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This week I won't spend my time with politics other than to say that you Democrats and other Godless Communists can enjoy a cooling off period this week. You know you read my opinion columns because y... Full story

by Laurel Latham The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Volunteer of the Year award is a way for FIRST to recognize volunteers around the world who give extraordinary co... Full story

Dad often said, "If you borrow something or use something that doesn't belong to you, always leave it in better condition than you got it." I try to follow this rule, even when I rent equipment. I...

Warroad- Our beloved mother, Marie Yvette Nash, left this earth after a brief but difficult battle with cancer. A fighter until the end, she passed away on March 1st at the age of 81. Marie Yvette...

by Ryan Honl A special thing is happening with the Roseau high school robotics team, known as the Polar Stars. These folks are jacks of all trades. You’ve got to be an engineer, a problem solver, a...

Trouble, possibly terminal trouble, will happen to a life who is not lived towards God. "Is any one of you in trouble (afflicted)? He should pray Matthew 11:28,30. One of the nice things about this...

The topic has been debated since shortly after the discovery of chocolate; should brownies and chocolate chip cookies have nuts or no nuts? I think they should have nuts – but walnuts, pecans, or almo...

What's scarier than meeting a big, black, Northern Minnesota bear while you're on a hike in the woods? Or your first day on your first job? How about coming across this verse which says "O Lord, you...

Last Saturday morning, I came charging out of bed with a smile since I know life is all about chumps, scamps, reprobates, and scoundrels. Right away, I thought of Tallahassee Slim, a Canadian import...

by Jeff Olsen LifeCare Roseau Manor's Robert Honstrom, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) who is a combination of "On the Road With Charles Kuralt", Mr. Rogers at his patients' beck and call and St....

We are moving right along with my addition. The electric is done and ok'd, and the insulation is in. We are going with Keith Sandland for Basswood, which will go up on the ceiling. It is beautiful!...

All my many Republican friends will be very surprised and delighted today to read that I will be voting the Republican ticket in the upcoming March primary. "You remarkable dwarf, let's go up to...

Essay by: Bella Johnson Veteran Narrative Essay Roseau Community School Mrs. Olsen Gary Gustafson, Gus as he is better known, served in the US military as an Army member from July 1965 to July 1967....

Last week didn't end well. First, I turned the water on in my kitchen sink Friday morning and I only had a dribble of cold water coming out. I left the water running and opened the cabinet doors so... Full story

Essay by: Wyatt Cummings Veteran Narrative Essay Roseau Community School Mrs. Olsen On a lovely afternoon over Thanksgiving break, I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing my grandfather, Robert...

Several nights ago our phone rang at two in the morning, and for the next 45 minutes I was in conversation with a college freshman who, in tears at the beginning of the conversation, poured out her...

Roseau- Bette Lucille (Czeh) Holmgren passed away at her home in Roseau on December 14, 2023, at the age of 82. Bette was born on September 21, 1941 in Thief River Falls to Walter and Linnea...

Essay by: Bryn Wilson Mrs. Olsen’s English 10 Roseau Community School “Go for it. I think it’s a really great experience” is what my great aunt Kristi Scharmer would tell people who want to join th...

"There goes George", observed an onlooker. "When he was young, he was a handsome guy. Left a wife and two kids to starve, and ran off with another woman. And now look at him. Old, broke and very...

Drive south across the Blatnick Bridge, going from Duluth to Superior. At the end of the bridge, take your first left, turning on Fifth Street. Continue driving for about eight blocks, and you will...

"Lord, what do you think of me?" "Lord what do you think about"me?" The answer to the above two questions has changed and grown over the years, giving me a deep sense of thanksgiving. Before I was...

Listening is a skill which we learn by experience, for me it has been mostly learned by my failures. I frustrate others when I argue or interrupt their chain of thought. I become impatient. At times,...

The Psalms are probably the best loved part of the whole Christian Bible. Even more so, I would suspect than the Gospels. We need to remind ourselves however, that originally they were not a Christian...

by Jeff Olsen There are easier ways to do fundraisers, but Dean Hedlund was pedaling with Jesus from the Iowa border to the Canadian border - all for a good cause. But the good Lord couldn't do a...