editorials

Bemidji's sixth annual Cultural Connections Celebration will be held from 4-8 p.m. today at the Lake Bemidji waterfront. It's a time for people of all ages, races, cultures and backgrounds...

Cheer: Language grants help students Federal grants gave 18 Bemidji students scholarships to the Concordia Language Villages Portuguese program. Because Portuguese is the language of the global giant Brazil, it...

Beltrami County has made many improvements to parks and infrastructure in recent years. Specifically, Rognlien Park had once been a shabby little hangout on Grant Lake, strewn with litter and...

The intent and goals of the federal No Child Left Behind law might be admirable, but practical application of the law's mandates have proved to be deeply flawed. It's just...

Cheer: County fairs are great tradition The 105th Clearwater County Fair celebrated crafts, food, livestock horticulture and art last week. This week, it's Beltrami County Fair time starting with open...

It's Dragon Boat week in Bemidji, and that means the town will be bustling with activity from now through Saturday night. The sixth annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival officially...

It's good to see that the Beltrami County Historical Center will reopen for business. Nicole Foss has been hired as part-time interim director of the downtown Bemidji facility, which will...

Cheer: Lions feed marks its 60th year The Bemidji Lions Club has been doing good deeds in the community for many years, and one of its biggest fundraisers is the...

Beltrami County and the Bemidji area lost a dedicated public servant when Jim Heltzer died July 21. His wife and life teammate, Marilyn, lost her husband and best friend, and...

Cheer: Northern Heat wins state crown The 11-year-old Bemidji Northern Heat baseball team prevailed over the team from Baxter last week to win the Minnesota state Cal Ripken tournament and...

Gov. Mark Dayton gave in to the "no-new-taxes" drumbeat, but he managed concessions from legislators to stick to budget issues. Bringing home a two-year state budget ended the government shutdown,...

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders of the Legislature have a deal to end the partial shutdown of state government, but it is not yet a done deal.

Cheers: Mother and son lead Legion post Bemidji's Ralph Gracie Post of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be led this year by a mother-son team of Stella and Gabe...

On Thursday, Gov. Mark Dayton dropped his long-held proposal to backfill Minnesota's $5 billion budget deficit by taxing the richest residents. He had been filing that demand down for weeks,...

Good news from the National Restaurant Association. Nineteen chains have pledged to begin offering meals that follow strict dietary guidelines. It's part of a new "Kids Live Well"?initiative of the...