I would like to add an additional way workers can get a raise. If a worker has completed high school, that worker should get a modest increas…
Representative Pete Stauber
I’m horrified by the blatant disregard for adhering to basic ethics requirements shown by Congressman Pete Stauber and the new MAGA House lead…
It has been a little over a year since my beloved spouse passed into Glory. During that time I have had time to reflect on our utilization of…
It’s amazing to me just how many different insurance companies are spending millions in advertising, in an attempt to sway uninformed and easi…
I view our Sheriff as the one of the most important elected positions. I do not vote on emotion or who someone else tells me to vote for. From…
In less than a year, the Itasca County Justice Center will be fully operational, replacing our old county jail and courthouse.
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I am writing to express my support for several candidates in the Nov. 8 election that I consider the best qualified to serve us for the next f…
In a free society, it is important that those who wish to represent us are willing to tell us where they stand on issues.
Malissa Bahr, David Marty and Mark Schroeder, current incumbents of the District 318 School Board, are all deserving of re-election on Nov. 8.…
Political Debates are in full swing and as I watch them, I look not only for someone of my own political persuasion, but someone skilled at bu…
“Hero’s Heart Rescue invites the public to attend the Grand Rapids City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers …
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, there was a knock at my door and there stood an Itasca County Deputy Sheriff. He gave me two sheets of paper and s…
My name is Justin Peratalo, and I am a current resident of Grand Rapids, Minnesota where I am working as a physical therapist. I grew up in Na…
Truth is the most powerful of weapons, while simultaneously being one of our greatest challenges. Truth reveals to ourselves and others our in…
I was very enlighten by Dr. Hoffman’s encouraging letter describing how important it is for a woman who has been traumatized by rape or incest…
When I first reached out to Spencer Igo via e-mail I was seventeen years old and it was the first week of the 92nd legislature. Spencer Igo re…
Years ago, when living in Thief River Falls, our state senator had come up with a bill that would have encouraged draining wetlands, which I d…
Sunday’s article about a ballot measure concerning the new jail was a shock. I seem to remember about ten years ago, there was concern that ou…
Lonny Witkofsky, candidate for election to the Itasca County Board of Commissioners (District 1) had the following to say in response to the A…
I would like to thank Congressman Pete Stauber for cosponsoring H.R. 6319, also referred to as the Falun Gong Protection Act. Falun Gong is a …
This was the first year that I served as parade chair for the Tall Timber Days parade. Overall, from my perspective, things went very well de…
I see both Rep. Eichhorn and hopeful Ben Davis want to toe the GOP party line on abortion. The first thing I notice is they’re both white mal…
By Shaylee Erdmann
I was educated at the U of M in geology, other sciences, cross-trained at the DNR, and worked on many very lengthy mining EISs (Environmental …
Recently, national media carried the story of a ten-year old Ohio girl who had been raped. She had become pregnant due to the assault. But Roe…
My son was lucky enough to attend the Grand Rapids Players Summer Theater Camp this summer, culminating in two performances of Beauty and the …
I am writing this letter of support for Ben DeNucci as he runs for political office. I have known Ben for several years and have had the oppor…