Star Herald Editorial
Foster Care Month in May offers an opportunity to recognize foster parents for providing care and stability to children in crisis across Minnesota.
Children often experience mental health challenges from trauma and family disruption. In fact, mental and behavioral health is the most significant...
Minnesota’s 1,777 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 14.
Known as Township Day, these annual meetings take place every year on the second Tuesday in March and set townships apart from other forms of local government.
At these meetings, residents of the townships will voice...
Thumbs up — to snowplow drivers and snow removal crews fighting a non-stop battle this winter.
Thumbs up — to law enforcement, first responders, utility workers and others who work in winter conditions to keep people safe.
Thumbs down — to those who drive on closed roads in the winter. They put...
Memorial Day will be celebrated Monday, May 30, 2022. It is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday in May and commemorates the men and women who died while in military service.
Memorial Day began after the Civil War with both formal and informal ceremonies at graves and ceremonies for the...
You don’t need special training to have an open, authentic conversation about mental health.
For most of us, talking about other aspects of our health — like a recent surgery or treatment — comes easy. Brain health should be the same.
Often, just talking about it can be the first important step in...
Thumbs up — to the fantastic lineup at the Rock County Fair coming up at the end of July. There is something for everyone, and it’s clear our local fair board put thought and creativity into the lineup of offerings.
Thumbs down — to Mother Nature for scorching heat and stingy rainfall this month....
It’s always trendy to criticize government — its taxes, spending and general overreach and control over the lives of hard-working American citizens.
And, sometimes criticisms are warranted.
But sometimes government does accomplish good things, and this week the Star Herald shines light on a few...
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 14, signaling more late-afternoon sunshine and the upcoming warmer season.
It also kicks off National Sunshine Week, March 14-20, which celebrates and brings awareness to free and open access to public information and an accountable government.
The theme...
Thumbs up to local electric utility workers for their round-the-clock work at Luverne’s power plant to man the back-up generator that was called into service.
Thumbs up also to Luverne city leaders who had the foresight to maintain an independent power source for the community.
Thumbs down to...
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t easy.
It isn’t easy for people who get sick.
It isn’t easy for their families and loved ones who can’t gather at their bedsides.
It isn’t easy to properly grieve losses, COVID or not.
It isn’t easy for communities to support residents and businesses.
It isn’t easy for...