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Minnesota's population is growing, with the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area recently exceeding 3 million people. If we want to maintain affordable energy and our quality of life, we must make investments now to meet the needs of our growing population. In addition to building...

This is a letter I meant to write a few weeks ago when newspapers were being honored. My husband and I own a cabin in the area and enjoy getting the Enterprise delivered while we are here in the summer. We like it so much that we have it sent to us in Arkansas in the winter.

Our own Sen. Al Franken became the voice of intolerance this week during the confirmation hearings for judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Ms. Barrett, a respected lawyer and teacher at Notre Dame University, has been nominated to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. During her hearing,...

On Sept. 5, the Minnesota Court of Appeals for the second time reversed a Becker County Board decision to allow a conditional use permit (CUP) that would enable the Osage Sportsman's Club to expand their shooting range. The permit was limited to a request to "clear timber in a Shore...

We would like to congratulate Carolyn Spangler for the wonderful music she and those who helped her brought to the area at the Noon Hour Concerts at the various churches. We were introduced to many talented musicians and such a variety of different types of music. We have a cabin...

In response to your recent editorial in which you stated, "Here in Hubbard County, we're isolated from the kind of hate-filled groups that gathered in Charlottesville," let us say that we have experienced hate-filled people in significant numbers as we have exercised our First Amendment...

Because he griped, he came up with a solution... said "former construction company owner, turned dairy farmer" Troy Salmen. He voted 'no' on all the previous Menahga school referendums, and he was very vocal about it. So, he decided since he had a strong opinion on the subject, he...

On Aug. 8, a building advisory committee was posted on Menahga School District's BoardBook website. I checked the agenda and found it was lacking any topics of discussion. I contacted Jon Kangas and asked him to check why no topics were printed on the agenda. Meetings and agenda topics...

On Aug. 5, 2017 two opinion letters criticized Steve Green for letting the Enterprise readers know that the Minnesota Department of Education was issuing a "Toolkit to Ensure Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students." While criticizing Rep. Green...

Recently, Steve Green chose to convert a State Department of Education "toolkit" (to Ensure Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students) into a political issue by advising local districts not to use it. Since then, other writers have addressed the...

Think back to your time in school. For some, this will be recent and for others the memories may be from further in the past, but regardless of the time and whether or not you liked school, I am willing to bet that you still remember at least one teacher who made you feel welcome,...

My name is John King and last month on Earth Day/Science Day I held up a sign on Highway 71 in Park Rapids that said "Climate Change Denial is Science Denial." A reader of your newspaper wrote saying that among other things I was being extreme, insulting and unscientific in my advocacy...

Finally, opening day of fishing! I love to fish and I am not alone. According to the DNR, there are 1.4 million licensed anglers in Minnesota, and many will be out today on one of our 5,400 fishable lakes or 18,000 miles of fishable streams. After moving from the Twin Cities to the...

I have been astounded by the constant barrage of hate crimes occurring in the United States over the recent months. A person cannot watch the news without hearing about some form of harassment, threat or violence being committed against a person. The Southern Poverty Law Center has...

I attended the Menahga School Board regular meeting on July 18 to listen to the report from FJJ company. Jeff Schultz from FJJ explained the results they accumulated from the meetings held with students, faculty, business members and local citizens. The growth of our in district students...