Public schools are too liberal minded. Private schools help open minded students to use morals to make decisions like pro-life and same-sex marriage. I think a man has  a choice to be married or be sexually perverted (excluding celibacy). Barbara Bergee Crosby...

I am writing to strongly urge Senators Franken and Klobuchar and Representative Cravaack to cosponsor the Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011 (S. 648 /H.R. 718). The Huntington's Disease Parity Act is important to my family, and to the more than 4,000 in Minnesota impacted by Huntington's Diseas...

The Crow Wing County Memorial Day Committee is again having an annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony honoring all of America’s Veterans at the Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day May 30. As part of the Memorial Day activities the committee posts casket flags of deceased veterans along the Evergre...

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Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature have worked in an open process to produce a balanced budget. Last biennium, we spent about $30 billion; and on track to increase to $39 billion over the next biennium. Our completed budget spends $34 billion through strategic reforms, prioritized spending and...

I have two children at Pillager school and proudly support the upcoming referendum. I appreciate the school board’s focus on small class sizes. We need every resident to vote on May 24 and support a great school. Make it a family event. Absentee ballots are available at Pillager City Hall. ...

  We are coming to the end of another school year, which serves as a reminder of the spring of 2010 when many Minnesota teens were killed in traffic crashes — and many of those killed were not buckled up. We ask all in our community, especially parents, teachers, coaches, employers and others...

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When I moved to Pillager, I wondered how my kids would do in a small school. Very quickly after getting to know the staff and seeing how much they care for the children’s education, I stopped wondering! I highly recommend Pillager for their individualization, opportunities and values. Mich...

If you pay a private railroad company $957 million, they will build a lot more than 11 miles of railroad. How many jobs were lost when the business portion of that money was taxed away? Since the state and federal governments are broke, where did they get the $957 million?...