Follow the Golden Rule
OUR VIEW Say hello when you see someone you don’t recognize on the street. Wouldn’t you want them to do the same to you? And,… Login to continue reading Login…
Our View
Timing is everything
We grieve with the Borderland community over the decision by the ISD 363 School Board last week to close the Indus School July 1. While we understand the facts and figures behind the recommendation for closure, we’d hoped the board would have taken the hearing judge’s idea that they could take action to close the school at a time of their discretion and voted for July 1, 2024.
Holiday of gratitude
OUR VIEW Borderland will, like many other American communities, celebrate the Memorial Day holiday with the traditional long weekend activities: Grilling, fishing, and we hope… Login to continue reading Login…
New starts
OUR VIEW Spring is a time of renewal: You can feel it in the smell of new buds in the morning, see it now that… Login to continue reading Login…
Commitment to community
OUR VIEW This edition again reminds us of the commitment to community so many here have and share. In this edition, the leadership of several… Login to continue reading Login…
Constructive criticism
OUR VIEW Criticism is only constructive when it can help identify solutions to problems raised. But simply vomiting anger and frustration does no one any… Login to continue reading Login…
Good things
OUR VIEW This community has many good things going on these days. Just in what we know about – and we know there are things… Login to continue reading Login…
Good choices
We can’t stress enough that the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has made good decisions in selecting Lee Grim as Citizen of the Year, Koochiching County Historical Society as Small Business of the Year and Hardee’s as Large Business of the Year.
Hope for best, plan for worst
With a high risk for spring flooding again this year, we urge property owners to do what they can now to prepare. The National Weather Service is reminding people to shovel around their home, move valuables to higher locations and clear snow from storm drains.
More talk
So much can be accomplished when we understand and empathize with one another; it helps people – including the those we elect to represent us – accomplish their goals. Without that empathy, and perhaps a face-toface discussion, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation can help form decisions, whether that be about people, issues or decisions.