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It is with enormous gratitude and humble hearts that we write to thank you. We want to thank you for the outpouring of support we received from near and far, for the amazing benefit that you put together for us in late November in Lake Park, and showing love and support to us in our...

On Nov. 8 I decided to describe our recent political history. In 1973 John Dean, then White House counsel, warned President Nixon of a “cancer” affecting the Presidency. It was Watergate with its conspiracies and perjuries — numerous people went to prison; all received some...

Last week I wrote a letter to the Detroit Lakes newspaper discussing my health insurance enrollment process with MNsure. Imagine my surprise, when reading the Dec. 4 paper, to see that State Representative Steve Green sent a letter to the editor saying that as of Dec. 1, 2013, no...

I read Rep. Steve Green’s denunciation of the Affordable Care Act, and wondered if anyone could truly believe his political reading of the ACA. Regurgitating the party line about what is not working, how rates would go up, and how the ACA imposed “a layer of bureaucracy” between...

As a professional in the area of human services, I have been providing care to some of the most vulnerable adults in Minnesota over the last several years. I have worked for agencies that provide support at home in activities of daily living, support at the work place to provide meaningful,...

I have recently changed my health insurance policies by using the government websites that were provided through the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). I changed one policy in Minnesota using the MNsure website and one in North Dakota (for my son in Fargo) using the Health Care.gov...

Since the early 1980s, the United States been driven from a balanced government/private sector relationship towards more private sector control. The movement is generally labeled “privatization.” The drive behind privatization was illustrated brilliantly in a recent letter...

Last year, more than 53,000 individual donors logged on to GiveMN.org and gave more than $16.3 million to nearly 4,400 Minnesota nonprofits and schools in 24 hours during Give to the Max Day. The Marshmallow Foundation has been involved for the third year now and has increased our...

The Republicans and especially the Tea Party are keeping their fingers crossed (and probably their legs also) that President Obama’s healthcare website will not work. They have tried to block healthcare for citizens from day one trying in every way they could figure out. But they...

On behalf of Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church, we want to thank all those who attended the Sound of the Trumpet Concert beautifully performed by Joel Finnesgard Sunday evening Nov. 3. The SOTL congregation underwrote all expenses for the concert so that the entire free will offering...

For more than 30 years, Hospice of the Red River Valley has been providing compassionate care to individuals and families as they navigate life’s final journey. Despite our longevity and reputation for exceptional care, year after year, one of the most common sentiments we hear...

Detroit Lakes Public Schools is facing significant space and facilities-related needs with its buildings and infrastructure that require a large amount of capital to “fix.” These needs must be addressed sooner rather than later. With interest rates at nearly historic lows and...

I’m not sure where to start. I know my wife and I are not the first ones to have our cabin burglarized, and certainly we won’t be the last. You took the gas cookstove, something that cost a few bucks to acquire. I don’t like it because it was our few bucks that acquired...

Band Aids are often quite useful, but a box full will not fix the problems that face the Detroit Lakes Public Schools. Adding a few classrooms here and there as some suggest will do nothing to alleviate traffic and safety concerns or overcrowding. Increasing the student populations...

How much more can government take from the taxpayers of this once-great nation? How much more can we, the taxpayers of this once-great nation be burdened with? How much more can the government take off the tables of our homes, food from our children’s mouths? Government needs...