Opinions
To the Editor
I think the current presidential election, although painful, may provide some much-needed reality therapy for the citizens of the U.S.. I often hear people say something like: “I don’t vote for the party – I vote for the person”. This year, with neither of the presidential...
This week’s column will be a slight departure from educational issues and will go to print about one week prior to the general election on Nov. 8th.
The commercials and flyers will finally stop for a short time with the upcoming election on Nov. 8th and while the process is often irritating, the...
This week’s column will address the decision by your local school board to agree to the dissolution of the cooperative track program with Browerville.
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board was taken by complete surprise by the decision by the Browerville School Board to request the dissolution...
This writer has no desire to engage in a public debate about politics and this week’s column should not be construed in any way to be an endorsement of any political candidate nor does it reflect an official position of the school district; all views are the opinion of the author alone. However,...
One of the great things about Twitter is that it is not unusual that people tweet about interesting items. One person that I follow tweeted out an article from Forbes magazine that I will summarize in this week’s column. By the way, you can follow me on Twitter at @lpgesuper!
The author of the...
To the Editor:
Last week a letter to the editor from Nancy Judd suggested we check the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act to confirm that it prohibits Muslims from entering the United States. I followed her advice and, not surprisingly, found nothing to that effect. There is not now and never...
To the Editor:
October is domestic violence awareness month, a time to wear purple in support of victims and survivors, to have conversations about prevention, raise the “violence Free” flag in the courthouse, and say a prayer asking for an end to all violence.
This isn’t a topic we usually talk...
The General Election is about one month away and although we have all been inundated with political commercials for state and national offices, there are many local offices (state legislature) up for election that are very important to us all. Although the last thing this writer wants to see is...
To the Editor:
A big thank you to the local school Food service Director, Greg Van Hoever, Maple Hill Garden and the Agua Gorda Cooperative for serving our Long Prairie students some healthy, organic food. The article in the September21st issue of the Leader tells how this dream of serving...
Letter to the Editor:
I realize this attack did not take place within your Districts, but many have said that they were surprised and disappointed that we have not heard anything from anyone - with the exception of Governor Dayton who tells the residents of St. Cloud that if they do not like...
