Opinions
Letter to the Editor:
I think Towle Road in last week’s paper was fulminating about the recent dust up in Maryland over a school’s inclusion of some Islamic script in its world history curriculum. “Do you folks remember the list of things some author wanted to know if we remembered?” Towle...
Letter to the Editor:
A tax supported government program took the land from the natives and allowed the benefactors to sell some to me. I support our troops, not war. My government assistance experience follows:
My family consisted of a WWll truck driver and his working spouse, dad later became a...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board will have school calendars for 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years on the agenda for the Feb. 22nd meeting; this is the topic of this week’s column.
The 2016-17 calendar was given preliminary approval last year and will likely be approved with no changes;...
Dear Friends,
I hope you’ve been able to enjoy some of late-January warm-up. It’s that great winter weather where we can still ice fish and play hockey outside, but don’t need every piece of warm clothing to survive. Before you and your family enjoy the weekend, I wanted to pass along a few items....
The Minnesota State Legislature will convene in March and this week’s column will highlight what this writer believes should be the educational priorities; reminder that the views expressed in this column are solely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the LPGE School District...
The first order of business when the 2016 Legislative session begins March 8 should be a vote on whether to continue Minnesota’s government-run Obamacare website, MNsure.
More than three years into development, MNsure remains unable to fulfill its primary mission: providing access to affordable...
There are apparently some questions within the communities we serve about the wrestling cooperative agreement that was recently formed with Browerville and Eagle Valley; this week’s column will discuss the specifics of this new program.
There are six items that will be of the most interest to...
One aspect of school finance that many people find frustrating and do not understand is the concept of “fund accounting”. Essentially, school fund accounting describes the various pools of money that schools use to keep track of our expenditures and there are limitations mandated by law that...
Letter to the Editor:
As The Salvation Army’s 2015 service unit chair in Todd County, I would like to say thank you to our friends and supporters who have given donations and their time to The Salvation Army. The Christmas Fund Raising Campaign is The Salvation Army’s most vital, fundraiser...
Letter to the Editor:
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affected 7.5 million victims in one year. This year’s theme – “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.” – challenges the nation to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it.
Stalking is a...
