opinion

Many dramatic things have happened that were never recorded.History is, at best, an incomplete story. We can only guess at what has been left out. Even the Bible does not tell the whole story. "There are many other things that Jesus did. If they were all written down one by one, I...

The City of Park Rapids is to be applauded for helping residents to create a more pollinator (including bees) friendly city. At their July 25 meeting, 6 p.m. in the Park Rapids Library, the revised ordinance will be on the consent agenda for final adoption. The ordinance will still...

When I read the July 15 Enterprise Editorial, I had no problem with the chronicling of events of the Enbridge Line 3 proposed project until I came to an opinion concerning the probability of an oil spill. The editorial stated, "It could happen but the overwhelming percentage is it...

I am writing this letter to warn area residents to be alert for malicious, suspicious activity.

The promotional posters call the Hubbard County Fair the "5 Greatest Days of Summer." That's certainly debatable depending on our present situations and motivations but the phrase certainly holds true to many. The 122nd Annual Shell Prairie Agricultural Association's county fair had...

I just wanted to give the community of Menahga some much-deserved recognition for what they have going on there. My first experience with the area was in 1986 as a six-year-old when I canoed down the Crow Wing River. Seeing the giant red and white pines everywhere, I was googly eyed...

Here's good news for veterans — especially those who enjoy the outdoors. Active military personnel in any branch or unit of the U.S. Armed Forces and veterans with a service-related disability are now eligible to receive a free year-round vehicle permit that will provide them...

I'll be the first to admit that when it comes to journalism, I'm a traditionalist. Old-fashioned, even. But I don't think it's a coincidence that even while confidence in the media drops to new lows and Time magazine feels moved to wonder "Is Truth Dead?" on its cover, huge numbers...

So far, large-scale protests haven't sprung up along the route of the proposed Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline in northern Minnesota. So far, and if Line 3 construction is approved in this region, will we see another Standing Rock? Let's certainly hope not. Pipeline protests...

We had this beautiful white toaster that did everything a toaster should do. It had all the bells, dials and buttons. It popped the toast up at just the right time and it was always perfect. Life was good. Then one day it just stopped working. That was it — kaput. I thought...

Hubbard County is among the best places in Minnesota for living on Social Security, this according to a recent study by SmartAsset.com. The study looked at cost of living, annual Social Security, Social Security taxed, and Social Security index. Hubbard County is in the top 10 in...

Park Rapids Disabled American Veterans Chapter #38 would like to thank Pat and Paul Dove and some of the cast and crew of this season's show of the Northern Light Opera Company (the World War Two-era musical "South Pacific") for the entertaining USO Show they put on at the Armory...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. This most American of holidays is marked with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family...