It's snowing outside this Thursday morning and, while it's not very deep (yet), I saw a guy clearing his sidewalk and driveway with a snowblow…
Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times journalist, began his Thursday, Jan. 7, column with a quote from Donald Trump on Aug. 28, 2020. It read lik…
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…
For a few decades now I've usually written a column near Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as a New Year's offer…
Henry Halvorson was working on a major in Spanish his senior year at the University of Minnesota-Morris, with hopes of becoming a teacher and …
When I attend the annual Christmas program at a country church next Sunday it's a given that my thoughts will go back to more than 60 years ag…
It's 51 degrees, the sun is shining brightly and I'm sitting at a table in Princeton's spacious Mark Park. People are walking their dogs, gra…
Veteran Star Tribune columnist Pat Reusse beat me to the punch with his column in Thursday's edition but I'll go ahead anyway with comments ab…
It's looking more and more like COVID-19 isn't a hoax. (That's a tongue-in-cheek statement.)There are those who kept telling us that, as well …
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
"It comes as no surprise that Trump is not gracious in defeat," was the opening sentence of a letter in the Opinion section of the Star Tribun…
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
Fifteen years ago the Princeton American Legion post sold its building, something that's happened to a lot of posts around the country in the …
The year was 1962 and Elmer Andersen, eventual publisher of the Princeton Union-Eagle, was seeking re-election as Minnesota's governor.
We've never had an election in the United States where so many people have cast their ballots before Election Day. The pandemic, of course, i…
I had my Sunday all planned out. I was going to Minneapolis, for the first time since February in this pandemic year, to watch a granddaughter…
Why should we vote ‘No’ on abolishing the Princeton Public Utilities Commission?
Lisa Fobbe is our choice for Sherburne County Commissioner in District 5.
If you are uncertain about who to vote for as Milaca mayor, cast your vote for incumbent Pete Pedersen.
I strongly support Lisa Fobbe in her effort to be re-elected as a Sherburne County Commissioner.
(Note: Even though it usually meant staying up all night, or perhaps getting only an hour or two of sleep, I always enjoyed doing election cov…
Over the past few weeks, we have published an editorial series about important election issues, including race relations, police reform, healt…
I took a look today in one of Mr. Webster's dictionaries for the meaning of the word trailblazer. One of those listed was that it was someone …
There are a few things necessary for life, number one being water. Our access to clean water determines our health and prosperity.
Milaca City Council Members and local residents were blind- sided this past week by a mass mailing from an anonymous source.
We represent a group of Lisa’s acquaintances wishing to convey to the people of Sherburne County the personal and leadership qualities we have…
Princeton voters will decide Nov. 3 whether or not to eliminate the Princeton Public Utilities Commission’s three members.
Minnesotans take great pride in our abundant natural resources. Whether we are fishing in a crystal clear lake, taking the pontoon along the s…
Remember when it used to mean something when the U.S. flag was lowered to half mast? It happened every few years or so. Now it happens with r…
The best tonic for our cratered COVID-19 economy is deep suppression of both virus and disease through vaccines and better therapeutics. We lo…
Being, very occasionally, "the voice of reason," is not a station in life I ever considered reaching. And that fact that I've been told that a…
Poll after poll continues to show that health care remains a major concern to American voters. That was the case before the COVID-19 pandemic …
To help educate the public on the current ballot question regarding the abolishment of the Princeton Public Utilities Commission, Princeton Pu…
In last week’s Union-Times Mayor Brad Schumacher attempted to justify the city council’s action to put a question on the Nov. 3 ballot to abol…
I got in a discussion a few days ago with two people I didn't know, offering a differing opinion than the one they were proclaiming to anyone …
The only topic to push COVID-19 off the front pages this year has been the issues with racial disparities, police reform and public safety – e…
Letter to the Editor:
The Sept. 3 story in The Atlantic that said President Donald Trump had called those who died in war "losers" has generated a storm of controve…
Managing editors of community newspapers often have a love-hate relationship with the fall election and political season.
It's been 170 days since students attended school in person in Minnesota, COVID-19 causing the state to shut down in-school learning in March.…
Minnesota must safely open its schools. That is a complete sentence and thought, “safely open.”
(Note: An acquaintance suggested recently that I write about schools, what with school starting in a few days, in different ways for different…
Letter to the Editor:
by Luther Dorr
Oh, I how long for a new box of crayons. It’s something I feel every year as summer winds down.
"The switchboard just lit up. They were yelling and screaming. And we wondered what was going on."
I hope it wasn't with malice aforethought (a phrase used by Abe Lincoln on occasion) but, nonetheless, it's true that earlier this week member…
As we make our way through the winter of our years, most of us find there are some good things about getting that old, and some not-as-good th…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, police reform and civil unrest captured voters’ attention, the nation was in a longstanding debate about how to …
Headlines sometimes catch my eye and sometimes they don't. One did last week in an opinion piece in the Star Tribune, although it was the subh…
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…
For a few decades now I've usually written a column near Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as a New Year's offer…
Henry Halvorson was working on a major in Spanish his senior year at the University of Minnesota-Morris, with hopes of becoming a teacher and …
When I attend the annual Christmas program at a country church next Sunday it's a given that my thoughts will go back to more than 60 years ag…
It's 51 degrees, the sun is shining brightly and I'm sitting at a table in Princeton's spacious Mark Park. People are walking their dogs, gra…
Veteran Star Tribune columnist Pat Reusse beat me to the punch with his column in Thursday's edition but I'll go ahead anyway with comments ab…
It's looking more and more like COVID-19 isn't a hoax. (That's a tongue-in-cheek statement.)There are those who kept telling us that, as well …
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
"It comes as no surprise that Trump is not gracious in defeat," was the opening sentence of a letter in the Opinion section of the Star Tribun…
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
Fifteen years ago the Princeton American Legion post sold its building, something that's happened to a lot of posts around the country in the …
The year was 1962 and Elmer Andersen, eventual publisher of the Princeton Union-Eagle, was seeking re-election as Minnesota's governor.
We've never had an election in the United States where so many people have cast their ballots before Election Day. The pandemic, of course, i…
I had my Sunday all planned out. I was going to Minneapolis, for the first time since February in this pandemic year, to watch a granddaughter…
Why should we vote ‘No’ on abolishing the Princeton Public Utilities Commission?
Lisa Fobbe is our choice for Sherburne County Commissioner in District 5.
If you are uncertain about who to vote for as Milaca mayor, cast your vote for incumbent Pete Pedersen.
I strongly support Lisa Fobbe in her effort to be re-elected as a Sherburne County Commissioner.
(Note: Even though it usually meant staying up all night, or perhaps getting only an hour or two of sleep, I always enjoyed doing election cov…
Over the past few weeks, we have published an editorial series about important election issues, including race relations, police reform, healt…
I took a look today in one of Mr. Webster's dictionaries for the meaning of the word trailblazer. One of those listed was that it was someone …
There are a few things necessary for life, number one being water. Our access to clean water determines our health and prosperity.
Milaca City Council Members and local residents were blind- sided this past week by a mass mailing from an anonymous source.
We represent a group of Lisa’s acquaintances wishing to convey to the people of Sherburne County the personal and leadership qualities we have…
Princeton voters will decide Nov. 3 whether or not to eliminate the Princeton Public Utilities Commission’s three members.
Minnesotans take great pride in our abundant natural resources. Whether we are fishing in a crystal clear lake, taking the pontoon along the s…
Remember when it used to mean something when the U.S. flag was lowered to half mast? It happened every few years or so. Now it happens with r…
The best tonic for our cratered COVID-19 economy is deep suppression of both virus and disease through vaccines and better therapeutics. We lo…
Being, very occasionally, "the voice of reason," is not a station in life I ever considered reaching. And that fact that I've been told that a…
Poll after poll continues to show that health care remains a major concern to American voters. That was the case before the COVID-19 pandemic …
To help educate the public on the current ballot question regarding the abolishment of the Princeton Public Utilities Commission, Princeton Pu…
In last week’s Union-Times Mayor Brad Schumacher attempted to justify the city council’s action to put a question on the Nov. 3 ballot to abol…
I got in a discussion a few days ago with two people I didn't know, offering a differing opinion than the one they were proclaiming to anyone …
The only topic to push COVID-19 off the front pages this year has been the issues with racial disparities, police reform and public safety – e…
Letter to the Editor:
The Sept. 3 story in The Atlantic that said President Donald Trump had called those who died in war "losers" has generated a storm of controve…
Managing editors of community newspapers often have a love-hate relationship with the fall election and political season.
It's been 170 days since students attended school in person in Minnesota, COVID-19 causing the state to shut down in-school learning in March.…
Minnesota must safely open its schools. That is a complete sentence and thought, “safely open.”
(Note: An acquaintance suggested recently that I write about schools, what with school starting in a few days, in different ways for different…
Letter to the Editor:
by Luther Dorr
Oh, I how long for a new box of crayons. It’s something I feel every year as summer winds down.
"The switchboard just lit up. They were yelling and screaming. And we wondered what was going on."
I hope it wasn't with malice aforethought (a phrase used by Abe Lincoln on occasion) but, nonetheless, it's true that earlier this week member…
As we make our way through the winter of our years, most of us find there are some good things about getting that old, and some not-as-good th…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, police reform and civil unrest captured voters’ attention, the nation was in a longstanding debate about how to …
Headlines sometimes catch my eye and sometimes they don't. One did last week in an opinion piece in the Star Tribune, although it was the subh…
So Roger Stone got off the hook despite repeatedly lying to members of Congress (five counts), as well as tampering with a witness and his obs…
Note: This story ran in the Princeton Union-Eagle's special section for the All-Class Reunion in July 1995.
Veteran Star Tribune columnist Pat Reusse beat me to the punch with his column in Thursday's edition but I'll go ahead anyway with comments ab…
It's looking more and more like COVID-19 isn't a hoax. (That's a tongue-in-cheek statement.)There are those who kept telling us that, as well …
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
"It comes as no surprise that Trump is not gracious in defeat," was the opening sentence of a letter in the Opinion section of the Star Tribun…
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
Fifteen years ago the Princeton American Legion post sold its building, something that's happened to a lot of posts around the country in the …
The year was 1962 and Elmer Andersen, eventual publisher of the Princeton Union-Eagle, was seeking re-election as Minnesota's governor.
We've never had an election in the United States where so many people have cast their ballots before Election Day. The pandemic, of course, i…
I had my Sunday all planned out. I was going to Minneapolis, for the first time since February in this pandemic year, to watch a granddaughter…
Why should we vote ‘No’ on abolishing the Princeton Public Utilities Commission?
Lisa Fobbe is our choice for Sherburne County Commissioner in District 5.
If you are uncertain about who to vote for as Milaca mayor, cast your vote for incumbent Pete Pedersen.
I strongly support Lisa Fobbe in her effort to be re-elected as a Sherburne County Commissioner.
(Note: Even though it usually meant staying up all night, or perhaps getting only an hour or two of sleep, I always enjoyed doing election cov…
Over the past few weeks, we have published an editorial series about important election issues, including race relations, police reform, healt…
I took a look today in one of Mr. Webster's dictionaries for the meaning of the word trailblazer. One of those listed was that it was someone …
There are a few things necessary for life, number one being water. Our access to clean water determines our health and prosperity.
Milaca City Council Members and local residents were blind- sided this past week by a mass mailing from an anonymous source.
We represent a group of Lisa’s acquaintances wishing to convey to the people of Sherburne County the personal and leadership qualities we have…
Princeton voters will decide Nov. 3 whether or not to eliminate the Princeton Public Utilities Commission’s three members.
Minnesotans take great pride in our abundant natural resources. Whether we are fishing in a crystal clear lake, taking the pontoon along the s…
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