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The July 12 East Otter Tail Relay For Life is getting closer, and we need your help. Specifically, we hope you can help us in three ways: -Most importantly, we...

It begins with a simple question: How would you appreciate a resort with 185 RV parking plots, a swimming pool, dance pavilion and other assorted outbuildings being located less than...

Foster youth are at higher risk of poor academic achievement, including higher dropout rates and truancy, than their peers who are from stable, permanent families. While post-secondary education is a...

“You know,” said the young lady sweeping my groceries across the bar code reader, “these strawberries? You buy one, you get one free.” Oh, um, what? My mind was busy,...

I am Fikri Rahmat, an exchange student from Indonesia. I have been in Perham since August 10 and now I am going to leave for my home community in Indonesia...

OK, I am not the smartest person in the world, but, seriously, why should I freak out, run for the hills and get all up in arms about gun owners...

Minnesota’s legalization of same-sex marriage has made a core truth about modern American life become clear: For better or worse, traditional values are subject to majority rule. That’s the lesson...

Minnesota’s legalization of same-sex marriage has made a core truth about modern American life become clear: For better or worse, traditional values are subject to majority rule. That’s the lesson...

Mothers are teachers. Mothers are disciplinarians. Mothers are cleaning ladies, and some mothers are gardeners and mowers of lawns. Mothers drive trucks, and own chain saws, both of which they...

Conservatives and anti-tax advocates would have Minnesotans believe government is growing out of control. In reality, the opposite is true. Adjusting for inflation, budgeting gimmicks and state takeovers, per capita...

I have my age-old fondness for where our English language comes from. In the process, I myself have become age-old. Our language is old, so the fact that I am...

Late last year, the people of Minnesota turned down a constitutional amendment limiting the freedom to marry, and thanks in part to the amendment’s opponents, a new legislative majority was...

I hope you all have enjoyed this warm weather we’ve been having and have taken advantage of it and have been able to go outside and get active. This past...

This is a monthly feature of our Columns & Commentary page, in which we either applaud a person, group or event for something positive that we feel is worthy of...

Not too long ago, I took a gallon of DDT pesticide to the recycling center in Detroit Lakes. The gallon came from my parents’ farm in Iowa; I still had...