Opinion: Retiring staff members have more than 90 years of combined service to the district

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
This week’s column is the third in a row where I acknowledge staff members who are retiring this year. Today’s column pays tribute to three staff members who together represent more than 90 years of service to our District.

Opinion: Two coins in a garbage disposal, yoga hurts and wading through jello

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
I just spent well over an hour dealing with a frying pan full of cooking oil.

Lloyd Case

Opinion: The other side of the story

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
It is time for newspapers and their staffs to tell the other side of the story regarding our industry. This past week, we read about the decline of newspaper circulation in most of the major markets across the country.

Letter: Lake Elmo elementary thanks those who supported carnival

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
On behalf of the students and staff at Lake Elmo Elementary, I would like to thank all the volunteers and businesses that donated their time and so many wonderful items for the raffle and silent auction at our school carnival in April.

Letter: Legislators are working to protect resources

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
I want to commend our state legislators Rep. Julie Bunn and Sen. Kathy Saltzman for championing the protection of our drinking water at the Capitol this session.

Keith Ryskoski

Opinion: Their presence made a positive difference in our students’ lives

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Last week I began my end of the school year tributes to district staff members who have retired during this school year or who will be retiring at the end of it.

Letter: Who’s right? The mesothelioma legacy

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Strangling to death is the end result. The path to the end? Therein lies the question. What do I speak of? Mesothelioma, a cancer exclusively associated with asbestos exposure.

Letter: Volunteers add great value to community

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Last year, FamilyMeans’ volunteers gave the community a gift valued at more than a quarter of a million dollars.

Letter: Tinklenberg brings a new excitement to race

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Driving along the St. Croix River on Sunday, I was excited to see the first hint of green on the trees, with its promise of summer and warmer weather to come.

Letter: When it becomes ‘Tax & Spend’

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Recently a letter writer was critical of the phrase “tax and spend Legislature.” The letter writer correctly points out that the Minnesota State Constitution authorizes the Legislature to raise money through taxes and spend that money on state needs.

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