoon for Jan. 28, 2023.
January is National Mentor month and it is a great time to reflect on how someone has mentored you. It is a time to reach out to those who hav…
It’s been a couple of very busy weeks. Every time I sit down at my computer, the task list grows as I sort through another 50 or 60 messages.
Students and families throughout Minnesota could gain a lot from a lawsuit filed on Jan. 6 by two Washington state school districts. That’s be…
We have all heard of professional and amateur athletes tragically dying while in the peak of shape. I personally have never seen it play out o…
I had a discussion recently with someone about how we had done in high school, as opposed to how we should have done in high school. As I thin…
There are few, if any, Minnesota politicians who deserve more careful study by young people than the remarkable, complex, productive U.S. Sen.…
Every session of the Minnesota Legislature features robust debates about big ideas and bold policy initiatives that grab the headlines. But of…
“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.”
Being a flyover state, the Minnesota tourism bureau has had to work hard at enticing people to come here.
I am disheartened that not a single Democratic Minnesota senator had the courage or compassion or Christian faith to vote against the abortion…
As a consumer, lately I’ve felt frustrated with recycling of grocery and restaurant food packaging. It seems like more and more food comes in …
To the list of heroic Minnesotans, please add Peggy Brenden and Toni St. Pierre. To the list of superb Minnesota authors, please add Sheri Bre…
On one of my recent morning walks down the black pavement in my neighborhood, it hit me. If it wasn’t for the great work of the Elk River Publ…
Editorial cartoon for Jan. 28, 2023.
January is National Mentor month and it is a great time to reflect on how someone has mentored you. It is a time to reach out to those who hav…
It’s been a couple of very busy weeks. Every time I sit down at my computer, the task list grows as I sort through another 50 or 60 messages.
Students and families throughout Minnesota could gain a lot from a lawsuit filed on Jan. 6 by two Washington state school districts. That’s be…
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