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The last year brought many changes to the area. Some were good and some were not so good. A quick overview will show some of the highlights of 2012. In...

Too much salt isn't good for you. And it's not good for our lakes either. Remember that this winter season if you plan to put salt on the icy spots...

Cheers to attorney General Lori Swanson for making Minnesota the first state in the nation to tackle the pernicious problem of debt collectors hounding people for old, forgotten debt. She...

It was December 1950 and I had a 15-day Christmas leave. Another soldier and I hitch-hiked 500-600 miles from Camp Carson, Colo. to our home near Huron, S.D. We were...

Jesus Christ's birth into poverty can be your call to contact Senators Franken and Klobuchar and Representative Cravaack now. Ask them to keep a circle of protection around the hunger/poverty...

Their cherubic faces stare back at us from the printed page, or from a computer screen. They're faces of innocence, of wonder, of mischief never indulged in, of hopes and...

Merry Christmas to all, the big and the small. The mentally ill, and those they would kill. The ones with the guns and the ones all alone. The children that...

My heart was heavy with grief and anger because of the terrible tragedy in Newtown , Connecticut. I looked out the window at the snow coming down and felt so...

The state's Task Force on Broadband recently released its 2012 annual report and proposals listed in the report are encouraging. Much of the task force's work so far as been...

The Park Rapids Chapter of Minnesota Deer Hunters would like to thank all the hunters that have donated hides in the boxes around Park Rapids, Nevis, Akeley, Walker, Osage and...

Here's a new approach to the age-old problem of bullying: Start addressing it when children are young.

We would like to say "thank you" so much to the carolers that graced us with their beautiful singing last Friday evening, Dec. 7. You made our Christmas season a...

The Heartland Concert Association would like to publicly thank the Operation Round-Up program and trust fund board of directors that provides monetary grant awards to non-profits or community-based organizations. The...

We had the opportunity to attend the PRAHS play, "The Wind in the Willows" and had an enjoyable evening. Stepping into the auditorium, the dimly lit set on stage, caught...

Influenza season is just getting underway in Minnesota - if you haven't already done so, it's not too late to get vaccinated against what can be a serious disease. State...