Opinions
To the Editor,
Wow! What a great day in Long Prairie on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The parade was great and the fire works were spectacular. The singers from the high school were fantastic and I saw lots of kids at the movie at the library and at the petting zoo.
Long Prairie is a great...
To The Editor,
Approximately four weeks ago Governor Dayton said, If we didn’t like the refugee resettlement program in Minnesota we should pack up and leave the state.
On November 18th after 30 states called for a pause on the refugee program, Governor Dayton said Minnesota would love to have...
One of the annual issues for public school districts is the balancing act between celebrating the holiday season and the legal requirements on schools. Cathy Miller, the Minnesota School Board Association’s Director of Legal and Policy Services wrote an article for the Minnesota School Board...
To the Editor:
I read Taylor Luneman’s article “Citizens gather to learn about refugees” in your November 4th issue with great interest. As a conservative I certainly do not want trillions of dollars of taxpayer money to be wasted on ill-conceived government programs. However, Mr. Luneman’s...
We appear to have “turned the corner” and old man winter has arrived making it time for my annual column on winter weather. Despite the predictions of a milder winter due to El Nino; we will have snow, ice, wind and frigid temperatures and we will need to be prepared for them. This week’s column...
We the taxpayers of Todd County, should be looking for five new county commissioners who will spend our money wisely. In 2014, Todd County put an additional 0.5% of sales tax on taxable items. Also, a lot of property owners throughout Todd County saw an increase of 20%-30% in their property taxes...
The election is over and the LPGE School District is grateful and humbled by the results; this is the topic of this week’s column. A total of 819 people voted with 420 voting yes (51%) and 399 voting no (49%), thus approving the levy.
The approval of the increase will provide an additional source...
This week’s column will digress from the usual topics, as we get ready to celebrate Veteran’s Day in the LPGE School District. There will ceremonies at the Secondary School 9:30 and at the Elementary School at 1:30.
This week’s column will discuss the origin and purpose of Veteran’s Day. (...
This column is being written before the results of the operating levy and the outcome of the vote will have a significant impact on the district for years to come. However, regardless of the outcome, there are multiple decisions to be made and that is the topic of this week’s column.
Your local...
This week’s column will be the last one before the Operating Levy referendum on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 and it will answer the three essential questions: What, What If and How Much?
Question #1: What will the increase in revenue be used for?
Your local school district has had to make significant...
