Opinion

I was saddened this morning (Tuesday, June 22) when I arrived at school to find that someone had stolen plants from the Kimball Elementary School garden. Three classes of 30 students that I teach, along with myself, two other adults, and four high school students have been planting the garden the last three weeks. The…

Everyone has a passion in life, something that we are willing to stand tall for and defend. The passion that has filled my heart and home for several years has been providing foster care for teenage boys. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a young man with a whole lot of baggage turn his…

Recently, the Initiative Foundation brought together 100 business, financial, higher education and economic development leaders to ask them one simple question: What should central Minnesotans do to strengthen our regional economy and position ourselves for global competition? This is what they told us: o No matter where we live, everyone in central Minnesota benefits by…