OPINION
Local Radiothon helps in lower child abuse stats
I would like to add to the article on why child abuse and neglect has reduced 37 percent since 2002 in Beltrami County — a great piece of news. While the Family Assessment Program has reduced substantiations, the annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse sponsored by the Paul Bunyan/Omni radio stations the first week in December is an important contribution to the reduction in child maltreatment.November 20, 2009
Federal stimulus equals deception
It seems the president has a new trick up his sleeve to convince us his bloated “stimulus” packages are solving our economic woes: deception.By Mike Reagan , November 20, 2009
Presidential Proclamation: National Native American Heritage Month
The indigenous peoples of North America — the First Americans — have woven rich and diverse threads into the tapestry of our nation’s heritage.November 19, 2009
No more tax money for new hog farms
The Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment delivered a petition with more than 25,000 signatures from individuals around the country to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Oct. 20. It demanded that the agency immediately suspend the practice of providing guaranteed and direct loans for new and expanded specialized hog and poultry facilities. More than three weeks have passed without a response.By Frank Jones, Paul Sobocinskiand Ron Perry , November 19, 2009
Real patriotism means ‘Buy American’ always
The current political climate is a remarkable thing. The flag-waving patriots who “want their country back” are completely missing the point on the key issues of our time. The economy (arguably our biggest woe), energy, environment, the very future of our country is at stake, and yet all of us are making a critical mistake: we’re fighting the wrong enemy — each other.November 19, 2009
Going hungry in America
The number of American households who couldn’t adequately sustain food for their family rose from 13 million in 2007 to 17 million households in 2008, according to a new report by the Food and Drug Admin-istration. The jump represents the highest number since the FDA started keeping track in 1995.By Martha Carr , November 19, 2009
Double-take when seeing kangaroo crossing Hwy 2
When leaving Bemidji on Saturday afternoon, to return home to Faribault after celebrating my mother, Doris’s, life in a memorial service, my wife, daughters and I had our eyes peeled for hunters and deer. We were heading toward Cass Lake when we spotted something in the median moving at a brisk clip. A dog, perhaps, no — a deer, maybe, but again, no! A kangaroo, yes, a sight during hunting season in Sydney perhaps, mate, but in northern Minnesota?November 19, 2009
Pioneer Editorial: Budget suit needs focus on legality
A trial began Monday in Ramsey County District Court that could set the course of how state government does budgeting.By Bemidji Pioneer Editorial Board , November 18, 2009
The problem with our health care debate
Everyone seems to have a different take on how to solve America’s health are problem. But notice that every solution offered involves some elaborate new system of government controls. Different proposals include a “public option,” mandatory insurance for individuals, government-supported health-care exchanges, government-sponsored “efficacy research,” government-supported co-ops, and as many other ways of dictating consumer and producer behavior as can fit in a 1,000-page bill.By Alex Epstein , November 18, 2009
The meaning of church more than just a building
I have read far too many articles and letters of condemnation, judgment and hatred and I can no longer be silent. I would like to clarify a specific terminology ... the church is not a building or organized religion, it is the body of Christ, which for those who are not versed in religion it means, the people who believe in Christ.November 18, 2009
More troops in Afghanistan won’t do it
For the past two months, President Barack Obama has been weighing Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s request to send an additional 40,000 troops to Afghanistan to “disrupt, dismantle and defeat” al-Qaeda. That same effort, according to Obama, entails ensuring that the Taliban can’t regain control of the country.By Chris Toensing , November 18, 2009
Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers
November 17, 2009
Long-distance fan proud of Beaver football team
I reside in Seattle and just found out the Bemidji State Beavers are not going to play in the (post-season) tournament.November 17, 2009
Rep. Persell standing up for clean energy jobs
I found many things to disagree with in Mr. Allen’s recent (Oct. 18) letter that criticizes Rep. Persell’s support of clean energy legislation. Rep. Persell is standing up for Minnesota.November 17, 2009
Across The Lake
Shakespeare’s characters found clouds in various shapes and sizes. In Hamlet, one seemed at first to resemble a camel. In Antony and Cleopatra it was more of a dragonish one.By Jack Swenson , November 15, 2009
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Clunkers
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