opinion

By Nancy Jost, early childhood coordinator, West Central Initiative, Fergus Falls, MN Last year, the Minnesota Legislature made a commitment to the education and welfare of our youngest children by providing funds for access to quality early childhood programs. This was particularly...

Valentine’s Day is behind us and spring is in our sight, figuratively speaking. Being somewhere in the middle of the most romantic day of the year and the season where love is in the air, one can’t help but dream of love and romance. Relationships are an interesting phenomenon....

Remember When - Review Pages of the Past 10 years ago March 2, 2004 After mentioning that he was going to “take it easy,” Roger Neumann, age 68 of Osakis, took the lead in the senior class during the Vintage One Lunger Series snowmobile race. He went on to win the race. More...

By Ann Carrott, judge I recently attended a panel discussion about civility in our society. The discussion about “civil discourse” made me reflect on the environment where I spend my day — the courtroom. Civility is required by court rules. “Dignity and solemnity” must...

To the editor: I said in a story in the February 12 Osakis Review [“Love conquers terminal condition,” Page 1] that I didn’t want to meet my kidney donor. Since that story came out, I have changed my mind. I was looking through some papers and found a letter. It was from my...

Remember When - Review Pages of the Past 10 years ago February 24, 2004 Lester Schultz, 93, of Osakis entertained more than 100 people at the Osakis Area Heritage Center’s Old Fashioned Musicale. He played his violin and musical harp. The 30-plus member youth group at Elim...

I have always been known to be slightly geeky. That might be a bit of an understatement. I’m easily excitable about many, many things in life. To put it in perspective, I’m a Seinfeld-quoting baseball junkie who is obsessed with Snoopy and knows all the words to all the country...

By State Rep. Paul Anderson, District 12B Starbuck, MN By now, most folks are probably aware of the huge spike in price that has occurred in the LP or propane market this winter. What was priced less than $2 a gallon just a couple of weeks ago is now between $4 and $5. Reasons...

By Jodi Harpstead, CEO, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN As legislators prepare for the 2014 legislative session, my hope is that the 5 Percent Campaign will be among their top priorities. Last fall, over 100 disability and senior community organizations, including...

To the editor: I, Louis Gray, gave my kidney to my fellow man and my wife, Sherry, received her donor kidney because we truly believe my dear late brother Robert’s favorite Bible verse, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, that...

To the editor: I fear for the future of our nation as we know it. For many reasons, but in addition to the economic problems, there are two reasons that bother me greatly. There are an increasing number that flatly refuse to repeat the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag because they...

Remember when - Review Pages of the Past 10 years ago February 17, 2004 Osakis Onward, a community improvement group, will reach another one of its goals this May when a new Welcome to Osakis sign is placed at the I-94 entrance to Osakis. Julie Hoppe, a cheerleader for the Osakis...

I was disappointed yet again on another Monday morning. Not from the usual case of the Monday back to work, no more relaxing, so much stuff to do type of blues. I was disappointed because I stepped outside and it was snowing. The entire weekend I kept telling myself how great Monday...

By U.S. Representative Collin Peterson, House Agriculture Committee After nearly four years of work, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2014 Farm Bill conference report (H.R. 2642) with a bipartisan 251-166 vote on January 29. It’s been a challenging and sometimes...

Every girl’s dream is to have a secret admirer. There is something fantastical about believing someone out there is enamored with you. I lived that dream. Unfortunately, it transformed into a middle school girl’s nightmare. When I was 12, I was in my home room when I discovered...