editorials

Cheer: It's good idea to keep boat launch Cheers to the Bemidji City Council for deciding not to remove the boat launch at Lake Irving. According to consultants, the launch...

When Ted Gillett moved to Bemidji in 1982, the community became richer for it. Gillett, who died Sunday at age 86, set the bar high for community involvement, leadership and...

Cheer: McTaggart credits his Bemidji start Jon McTaggart says his time in Bemidji helped prepare him for a successful career in radio. McTaggart is president and chief executive officer of...

Cheer: Event brings vets together We appreciate the efforts of those who put on the third annual StandDown event last week at the National Guard Armory in Bemidji. The event...

Cheer: Day of Play stresses activity Among the many family-friendly programs the Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department has developed Saturday's worldwide Day of Play and Moving Planet activities rank high...

This week's kickoff to the United Way of Bemidji Area's 25th annual campaign has been a rousing success. Between the pillar and pacesetter drives, the Chili Cook-Off and the Business...

Cheer: United Way campaign begins Congratulations to Johnny Lee Walker and Jean Baer, who will lead the 2011 United Way of Bemidji Area campaign. The theme, "I love 1986," reflects...

In 1909, a partnership of the city of Bemidji, the Women's Study Club and the Bemidji Library Board acquired a grant of $12,000 from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to build...

Cheer: School garden a great success Last year, Solway Elementary School received a grant from the Statewide Health Improvement Program through the Minnesota Department of Health to establish a community...

Most of us remember what we were doing and where we were in the minutes following the 8:45 a.m. Sept. 11, 2001, strike on the first of the World Trade...

We're glad the Bemidji City Council decided not to change the name of Stoner Avenue Southeast. The city planned to make the change because street signs have repeatedly been stolen...

Cheer: Local girls make generous donation Maggie Buckanaga, 12, and Mariah Dobson, 11, put a twist on the traditional lemonade stand enterprise last month. The girls donated their proceeds to...

Cheer: BHS students showcase city The Bemidji High School video communications department was honored earlier this month at the 2011 Student Television Awards for Excellence in Minneapolis. The students' "First...

In a perfect world, there would be no need to convene a rental committee, an entity the Bemidji City Council created in June. Landlords would be service oriented and considerate...

Cheer: Campus garden bountiful project Although parking space is always cramped on the Bemidji State University campus, turning an area intended to be paved over into an organic vegetable garden...