Opinion

  • Class reunions mark a time for fun, reflection and thanking those who organize such events
    By Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager
    July 06, 2015
      While we are in the midst of a summer full of busy weekends, July seems to be the busiest month of all. The weekends are booked with our grandson’s baseball tournaments, a wedding and a couple of class reunions for good measure. I actually have two 40th class reunions myself this month alone. Mary had her 40th reunion last month. Mary’s class of 1975 was the largest graduating class in…
  • Our health depends on changing from our current habits
    July 06, 2015
              By Mavis Fodness A grassroots movement is taking place to develop activities that get us up off the couch in Rock County. We hope more of this catches on. Kayaking down the Rock River, boating and swimming at a former gravel pit were some of the activities demonstrated last week. Not only did they seem fun, the activities burned a lot of calories. The Southwest Health and Human Services…
  • Who could have imagined a July 4 celebration (on the water) in Luverne?
    By Jason Berghorst, reporter
    July 06, 2015
      Growing up in Luverne in the 1980s and 1990s, I experienced a very quiet Fourth of July holiday in my hometown. Some years our family would travel to Leota to see fireworks or maybe to Hills to swim at the Rez. Any holiday activities were always in other towns. Luverne was closed for the Fourth. Independence Day is a summer, outdoor holiday. Luverne has no lake. There was no beach and no…
  • Focus of high school athletics and activities should go beyond wins and losses
    June 08, 2015
      A resolution adopted recently by the Luverne School Board is leading student involvement in athletics and activities in a more positive direction. Our young people will be better served by this change. Instead of thinking athletic and activity events as after-school events, the board views student participation in events as part of educating youth. At their May 28 board meeting, members watched…
  • Sen. Bill Weber adds insights from session's E-12 Education funding to tax reform
    June 01, 2015
      The Star Herald reached out to the local state senator to recap the recently completed 2015 legislative session, highlighting areas our Rock County readers might care most about. By Bill Weber With the regular session of the 2015 Minnesota legislative session behind us and the prospects for a special session in front of us due to the governor’s veto of bipartisan bills, these are just a few…
  • Farewell, high school seniors, but don’t rule out coming home for your grownup life
    May 18, 2015
    Congratulations to the Class of 2015. It’s a proud time for the news staff at the Star Herald, because we’ve watched (mostly through the lenses of our cameras) these students grow up over the past 18 years. Through various photo opportunities, we’ve come to know them as they’ve risen through the ranks of preschool, elementary and high school, and by now we feel like we know them. We’ve…
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