opinion

Ronald Reagan said, "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." As I read some of the...

Our Willmar City Council is fixed, they should be applauded! The hand-wringers and complainers ought to review what our City Council and mayor have accomplished these last 12 months. An...

I also applaud Doug Reese's comments and the Tribune's editorial on the concerns of the city's leadership and some recent decisions that cause me to write publicly. Voting down the...

State Rep. Bruce Vogel has done an outstanding job of supporting initiatives to help make health care more affordable and accessible for rural Minnesotans and the elderly. Instead of supporting...

Kudos to council member Doug Reese for publicly voicing his frustrations over the Willmar City Council's actions. And kudos to the West Central Tribune for the editorial on Sept.

To those who oppose the marriage amendment: Has it ever occurred to you that many who support the amendment support it because to them "marriage" has always meant the union...

They say negative campaign ads work... but in rural Minnesota, nobody likes it! A recent letter to the editor about our local campaigns said "let the mudslinging begin." I worked...

Thank you, Councilman Reese. Well said. Ken Warner President Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

Since opening Three Sisters Furnishings a little over three years ago, our dad has stressed the importance of the many events that take place in the community, and how those...

The time has come for the Willmar City Council to start acting appropriately and demonstrate the necessary leadership for the betterment of this community and in accordance with its regional...

On Sunday, Sept. 2, my sister and I were at 19th Avenue and First Street. A young man on a three-wheeled bicycle attempted to cross the road. The "walk" light...

After having read a recent op-ed relating to the photo ID constitutional amendment, wherein the writer challenged it because of the number of moves and address changes he would have...

Politicians need to do some more homework before they endorse amending the Minnesota Constitution to include photo identification requirement to vote. They have not included what would qualify as photo...

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Political Action Committee has endorsed Sen. Joe Gimse for Minnesota State Senate in District 17. As the state's largest general farm organization, Farm Bureau has nearly...