Opinion
From The Archives
March 28, 1907 That the voting machine is to take the place of the old system is being demonstrated almost daily. Towns and villages all over the country are giving the machines a trial. That […]
Month: March 2012
Opinion
Smart and lazy
I used to tell time with a watch. But then my smartphone, with its digital, large-print, lighted clock, started tagging along with me wherever I went, and it soon became my timepiece. I still have […]
Opinion
Cautious optimism
March marks Women’s History Month, a celebration of women’s achievements and a reminder of the work that still must be done to ensure basic security and rights for women. Nowhere is this contrast more significant […]
Opinion
Liberal prices
When I started school at the University of Minnesota, Morris, in September 1970 the yearly tuition was $399 a year. Forty-one years later, the yearly tuition at UMM is $9,996. These figures do not include […]
Community
Community Calendar
■ Spring break in the Annandale School District is Monday, March 26, to Friday, March 30. School resumes on Monday, April 2. ■ The Annandale Area Friends of the Library were scheduled to meet at […]
News
Signs of spring abound
Last Thursday, March 22, the high temperature in Annandale was 65 degrees with an overnight low of 53 degrees, according to AccuWeather.com. This compares with a historical average high of 42 degrees and low of […]
News
Fire and ice
It’s been an unusual winter in Minnesota. An earlier than normal stretch of record high temperatures and low snow totals have many homeowners anxious to escape the grips of cabin fever by tackling spring cleaning, […]
News
Middle school dean to be eliminated
Even though the Annandale school board is projecting a $372,500 deficit, it only approved $98,764 in cuts for the 2012-13 school year, at its Monday, March 19, meeting. Justifying the deficit spending, Supt. Steve Niklaus […]
News
Session could end early
There is chatter around the State Capitol suggesting that lawmakers are looking to wrap up the session early but a target date for completion remains questionable. According to Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Acton Township, there is […]
News
Commissioners oppose moratorium legislation
Local government units have historically had something of a love-hate relationship with the state. Lawmakers often pass legislation that delegates enforcing mandates to counties, cities and townships. One such bill working its way through the […]