COLUMNISTS
COLUMNIST: Brawn and brains
Area schools have right combination, as reflected in knowledge contest, gymnastics, wrestling.March 05, 2010
COLUMN: City campground, disc golf course, skate park may take shape in 2010
The Perham Parks and Recreation Board is stretching its dollars, and if there are enough nickels and dimes, laying around, the area may have a new RV campsite; a new memorial park; a “Frisbee” golf course; and a skateboard park–all within one year.February 25, 2010
COLUMN: The next drug war: Abuse of prescription drugs
According to some of the latest drug usage trend reports, illicit drug use is declining for teens.February 25, 2010
COLUMN: How do we control rising health care costs? 
Live a long, healthy, active life–then die real quick.
That, in simple terms, is a partial solution to the health care funding crisis.
February 15, 2010
COLUMNIST: It’s time to say farewell, my friends
What a long, strange trip it’s been here in New York Mills and East Otter Tail County. Living here was strange at times, and an overall positive experience, but now it’s time my family and I move on to our next adventure.
February 04, 2010
The Crypt Keeper state economist Tom Stinson
The armchair economists over at the Lakes Café roundtable would have been wise to take to the day off Jan. 21.
January 29, 2010
COLUMNIST: Towering examples of pride and promotion
East Otter Tail is well-represented on a new variation of the old “pin-up girl” calendars.
Both Perham and New York Mills are featured on a slick, glossy 2010 calendar—but these are not photos of pretty girls.
January 22, 2010
Take it from ‘unemployed’ hardware man Mark Murdock: Jobs hot issue for legislature
Mark Murdock stopped by the office–he had a couple minutes while he was loafing about town. We talked about jobs, and joblessness.
January 15, 2010
COLUMN: Baseball movie leads to 2010 inspiration
Welcome to the new year, a new decade, and once again congratulations on surviving the scare that was Y2K in 2000. That hysteria still strikes me as funny, even 10 years later.
By Kevin Cederstrom , January 06, 2010
COLUMNIST: Little known facts of our Great Depression
Many previous unknown or little known facts are resurfacing about the Great U.S. Depression because of our modern day economic troubles. So let’s look back.
By Jerry Moriarty , December 29, 2009
Parents: Sign up for weather notification
Last year on a nasty cold evening, I was in my living room, on my cell phone with the bus company, discussing road conditions and weather predictions.
By Tamara Uselman , December 11, 2009
COLUMN: Personal evolution of Thanksgiving
Holiday traditions and family customs evolve. Lives, locations and priorities change.
By Kevin Cederstrom , December 02, 2009
Burning prayers in a heated-up Vietnam
From Quang Tri Combat Base we came down to Phu Bai, me and Tex, with a deuce-and-a-half truck full of shot-up electronics. It was July. You haven't seen hot until you've seen July in Vietnam.
By Alan Linda , November 18, 2009
COLUMN: Shopping locally
Next weekend marks the traditional launch of the holiday shopping season–and time for the plea I deliver about once a year.
“Shop locally.”
By Louis Hoglund , November 18, 2009
‘Yes’ levy voters can put their money where their vote was
Once again, the Perham school officials are picking up the pieces after a failed levy referendum. This time, by only 124 votes.
By Louis Hoglund , November 12, 2009
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