Letter

Thanks to the City of Detroit Lakes for replacing our mailbox struck by a city snowplow last winter. It's a great example of our "civilized" Minnesota community.—Karen Hustad, Detroit Lakes

Let’s see. Things not going well for The Donald. No Muslim ban, no Obamacare repeal, no movement on infrastructure, jobs … approval ratings dropping to historic lows, Russian hacking/interfering with the election heating up, getting too close. Gotta do something to get people...

To our new U.S. education secretary, Betsy DeVos: We, out here in the West, are overjoyed about your appointment as education secretary! When you testified to the Senate committee which examined your credentials that "guns were needed in schools to protect students from grizzly bears,"...

I have worked with individuals with developmental disabilities and adults and children with severe and persistent mental illnesses for over 30 years. I have provided services as a job trainer in our community for 17 of those years. Things have come a long way for this population since...

This Is How It Begins: Quoting American Sociologist C. Wright Mills (1916 — 1962), "People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy of what they possess; they come to...

I am sure you realize that your recent "article" about the unfortunate legal challenges to the Osage Sportsman's Club should have been published as an editorial-opinion piece and is not news. In additional to publishing numerous inaccuracies (which I've attempted to correct in this...

One thing is certain following this election cycle. Conventional strategies and candidates need get in tune with this rapidly changing world. Trump on the Republican side and Sanders on the Democrat side created excitement that brought millions of people to the polls with a simple...

If one was to look at the headlines on this paper you probably wouldn't have even realized that there had been a presidential election the day before.

On Wednesday, we had 1,200-plus students at the Historic Holmes Theatre for a show called "Rock the Presidents." The premise of the show is to share the history of our nation and tell both serious and unique stories about the various presidents—from which president shaped the...

At the "Meet Your Muslim Neighbor" meeting in Detroit Lakes, Rev. Kuether and speakers Dr. Haider and Professor Kamel conveyed their feelings. Usama Dakdok, a scholar who translated the Qur'an from Arabic to English and knows the 1400 years of Islamic history, stated facts. Unlike...

It is way too early to think about Christmas, but Target, Walmart, Fleet Farm and others have already gotten their Christmas products on their shelves. Our very own Heart O' Lakes Harmony Men's a Capella Chorus is also making plans for our annual Christmas concerts. My favorite part...

On the 12th of October at 5 a.m. I had to call 911 for an ambulance as I was extremely ill and with a high fever. When the ambulance arrived our police chief, Tim Eggebraaten and I believe one other officer was with him. As they came in the house and proceeded to place me in the ambulance...

The Minnesota Board to Set State Legislative Salaries, Amendment 1 will be on the Nov. 8 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. I challenge you to read the proposed amendment, think how you might vote and then continue reading about what this really...

I understand why Donald Trump is bringing up Bill Clinton's past indiscretions—but I don't understand how Trump can relate it to Hillary or how it could possibly reflect on her character. I admire her for staying with her husband and keeping her family together. Forgiveness...