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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...

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...

Minnesota currently has one of the most daunting achievement gaps in the nation. Unfortunately, this unacceptable achievement gap starts well before kindergarten. Today, nearly half of all five year olds...

Our Heart O’ Lakes Harmony Men’s Barbershop Chorus recently presented our spring show, “The Cotton Club,” at the Kennedy Auditorium in Fergus Falls and at the Historic Holmes Theater in...

I recently participated in the third annual Raise it for Health Day at the Capitol, where I met with Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen and Rep. Bud Nornes to discuss how important...

All Minnesotans can agree that a fair day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of hard working Minnesotans, earning at or near the $7.25 per hour...

A March 22 column in the Alexandria Echo Press titled “Who would oppose raising minimum wage?” in support of the current proposals to raise the minimum wage implied you’d have...

My name is Luke Potts, and I currently hold the rank of Life Scout in Boy Scout Troop 321. I am starting my Eagle Scout Service Project, which is to...

It’s Week of the Young Child April 14-20, and we’re thinking about all the many people in this community who help shape the minds and lives of our youngest citizens...

We are a small group of 35 members that promotes conservation, the environment, horticulture, youth gardening, etc. Too often we forget to pay our dues and say “Thank You” to...

Gov. Mark Dayton recently made it official that he is backing off from his proposals to expand sales taxes to services like auto work and haircuts. He also is cutting...

Reading the retirement notice of Fred Sailer brought back some 30-plus year memories for me. Fred was my baseball coach from Babe Ruth through High School (age 13-18), and I...

Last week I attended a service at Northwoods Assembly of God church to listen to a guest speaker, Walid Shoebat, speak on biblical prophecy. He gave a thought-provoking and interesting...

Well, it’s not exactly a ban. It is a five-year moratorium on recreational wolf hunting and trapping. Senator Chris Eaton of Brooklyn Center has authored a bill to reinstate the...