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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…

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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 …

My son was lucky enough to attend the Grand Rapids Players Summer Theater Camp this summer, culminating in two performances of Beauty and the …

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