Opinions
To the Editor:
What is a mission statement? Some folks term a mission statement as a summary of a company’s vision and culture.
For example, here are some mission statements that I found for Norfolk Southern (a railroad company which had a hazardous spill in East Palestine, OH. this past...
The Minnesota House of Representatives gave final approval on Monday to legislation that provides funding for a variety of projects around the state with a heavy emphasis on public infrastructure like clean water, wastewater treatment, roads, bridges, flood mitigation, and preservation of state-...
Back in 2019 the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary was recognized as a U.S. News Silver School. One of the major components for this recognition was being one of the first schools to offer college in the schools. We were among the first secondary schools to provide students the opportunity to...
Greg Van Hoever is our head cook and responsible for feeding roughly 1,000 people every day. He heads what is called our Hot Lunch Program. This is a program ran through the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is also related to our breakfast program. Feeding those 1,000 people...
Dear Neighbors,
Once again, House Democrats have voted to significantly raise taxes on every business and every person in Minnesota that earns a paycheck.
Earlier this week, they approved a plan that would create a mandatory, government-run paid leave program funded by tax increases on virtually...
Dear Neighbors,
Once again, House Democrats have voted to significantly raise taxes on every business and every person in Minnesota that earns a paycheck.
Earlier this week, they approved a plan that would create a mandatory, government-run paid leave program funded by tax increases on virtually...
Dear Neighbors,
Yesterday, the House debated and voted on the final budget bills of the 2023 legislative session. Now that each of these bills has received initial approval, they will head to conference committees where differences between the Senate and House versions of these bills will be hashed...
Earlier this year, we awarded several of our educators Innovative Project Grants. This grant was half funded by the school and half funded by Sourcewell, for a total of $10,000 dollars. We selected seven projects and are starting to see the results of a few of those grant awards. Some of...
Dear Friends,
My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Pope County Deputy Josh Owen who lost his life responding to a domestic call Saturday night. This was a tragic reminder of the dangers that our public safety professionals face protecting our communities. Please join me in praying for...
Senate Democrats brought forward a public safety bill that fails to prioritize any aspect of public safety concerns. Crime in Minnesota has been steadily rising and expanding from the metro outward. Instead of addressing concerns of folks across the state, Democrats gave us a public safety bill...
