editorials

Things may be turning around for the Hubbard County Correctional Center. The oft-maligned facility has been picking up inmates and revenues lately. According to Sheriff Cory Aukes, “Our May numbers...

Warmer temperatures mean more bicyclists will return to the road, and together, motorists and bicyclists must share the road. In the last five years (2008-12), 44 bicyclists died on Minnesota...

Does anybody out there remember the great recession of 2008-2009? Millions of people lost their jobs. Millions of people lost their homes. The stock market sunk like a stone. Housing...

Community policing is a concept big cities wish they could tap into, to reduce crime and avoid headlines. Park Rapids and Hubbard County are fortunate that such a practice has...

The number of people who have died in motor vehicle crashes in Minnesota has topped 100 this year. At this rate, the Department of Public Safety projects that there will...

Last week, stories appeared in major publications about the U.S. Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for the Associated Press (AP). In all,...

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our volunteer firefighters, law enforcement, Department of Natural Resources workers and other volunteers were amazing this week in working tirelessly to keep our families...

Way to go, Park Rapids! We did it! The 2013 Park Rapids lakes area Governor’s Fishing Opener was spectacular and it’s all due to the community stepping up to the...

“It’s about damn time.” That sums up our position on online sales taxes. The quote comes from Greg Danz, owner of Zandbroz Variety store in downtown Fargo, who was talking...

A local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society is raising awareness of Multiple Sclerosis in order to stop the disease. Walk MS: Park Rapids is this Sunday, May 5. More...

After a decade of inconsistent policy and budget cuts, Minnesota’s local government aid may get a long needed fix under a new compromise this year. The LGA program assists cities...

Sometimes an issue can seem so complex and all encompassing that people give up trying to do anything about it. “It’s such a huge topic,” the reasoning goes, what I...

We missed much of the snow that hit parts of Minnesota Thursday night and into Friday morning but we could see a bit more snow this weekend. The National Weather...

They’re out there, doing their jobs, helping other people. And they get hit. They’re troopers. Four state trooper squads were struck in March, spiking the total for the year up...

Although we still see piles of snow and ice as we look out our windows, warmer temperatures will eventually win out and it will be summer. With summer, comes the...