School decisions need to be kept local

It’s been one of the great Minnesota debates: Ma and Pa resorts vs. schools. In the 1980s, during an economic downturn, the Legislature passed a law forbidding schools from starting classes before Labor Day.

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Health care is as important as education

I believe that health care is as important as education. We have public education and need health care for everyone also. Everyone shouldn’t expect to get every little thing they want done, but they should be able to have coverage that they can afford so that they will be able to carry on with their life.

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The road home from Arizona

A logical first stop for snowbirds returning from Arizona to the Upper Midwest is Tucumcari, New Mexico, a little town big enough for a McDonalds but too small for a WalMart.

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DNR lacks land mgmt. resources

How the state Department of Natural Resources manages its lands has been a sore point for northern counties for decades. Now, the Minnesota Legislative Auditor’s Office, in a report issued late last week, finds that the DNR continues to buy up land for various reasons but lacks the resources and personnel to adequately mange them for their perceived purpose. That may include wildlife management areas, parks, trails and other natural areas.

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LP Community Choir donates to food pantry

The Lake Park Area Community Choir donated $513 to the Becker County Food Pantry.

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Congress, president need to focus on unemployment

The worst thing about what is being called the Great Recession is not the impact on the economy, but on our people. Millions are out of work and looking for jobs. The national unemployment rate is reported at 9.7 percent, but the real rate (including unemployed workers who are not receiving unemployment benefits) is 16.7 percent — or a little more than one in seven Americans.

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The 2010 Day-In-Day-Out Awards

Every year about this time the Motion Picture Academy makes a major production out of awarding Oscars to the best actors, actresses, supporting staff, movies, music, sound effects, etc. of the movies for this past year.

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Watch out for ‘free trial offers’

This is National Consumer Protection Week, and it’s only fitting that Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is warning Minnesotans to be on guard against so-called “free” trial offers that bear hidden terms and conditions.

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Letters: Generous support comes through for Avenue of Flags

Our people must be among the most generous people on earth. I am so glad to be living in this caring and giving community.

Letters: Thanks to many for help, support to Tyler Shipman

I would like to once again extend a heartfelt thank you to our family, friends, and community for their generous and loving support of our family during Tyler’s illness and death.

Letters: Person responsible for dog’s death should step forward

This letter is in response to the incident that took place on Pelican Lake on Monday the 15th of February around 4:40 p.m., when a young man was almost struck and his dog hit and killed by three snowmobile operators.

Editorial: Cities (mostly) helped by liquor stores

For the most part, city-owned liquor stores have been good to this part of Minnesota.

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Medical marijuana should not be legalized

I am concerned about alleviating pain as much as anyone. I recently experienced the loss of my only sister from ovarian cancer.

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Minnesota ranks poorly when it comes to freedom

In 2009, Professors William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens presented the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.

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