The need to improve American food safety
Shirley Almer’s family expected her home for Christmas last year. The strong-spirited 72-year-old grandmother from Perham had survived two bouts of cancer and was recovering from an infection with a brief stay in a nursing home.
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Me, my solar panel and the zoning crimes
I recently approached the Becker County Board of Adjusters to put up a solar panel next to Round Lake in my front yard. I needed a variance, as the solar panel would be on the lakeshore.
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According to a new study released by the Environmental Protection Agency, researchers found mercury in every single fish they tested from 500 lakes and reservoirs across the country (AP story).
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The other day in church I looked over at a baby boy who was as happy and well behaved as any little boy in church can possibly be. What was the secret? There was no secret — the answer was obvious.
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Jeers to whoever tipped over grave markers in the Catholic cemetery across from the water tower on Rossman Avenue.
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Caregivers deserve and need a break, too
The widely circulated story of the plight of the dairy farmer in Bagley, Minn., trying to find effective ways to care for his wife with Alzheimer’s disease likely struck a chord with hundreds of others who are caring for vulnerable loved ones around the clock.
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Good grief, Brett Favre is fun to watch when he’s on your side. The Vikings are loaded with talent, but in football all the talent in the world can waste away without an on-field leader to pull it together.
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The front page story of the Sept. 30, Becker County Record reminded me of stories my dad, Fred Engstrom, and my uncle, Albert, told about delivering mail for the Rochert Star Route during the early 1930s. The photo on the front page of the newspaper was given to me by Debbie Johnson. This car, equipped with skis and tracks, was the forerunner of the modern day snowmobile.
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To its credit, the state-mandated Minnesota Ultra-High Speed Broadband Task Force fully acknowledges it sets some ambitious and lofty goals for statewide access to and superfast use of the Internet.
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DLHS musicals should feature live orchestra
Thursday evening, November 5, I attended a performance of “West Side Story,” this year’s DLHS musical. Part of the reason I attended was to report to our son William (2003 DLHS graduate), who is always interested in DLHS performances as he was active in the band (All State Band two years), in USMC Band for four years, and is currently part of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Concert Band. The performance was very enjoyable.
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Jesus said that whosoever will confess me to men I will also confess them to my Father which is in Heaven (Matthew 10:32-33).
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