This week, many Americans celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., who preached both an unceasing struggle against prejudice and discrimination and use of non-violent methods to win the battle. King’s high-profile leadership cost him his life. Others perished, too, during the struggle ...

Pitching Clinic attracts many Last weekend the Rick Pauly Pitching Clinic came to Fairmont. This professional fastpitch clinic has been coming to Fairmont for six years and is such a valuable event for young women interested in softball. Every year it sees a large draw from the region. Great ...

Hospital capacity is often referred to a “beds,” but the surge in COVID cases has proven that to be misleading. What really affects capacity, hospital administrators will tell you, is people on staff to treat those in the beds. More than beds these days, hospitals need trained people, ...

Over the weekend the Associated Press reported on an AP-NORC poll indicating that people are finding more things to worry about these days than COVID-19. Pushing the pandemic off the front burner is the economy. While concern about how the COVID pandemic is handled waned from 53% a year ago ...

We are about to enter a brand new year. It can be a fresh start for all of us ... but there is a lot on the horizon. Choices to be made in 2022 will be monumental — not just for individuals who might be hoping to lose a few pounds or save a little money, but for our nation as a ...

For some reason, carjacking has become far more prevalent in Minnesota over the past year. The number of cases in Minneapolis rose 57 percent in 2021 over the previous year —619 in 2021 compared to 388 the year before. This is not just a Minneapolis problem. All Minnesotans should be ...