letters

As the time for voting comes closer, I want to express my wholehearted support for Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, and encourage all in the new district to do the same. We are fortunate to have a strong, no-nonsense, experienced, honest voice determined to take our values to St. Paul....

The news, by however you get it, has a general slant and tone; And whatever be your leaning, you'll embrace or sigh and moan. Let's look today at the parties three - any more would be just too much; Between the radio, the TV and our mailbox, some days I just say "Enough!" The conservative...

Bob Cunniff is the change Legislative District 8B needs and deserves. Unlike his opponent, he will not make national news with embarrassing statements comparing welfare recipients to feeding bears in a national park. He will not declare "Earth Day" a pagan holiday. He will not vote...

The vendors at the Farmer's Market in New York Mills have done a terrific job of bringing fresh garden produce and other food stuffs to the old creamery two times a week throughout the summer and into the fall. It first beings in the spring with preparing the soil, the planting and...

I had a disturbing event happen to me Saturday night when I stopped at the Perham Municipal Liquor Store to purchase a beverage to go with the pot of chili I made. I parked next to the building with the rear of my minivan facing the large side of the parking lot. When I stepped...

The Sadducees and Pharisees, early versions of conservative Republicans and Libertarians, kept trying to trap Jesus. The Pharisees questioned whether it was "lawful for a man to part away his wife for every cause?" Jesus said, "Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered...

Christians have known for quite some time that the Democrat party has a Godless worldview, but their disdain for God was on full display at their recent convention. After the media revealed that Democrats removed God from their platform, the leaders moved quickly to put God back...

I have been following the letters to your paper from the supporters of Mr. Cunniff of Alexandria, DFL candidate against our incumbent State Representative Mary Franson. The letters emphasize Mr. Cunniff's career as a teacher and coach, and submit that these things assure us that...

As a pastor and a man of God, I must make a simple response to last week's letter from a pastor in the area. The Bible is very clear on the issue of marriage: Genesis 2:24 defines marriage as, "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become...

In reply to last week's Letter to the Editor, "For the children": Voting 'yes' on the marriage amendment is not only good for the children's security, but it is, first of all, obeying the first recorded laws, God's laws. In the Bible, in Genesis 2, verse 24, read how He commanded...

Have you seen Bob Cunniff out door knocking, on TV or at the many debates this fall with Mary Franson? I have. I've met Bob and I'm impressed with his grasp of the issues, his willingness to tell the truth about the state's financial mess and what he would do about it. In person,...

Teachers are thugs! That's the conclusion one would reach by the decisions of the party in power at the legislature. Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen is a member of that party. Ingebrigtsen's party initiated 22 bills aimed at education in an effort to punish as opposed to seeking solutions...

As a longtime property owner in the Marion Lake Improvement District, I feel it is critical for all property owners to be allowed a vote. It is now necessary to sign and return a petition so that a vote can be held. I urge all concerned to sign the petition so a legitimate vote...

I have been blessed to be able to call Detroit Lakes home since 1999, when I began serving the Congregational United Church of Christ. As a congregation, we strive to model a spiritual community of faith that continually works toward justice while seeking peace, healing and wholeness...

I am writing this letter to call everyone's attention to the extraordinary exhibit, "Our Lives, Our Stories: America's Greatest Generation" at the In Their Own Words Veterans Museum. It is all about our lives in the Depression and war years of the '30s and '40s. To you of that...