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I feel like I might jinx my health by writing about it again but wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone who has been helping and thinking about...

Even after breaking a hip that still has her laid up, 83-year-old Barbara Lovaasen of Vergas is irrepressibly cheerful. At the physical-therapy center where she spent 18 days following emergency...

If we want a stronger economy tomorrow we need to give our kids a good education today. That was the idea behind No Child Left Behind: to ensure that every...

Dear Editor, Come see how conservation practices that are interwoven in farm planning and practices can be good for the land, the farmer and the pheasants. On Saturday, Oct.

It has been a hard pill to swallow, but Greater Minnesota cities have come to terms with the budgetary decision to cut over $600 million in property tax relief to...

First I want to make clear that the Homestead Classifications are not going away. A classification means you are the owner of the property and have successfully applied to homestead...

A second-class citizen in your own town? Like most people, we were frustrated last Friday when we found out about the gas leak that affected 3,600 residents in the Morris,...

Editor's Note: This piece was written in response to a Letter to the Editor from the Stevens County Farm Bureau published last week, titled "Congress should pass trade deals." According...

Getting back to the farm We know why we like living in the rural area. It's because of the peace, the quiet and the people. On December 19, 2010 we...

Cyclists need to learn rules of the road One of the nice things about Morris is that you can get anywhere you need to by bike - no pollution and...

Most of us have heard the phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child." I believe in that whole-heartedly. We live in an exceptional place to raise children. As...

Sometimes I wonder whether the mainstream pundits listen to themselves.