We may all need to sacrifice in order to bring out national deficit under control. But in Ryan's proposals most of the cuts fall on the poor, the elderly and the most vulnerable fellow citizens. The most unfair proposal is to cut the taxes of the wealthy. In the last …
Spring is here, and everyone is so busy trying to get caught up on everything that the long winter would not let them get done. This all has slowed down blood collections and the Red Cross is trying hard to once again, build up the supply of blood on hand.
With Republicans taking majorities in the Minnesota Legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives, there is now a lot of talk about "cuts". Many people are concerned about government programs they like being cut or are worried that low income people will suffer. I think there is a lot of …
Funding cuts in Senate File 760 will lead to a severe reduction in services provided by the Senior LinkAge Line®. This comes at a time when more people are aging and their ability to live at home independently often hinges on whether they can access services in their community.
The Pine River-Backus Area Relay For Life will be held on Friday, June 17th at the Pine River-Backus High School Track. The gates open at 5:00 p.m. with no admission charged to the public. The teams will have food and games at their campsite. The opening ceremony honoring our survivors …
The Pine River-Backus Area Relay For Life will be held on Friday, June 17th at the Pine River-Backus High School Track. The gates open at 5:00 p.m. with no admission charged to the public. The teams will have food and games at their campsite. The opening ceremony honoring our survivors …
Working Together Coalition is please to report 100 percent Compliance for Alcohol Compliance Checks completed May 19, 2011 Alcohol compliance checks were conducted the evening of May 19, 2011 on 12 local businesses' which are licensed to sell alcohol beverages. The checks were coordinated by the Cass County Sheriff's Department …
To the residents of Woodrow Township. Do you know what is going on in your township government? Do you care? Unfortunately, I think it is the latter or there would not have been two resignations from the town board in the last two months.
Recently the democrats released an ad depicting a republican congressman rolling an elderly lady off a cliff to create an illusion of how heartless the republicans are. The word allusion means: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
There's an old saying that perception becomes reality, so maybe it would be helpful to address a growing myth before it becomes truth in the minds of Minnesotans. It has been good to return home and talk with local citizens after the 2011 session ended. Most folks want the scoop …
Team Fireflies is getting ready for another amazing American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. Our team's theme for this year is "Hope, Comfort, Fight." We hope to promote the message: "When the world whispers 'give up,' Hope whispers 'keep going!'" The Northern Cass County Relay for Life will be …
The Pine River-Backus Area Relay For Life was forced to move indoors due to our rainy season in central Minnesota. Fortunately, the survivors, teams, and community were very flexible. The teams quickly set up in the commons, the luminary bags were placed in the gym, and 33 survivors showed up …
Our country has been in a worse debt crisis then the present one. In 1946 the debt was 122 percent of GDP. The big difference was in the past both Republicans and Democrats worked to solve the problem so the deficit came down to 32 percent in 1981. Then Reagan …
I spent the shut down weekend running the Cass County Republican booth at the county fair in Pine River. It was obvious from the start that the Minnesota government shut down was planned by the DFL all along. Dayton had no intention of negotiating with the GOP Legislative leadership, but …
In the early part of the 20th century the modern liberal came into political power to curb what was called by them, the extremes of wealth and poverty under "unrestrained" capitalism. One century later... here we are in the 21st century with the extremes of taxation and regulation under "unrestrained" …
