Category Archives: Opinion

Monday, Sept. 21, a very special reader of this newspaper from Colorado stopped in the office to visit. Once I learned of his pending visit, I had been hinting strongly that he should stop by. But his granddaughter Kasiah, who is our L-S School-to-Work student, gave no hint the visit would happen. Doug Ehresman and his...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of National Newspaper Week, Oct. 4-10, 2015. This observance underscores the impact of newspapers to communities large and small. When you hold your local newspaper in your hands – whether in print or on a digital device – you hold a powerful tool to inform and inspire. The theme of...

Happy October! How can it be only 13 more Thursdays in the year 2015? I’m probably one of a very few people who know that because every week on the front page of this newspaper and in the mailing report for the post office, I have to list which week of the year each issue...

We all know laws help maintain order, keep society safe, and give people a structure by which to live their lives. We all know common sense is way better than lots of laws. But the laws are on the books because at least one person forgot common sense and did something unintelligent and then a...

Letter to the Editor: Over a year ago, my attorney notified Energy Transfer Partners, LP, DBA Bakken Pipeline, LLC, DBA Dakota Access LLC, by letter that I was NOT interested in having a pipeline on my property. Many times since then, Dakota Access LLC persisted wanting to survey my property, and I always replied, NO! This last...

The month of September is here and signals the end of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the start of a new school year. The ninth month September comes from the Latin root septem-, meaning “seven,” because in the original Roman republican calendar, September was the seventh month of the year. How about a different kind...

As members of the Pella Electric Cooperative Association, we’re hopeful our co-op will engage in an open and unbiased discussion about our energy future. Pella Co-op recently proposed to tack an $85 charge on the monthly bills of those having renewable energy systems. While the Pella Co-op has, at least temporarily, withdrawn the $85 monthly...