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Opinion

The role of sexual consent

Community Voices

The role that the words yes and no play in sexual relationships is rarely given much thought, unless it is part of a police case or court proceeding. The main word here is consent. Situations involving non-consensual sex or sexual harassment should be a concern for everyone. Consent is ...

Same casts, different fish

Local Columns

As I go along life’s path, which frequently winds in and out of the grasslands, woods, and along my favorite waters, I begin to realize that the very basics are what I need to get my fix of time out hunting and fishing. For the former, its becoming simply seeing birds break cover ahead of my ...

What’s the future of natural gas? 

Community Voices

We all expect the lights to turn on when we flip the switch. But today, many of us also expect to video call into a work meeting or check in with friends and family, cook dinner on electric stoves, and charge our cars, tools and devices. Electricity powers nearly every part of our lives, ...

It’s a pain, however…

Local Columns

Yes, lately all the smoke in the air is a royal pain. However, there are times when a taste of smoke is pleasing. Back in the day, a number of my family members smoked. There were those times when the family gathered for a meal, and then sat around the kitchen table talking. It was then when ...

Support Flanagan’s vision for the future

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I am writing to express my strong support for Peggy Flanagan and her continued leadership in Minnesota. I had the opportunity to hear her at a town hall in Marshall on Saturday. As a lifelong advocate for children, families, and Indigenous communities, Peggy has consistently ...

Enjoying summertime celebrations

Community Voices

Call us wild and crazy, but my wife and I enjoy attending small-town summertime celebrations. The most recent such event was Arlington Days, held — brace yourself! — in Arlington. There are approximately a hundred municipalities and locales named Arlington in the United States, so we ...