Opinions
Property tax statements came out recently and gave this writer the opportunity to have conversations with multiple members of our community and this week’s column will attempt to answer the most common questions.
1. Why the Increase? – 2019 school taxes increased $152,762.89 or 7.51%. The...
Neighbors,
I’d like to recognize Amanda Hoheisel and Kathy Popp for developing the March Book Madness project at Royalton Elementary School. The project is a global activity where a list of 16 books “compete” in rounds until they get to the final winning book. Students at Royalton Elementary are...
The Minnesota State Legislature has been in session and this week’s column will report on legislative progress on a couple of issues important to your local school district.
School Finance
The Governor, the House and the Senate have all set their funding targets and we are encouraged by the...
Neighbors,
This week I presented two bills to the Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Division to help the Military Museum and the Fishing Museum in our area become statewide resources. HF 2025 allows the Adjutant General of the Department of Military Affairs to build a new Minnesota...
I want to give a shout out to all the great nurses, EMTs, and ambulance drivers at CentraCare in Long Prairie and St. Cloud. What a great group of competent and caring professionals you all are. I’ve spent the last twenty-five years doing everything I can to keep at least a mile away from medical...
This week’s column will update readers on a variety of unrelated topics.
1.Conference Affiliation – The Board has made the decision to remain in the Prairie Conference for several reasons including travel and rivalries.
2.Make-up Days – Assuming that we do not have any more storm days, your local...
One topic of interest to many members in the communities we serve is the athletic program. This week’s column will discuss our conference affiliation dilemma. Your local school district is in the position of having to decide about athletic conference affiliation beginning with the 2020-21
We...
I guess photo opportunities are an important part of the work of a Member of the United States Congress. Representative Collin Peterson regularly sends out photos of himself with a wide range of individuals and groups. In March he sent out a batch of photos which included Congressman Peterson with...
Time to catch up on some of the craziness that’s been going on lately. I say some of it because if I tried to think about all of it, it would drive me crazier than, the hatred the democrat politicians and media have for President Trump, has driven them. Now that’s a lot of craziness right there and...
Neighbors,
First of all, be safe this weekend. Mother Nature will hurl a strong weather system through the upper Midwest and our area may be impacted. One recommendation I have is to download the MN 511 app for your smartphone. This is a great travel app – especially when roads are treacherous....
