Opinion
Big Tech is Steamrolling America’s Newspapers
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.
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Dressed to Grill In hip hop culture, a grill is dental jewelry for inside your mouth so your teeth can sparkle with gold or diamonds. In a car, a grille covers an opening in the body of a vehicle to allow air flow.
Live Well, Age Wisely: Becoming a Dementia Friend
The last week in July is the Minnesota Community Action Partnership’s state conference. This year it’s a short drive down the road to Willmar and I’m looking forward to networking with colleagues from around the state, learning from different speakers, and just the change of pace. I’ve been preparing to co-present two sessions, one of which is Developing a Dementia-Friendly Workplace. It is based on the Dementia Friends information session and the purpose is to create communities where people with dementia are understood and supported.
From the Editor’s Desk
Around this time 20 years ago (August 30th, 2002) I was a new reporter at the Tri-County News in Cottonwood, covering a murder that shook Montevideo to its core. I remember distinctly receiving the call that a body had been found in the rural Hanley Falls gravel pit the local teens used to swim in.
From the Editor’s Desk
It always strikes me as odd how you can raise three children in one house and end up with such entirely different personalities. My oldest is a “look before you leap” kind of guy, and while he has a lot of goals, they usually start out with a decision to do something, followed immediately by doing everything he can to just get it done, and get it done quickly. He’s always plowing headlong into the next thing and the next, and I always wonder at how he seems to never take the time to appreciate where he’s at along the way.
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A shot across the bow This time of year, the days are long, and the weather is hot. Ahh, summer.
News from WRAP: July focused on children and parenting
July is National Make a Difference to Children Month, Child-Centered Divorce Month, as well as Purposeful Parenting Month. WRAP wants to focus this month’s article on children and parenting.
From the Editor’s Desk
More storms. At this point, we’re so used to the storms it almost feels more like “ugh, this again” rather than “oh no, a storm!” I woke up to the piles of tree branches everywhere Thursday morning - trees on cars, trees on houses.
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I mustache you a question. I always thought of the world as kind of divided into two camps: Us and Them.