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There’s a lot of debate going on in our country right now. Sometimes, the discourse is less than civil. Sometimes, opinions of other people offend us. But let’s not let that ruin the …
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By John McLoone
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11/27/24
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The powers that Google and Facebook have over economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry—has caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington, DC. After a …
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By John Galer
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11/14/24
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Just like that, it was over. After being inundated with negative information from both sides seemingly since the last election, I was able to wade through the garbage and cast my ballot. I walked out …
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By John McLoone
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11/14/24
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Hello friends,
As you read this I am high up on a Montana mountain with my 23-year-old daughter Selina Walters hunting elk and mule deer. I have to meet two deadlines as this is a 12-day trip so …
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By Mark Walters
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11/6/24
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We are entering into a different season in America. It’s not a season everyone likes or voted for but the season is changing. For some it’s better, for some it’s worse. For some …
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette
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11/6/24
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It’s hard to believe that in the past week, we went from sunny, eighty-degree days to a snowy Halloween! You have to love our MN weather. With our first glimpse of snow, I’ll use that as …
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By Dr. Tamara Champa
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11/6/24
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In two days, our household received about a dozen pieces of political junk mail.
Because of current events, I studied them all to see which candidate is going to do something about one of the …
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By John McLoone
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10/23/24
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It’s already winter, at least in my mind. It’s cold, and I awoke to ice on my windshield. Not only that, but there was significant damage from this first frigid attack.
I strolled …
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By John McLoone
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10/17/24
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I blinked first this year. Every heating season, like many households, we play the game of waiting as long as absolutely possible to begin the flow of gas to our furnace. I was humiliated in that …
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By John McLoone
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10/9/24
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In my neighborhood we have a variety of people. We have Democrats and Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, and others. People attend different churches or don’t attend church at all. We …
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By Glen Molette
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10/2/24
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We’ve finally landed in part two of my season. There are 365 days of the year divided into 12 months. There are four seasons. They’re determined by the earth’s orbit around the sun …
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By John McLoone
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10/2/24
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I was in a different world altogether on Saturday.
I saw and experienced things I’ve never seen in more than six decades on this planet.
It was somewhere I never intended to be. We …
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By John McLoone
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9/25/24
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We’ve successfully wrapped up the first full week of school and are diving straight into Homecoming Week! Be sure to review the dress-up days for each school building so you can avoid those …
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By Dr. Tamara Champa
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9/18/24
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Thank you for all your efforts in helping us launch the 2024-2025 school year smoothly. Despite all the planning and preparation, we know that the start of school always brings a few last-minute …
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By Dr. Tamara Champa
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9/12/24
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A quick calculation tells me that I’ve been around for more than 3,000 weekends. The one I just got done with was the best yet. I’ve certainly had some whopper weekends in my younger days …
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By John McLoone
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9/11/24
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Ever since people started buying in plastic bottles what comes out of the tap for little or nothing, I’ve been skeptical. Little did I know, there was an enemy lurking somewhere in the H20. …
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By John McLoone
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9/4/24
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Dear Raider Families, As we approach the start of a new school year, I want to extend a warm welcome to all of you. Whether your student(s) will be starting on Tuesday, September 3, or your first …
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By Dr. Tamara Champa
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9/4/24
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I always believed that after four decades of starting several days each week when it’s dark and ending them with a burger and beverage after covering a late-night meeting, I’d look …
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By John McLoone
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8/28/24
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We received an unexpected windfall this week. Maybe “windfall” is overstating it. It was more of a very light breeze. My wife is a lot of things. She does all the things a great wife …
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By John McLoone
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8/15/24
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It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon to be on the golf course. I wasn’t there, but it looked like a nice day.
I’m kind of jealous of people who golf. They have this structured block …
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By John McLoone
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6/27/24
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