opinion

Rummaging through the shelves for something good to read I came across a book I hadn't seen in many years: "On Being Human," by Ashley Montagu. "On Being Human" is a small book, a mere 118 pages. But those pages are packed with the kind of ideas that make your mind crackle and spark...

This is a column I hate to write. It will likely be somewhat boring and quite repetitious. I believe I wrote on the same subject a couple of years ago, if not before that. Still, nothing has actually occurred to alleviate the dire circumstance. Forget "Minnesota Nice." Once again...

I want to personally thank Nancy and Allan Albertson for their many years of dedication and service to Crosslake Lutheran Church, for 22 years of service as choir director and music director. You changed my life in many ways. God's word through music was your gift to many of us. You...

With regard to Robert Eliason's (letter to the editor, June 15, 2017) contention that Minnesota's Republican-controlled state Legislature (true) passed a law permitting the sale of an "addictive drug (alcohol) on the Sabbath" (also true), let's take a closer look at how this came...

At WAPOA's recent annual meeting, Jeff Forster from the Minnesota Lakes & Rivers Advocates spoke of his concern about a growing trend that separates local people from local decisions. He said, "Existing minimum shoreline rules have been ignored locally for many years. Local water...