Each year, millions of people suffer physical, financial and emotional impact of crime victimization.   Being a victim of a crime can be a difficult and stressful experience. Victims may …

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year’s theme, “Building Connected Communities,” calls on each of us to work together to prevent sexual abuse, harassment and assault. …

As a forest ecologist, I am worried the 2.5 million acres of School Trust land managed by the Department of Natural Resources aren’t prepared for climate change. By law these lands are managed …

Consider current policies impacting these relevant topics and ultimately your life: illegal immigration, fentanyl and other drugs killing hundreds of Americans each day, sex trafficking, crime, …

A very long time ago, people wondered why the horizon line appears flat when looking out across the ocean, a sea or even a large lake. Well, it was a convenient description of the earth as we see it: …

With this week being Holy Week, it dawned on me during the reading of the Passion of our Lord, would this happen again in the world we live in today? Everywhere you look, media platforms control …

Thank you to the Sauk Centre City Council and Midwest Paint & Body for bringing back the iconic fountain statue to its home at Sinclair Lewis Park. The statue was more than a mere attraction for …

Hello darkness my old friend, I have come to speak to you again, because of vision softly creeping left its seeds while I lay sleeping. The vision planted in my brain still remains within the sounds …

At a town hall meeting on Fox News, Sean Hannity asked Trump if he would be a dictator. Trump said, on his first day as president, he would be a dictator and get rid of all the immigrants. If …

Hello, good Birchdale Township people. I’m Randy Willhite, a candidate for one of the positions on the Birchdale Township Board. A major issue that concerns me is the board’s action …

An incident occurred at a home on Fairy Lake Feb. 18. A defenseless 7-pound Yorkie Poo named Muffy was playing with her co-owner in the yard. A black lab came and attacked her and killed …

Special Counsel Robert Hur will not recommend charges for President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. Hur said, “He is an elderly man with a poor memory.” If that is a …