
Opinion

The Lowe Down: The price of liberty…
To be hopeful in the midst of corrupt times is to be brave.

From the Editor’s Desk
I have a tendency to throw all of my effort into work, and little effort into being prepared for anything outside of that.
Letter to the Editor
With the Fourth of July approaching, we would be wise to take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, and read (or reread) the Declaration of Independence and ponder how much the concerns and principles that are written in that document, apply, for good or bad, 248 years later.
Letter to the Editor
On behalf of the Western Fest Committee, we would like to extend a huge thank you to Granite Falls and all the surrounding communities, near and far, for their support of the Western Fest PRCA Stampede Rodeo – the 2nd Largest Rodeo in MN!2024 was a success, even with the rain and muddy conditions.
The Lowe Down: The road to diplomacy…
Discovering that you have different beliefs than family and friends can be uncomfortable.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: The astonishment of mornings on the river…
I spent my mornings last week at a little white house with a porch overlooking the Connecticut River, astonished by the early morning light, the devout silence except for the twittering of exhilarated birds, and the longer I sat there without opening my phone or laptop, I felt the prospects of the day getting better and better.
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The Lowe Down: Finding common ground …
When I see or hear people trying to bully others into silence on the political issues at hand, I think that people have forgotten what freedom means.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: A father speaks after the day has passed..
The third Sunday of June is Father’s Day and if you forgot, that’s okay, we fathers don’t expect to be celebrated, we only want to be forgiven.