On weeks like this, it can feel as if two Pelican Rapids live side by side. One is the town where neighbors shovel each other’s sidewalks,...

I read with some disappointment your recent article “Christian Nationalism” (published in Dec. 11 edition of the Press). The disappointment comes from the casual and...

One of state’s most prominent defenders of Somali community faces political challenges—from Republicans  Based on the famous White House statement...

The President Trump administration announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $12 billion available in one time bridge payments to American farmers.The...

The 12-billion-dollar farm bailout...farm welfare check...whatever you want to call it...Same story, Different Day. The worldwide supply of corn and soybeans exceeds the...

By Jaylani Hussein Executive Director of CAIR-MNThe Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota (CAIR-MN) strongly condemns the continued political rhetoric targeting...

President Trump: You’re kind of doing things backwards! In days of old, according to legends, Robin Hood robbed the rich and gave to the poor. Ali Baba robbed the rich and...

Neighborly kindness ...Good Samaritan-ism... Christian caring ... community volunteerism...There are many ways to describe acts of goodwill—and...

100 years ago, October 29, 1925• Speeding Driver Pays the Penalty – Narrow Escape from DeathAlbert Monson, driving his Ford car on Broadway Sunday afternoon with Anton...

I recently received an email from someone using the name Louisa Nelson, who said she had read my profile page and “liked very much me.” It was her desire “for knowing more...

The city of Seattle, Washington, played host to the 1962 World’s Fair. The main feature of the fair that summer was a 605 ft. observation tower named the “Space Needle.”...

He is perhaps Minnesota’s best known governor—but he launched his political career as a loser. Rudy Perpich lost his first election in 1955,...

While many embrace the latest “smart” tech daily, I’ve found myself doing just the opposite. It became apparent to me at some point that I was...

Have you ever served on a board or committee? If not, it may be just what you would like, or it could “fit your fancy.”Many people have served multiple times, and many...

Congress is on an expense paid vacation because Speaker of the U.S. House Johnson won't re-open congress until he gets his way. How do you negotiate by sitting in a corner...