Opinions
Legislation authored by State Rep. Mike Wiener, R-Long Prairie, received a hearing today in the House Human Services Finance Committee. House File 1845 has bipartisan support and would provide grant funding to Wellness in the Woods, a local organization dedicated to improving access to mental...
Dear Neighbors,
You are invited to a Second Amendment town hall meeting on March 18 in Osakis at the Osakis Community Center. The event is set to begin at 2 p.m., and I will be joined by local state representatives, senators, and Todd County Sheriff Michael Allen. Please join us to discuss the...
To the Editor:
During the January 17th Council Meeting, the council approved moving forward with the sale of 38 acres to Central Bi at the cost of $30,000…. interesting. In the February 1st edition of the Leader, City Administrator Ted Gray stated that Central Bi has used and operated city...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School works with many community organizations. One organization that we work with frequently for safety and character development of our students is our local police department.
We have worked with Officer Preston Oetterer to bring back the D.A.R.E. program. This...
To the Editor:
Jesus’ teachings were introduced to me at a young age. The Golden Rule is brilliant. Treat others the way you want to be treated. We get a good result whether the person following the rule is a saint or a sociopath, because as human beings we all want the same thing. We want people...
You may not be aware but the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District offers robust afterschool and summer support programs through the 21st Century Grant as well as Targeted Services. This allows us to employ highly qualified teachers to provide extra supports to all of our students through...
Dear Neighbors,
On Thursday, I introduced legislation that would return the state’s budget surplus back to Minnesotans through one-time direct payments. House File 1548 would determine eligibility for the payments based on 2021 taxable net income with single filers receiving $3,000 and joint...
You may not be aware but the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School district has implemented some robust intervention support for our students using funds that school received during the COVID pandemic. The school district used this to hire additional interventionist instructors, teacher coaches, and...
To the Editor:
My brother was a kind, fun, generous guy until the angry, divisive lies and misinformation from politicians and media took over his world. As I drove him to medical appointments near and far I listened to him rage with anger and threaten others. He developed a short, angry temper...
To the Editor:
Do we really want to impose our personal beliefs about what we can and cannot do with our own bodies onto others? Could it come back to bite us? Could others use their beliefs to control and harm us? Yes.
Consider the Bible verse that says, "If your right hand causes you to sin,...
