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Posted on Mon, July 19, 2010 by Newsleaders

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1. T. Deedle wrote:: Farm investigation still remains ‘mystery’ What a wonderful thing Kay's Kitchen did in providing food for the reporters and law enforcement personnel.

T. Deedle
Sunday, Jul 11, 2010 (04:07:38 am EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:35 PM
2. T. Deedle wrote:: It's a very good thing you listened to your mother! Mother's always know best!! So...if your only SLIGHTLY older than the day Jacob was taken, that would make you.....

T. Deedle
Sunday, Jul 11, 2010 (04:07:50 am EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:36 PM
3. Leo Klisch wrote:: Right on! Could not agree more. I live one mile from Hyw. 23 and the motorcycles are much louder than anything else on the road - except maybe a pickup with straight pipes. It's illegal, disrespectful and denies US citizens the constitutional right of pursuit of happiness. Let's start a petition to do something about it.

Leo Klisch
Monday, Mar 22, 2010 (12:03:29 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:36 PM
4. Carol Weiler wrote:: Thanks to Jane Bennett for helping us remember what we lost when the clear cut happened. I am passing this wisdom on to my children and grandchildren. We never pass this site that they don't comment. Even 5-year-olds understand environmental values.

Carol Weiler
Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 (02:03:07 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:37 PM
5. Sharon Pfau wrote:: Thanks for the Blotter.

Sharon Pfau
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 (01:03:17 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:37 PM
6. Sheri Pfau wrote:: We need more people like her, I was near a tornado area as a child and my grandmom sure would have liked to know what was coming that day.

Sheri Pfau
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 (12:03:07 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:38 PM
7. Tom Gerds wrote:: Thank you for the article on Advanced Care Pet Hospital. A minor correction to note, the correct address is 911 Scout Drive, not Troop Drive as reported. Thank You, Tom and Pamela Gerds.

Tom Gerds
Tuesday, Dec 01, 2009 (05:12:52 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:38 PM
8. Ron's Daughter wrote:: Don't let him fool you. Ron and Linda Scarbro's jury has never been out long. When I grow up (I'm only 43) I aspire to be just like them. Blessings and Love, Heather Olson

Ron's Daughter
Friday, Jun 19, 2009 (02:06:09 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:39 PM
9. David Nicoll wrote:: I'm so sick of reading "Our View" and sharing none of the opinion there. It is not "our View". I don't think it's even most people's view. It's someones opinion. Put your name on it! Editor's Note: The "Our View" column on the opinion page is titled that because it is the opinion of our (the Newsleaders) writer.

David Nicoll
Monday, Mar 16, 2009 (02:03:41 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:40 PM
10. Robert Schwalboski wrote:: Charley Reese's opinion, dtd, Friday, March 6th was right on! However it's easier said then done to get these 545 voted out of office. Incumbents are almost impossible to uproot. If a newcomer can't get the parties endorsement he or she doesn't stand a chance and most of the time the party will go with the incumbent. What's the answer? TERM LIMITS! Two terms and your out. This will bring new blood in and also new and fresh ideas.

Robert Schwalboski
Saturday, Mar 07, 2009 (10:03:51 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:40 PM
11. Rick Schultz wrote:: Oct 31, Page 7, Al Rassier major concern is what might be perceived as sponsorship by CSB and SJU. The brochure also contains the Monestary symbol. In all Truth and Honesty, Al did not do his homework, as I have received no sponsosrship from anyone. CSB/SJU are not involved in my campaign, nor are they repsonsible for any funding. Not nice to go negative without all the facts!

Rick Schultz
Sunday, Nov 02, 2008 (11:11:08 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:42 PM
12. Rick Schultz wrote:: Oct 31, Page 7, Al Rassier major concern is what might be perceived as sponsorship by CSB and SJU. The brochure also contains the Monestary symbol. In all Truth and Honesty, Al did not do his homework, as I have received no sponsosrship from anyone. CSB/SJU are not involved in my campaign, nor are they repsonsible for any funding. Not nice to go negative without all the facts!

Rick Schultz
Sunday, Nov 02, 2008 (11:11:58 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:42 PM
13. Jason B. wrote:: I have some concerns about the Sartell School District election for School Board members. I know Greg Asfeld and would not feel comfortable with him having a seat on the board. Is there any type of background searches done on the candidates? The man almost got into a fist fight with the coach at a Little League game this past summer because he felt his son was not getting rotated to different positions. He was "SCREAMING" (literally) at a Youth Minister at Celebration Church and has been banned from any church pagents because of his anger issues. He is a (non-working) stay-at-home dad due to his temper. Do we really want someone like that on the school board?

Jason B.
Friday, Oct 31, 2008 (02:10:20 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:43 PM
14. Dan Griffith wrote:: Your article suggests that selecting our judges should be transparent. Well, I have traveled throughout the state talking about judicial accountability and most people are frustrated that they do not even know who the judges are. That is largely because the judicial branch controls the rules for judicial elections and one of their rules (Canon 5) largely kept the voters ignorant of their judges. That rule was finally struck down as UNCONSTITUTIONAL by the US Supreme Court in 2002, which is why voters are finally hearing something about judges. In response, some members of the judiciary and other politicians are trying to take away our right to vote on judges altogether. That is not what a democracy is supposed to be. The issue before us is who should be selecting our leaders in a democracy; the voters or one person? Currently there is a very organized effort to take away our right to vote on judges and give that power to just one person--the governor. Judges are public servants and in a democracy we are supposed to elect our public servants. We want to keep politics and special interest money out of judicial selection and giving the power to appoint all our judges to one partisan politician who accepts special interest money--the governor--is not going to do it. Our first Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Court said, “If the people are incapable of selecting their judges, then they are also incapable of selecting the man who is to appoint the judges.” Judges do not need to be independent from the people. They need to be independent from partisan politics and accountable to the people. The real alarming thing about the Quie commission’s proposal is how they plan to get rid of judges they do not like. They suggest the governor (a partisan politician) appoint a committee that will decide who is a good judge and who is not and then put the “bad” judge up for a “retention” vote. The hapless judge will be on the ballot with the word “unsuitable” by his/her name. NOTE: We the people do not get to vote FOR anyone. We can only vote AGAINST a judge this committee considers unsuitable, which would create an open seat for the same governor to choose the replacement judge. Please consider this article from the StarTribune announcing our governor’s appointment of his campaign attorney on the issue of merit selection: Ventura was Minnesota’s only recent governor not to appoint close associates to the state judiciary. Arne Carlson gave judgeships to his CHIEF OF STAFF, a CAMPAIGN ATTORNEY, his SISTER-IN-LAW and HIS ATTORNEY IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. Rudy Perpich, Carlson predecessor, named one of his former commissioners to the Supreme Court and his CAMPAIGN MANAGER to the district bench. Is this a good idea? This is not what Abraham Lincoln meant when he spoke the words, “. . .that government of the people, for the people, and by the people, should not perish from the earth.” Join me at www.griffithforjudge.com to save our right to vote.

Dan Griffith
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008 (12:10:31 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:43 PM
15. Christian Citizen wrote:: Comment on the poor taste of front page article. "Resident warns people about religious fraud" This is an article written in very poor taste. It should of had a warning label as R or X.

Christian Citizen
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 (10:10:52 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:44 PM
16. DF wrote:: I truly hope that you provide the same dramatic view of the Republican National Convention as you did the Democratic National Convention. Obama is not MLK and never will be. Having a political view in the local paper is one thing but this was over the top.

DF
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 (05:09:37 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:45 PM
17. mda wrote:: Please bring back the blotter. That was the single greatest thing about the Sartell Newsleader and now I am no longer inclined to read it.

mda
Friday, Aug 29, 2008 (02:08:18 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:45 PM
18. Mike DeZurik wrote:: So if something were to happen to Barack Obama, Joe Biden would become president. If something were to happen to 72 year old John McCain, Sarah Palin would become president. Which would you feel better about?

Mike DeZurik
Friday, Aug 29, 2008 (02:08:11 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:46 PM
19. Nelda Dehn wrote:: Why has the Newsleader been silent on the "pull the rug out from under" the home owners along 4th Ave SE, Elena Ln, and Ellie Ct. The planning commission recd so much flak during the open meeting on 8/4 (nothing was written in the "Leader"), that the 2nd meeting is a "closed meeting". I'm sure nothing will be written about that meeting either. St Joe residents NEED TO KNOW that their R1 zoning can be changed at the whim of the city (and the developer that wants the change).

Nelda Dehn
Monday, Aug 25, 2008 (07:08:29 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:46 PM
20. Terry Waite CBE wrote:: I often see items regarding Waite Park as they come up on Google. I frequently wonder if the Waite family could in any way be related to my own family here in England. I am Terry Waite who spent five year(almost) as a hostage in the Middle East and am a frequent visitor to the USA. Perhaps a reader might be able to give me a bit of history re Waite Park and the USA Waite family. I understand there is a Waitesville somewhere in the USA.

Terry Waite CBE
Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 (10:08:04 am EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:47 PM
21. Brian Sterriker wrote:: Correction, Angie is a bartender at the St. Cloud Buffalo Wild Wings

Brian Sterriker
Friday, Aug 15, 2008 (02:08:04 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:47 PM
22. Nina wrote:: Save money on food, log onto www.ninasworldcuisine.com to get details.

Nina
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 (01:08:13 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:48 PM
23. Clare wrote:: Just a correction. Don Holden is the founder of Project ASTRIDE (1986). Don decided to "do something about it". Clare joined PA later in 1986.

Clare
Saturday, Aug 02, 2008 (05:08:49 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:48 PM
24. jake wrote:: i have only 1 question: will ron scarbro pick a side on the national wild life reserves issue? one week he's telling us that it's our duty as americans to protect them (yellowstone july 18) the next he's telling us to destroy them (anwr drilling july 25)? please sir,if we are to be blessed with your opinions, pick a side of the argument and stick to it. otherwise i don't know whether to agree with you or not...or perhaps we should drill in yellowstone,just in case there should be oil there to?

jake
Friday, Jul 25, 2008 (04:07:42 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:49 PM
25. Chris Sieben wrote:: Thanks to Alicia Chapman. The article featuring Tim Mackey was excellent. As a long time friend of Tim, I know how much effort he puts into his passion: frisbee sports. Thanks Tim, for your community service. As a frequent visitor to River’s Edge Park, I can say that the city of Waite Park does an excellent job keeping the course in shape. I encourage the readers of Newsleader to go out and give disc golf a try.

Chris Sieben
Friday, Jul 18, 2008 (12:07:13 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:49 PM
26. Jane wrote:: What is going on in this world?? Gas prices high, groceries high, pretty soon everyone will be homeless because of the government. Government get your crap together.

Jane
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2008 (09:07:07 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:50 PM
27. Troy Gunderson wrote:: For all the people who complain about the word "elderly" being in a blotter. Please know that is language the different police departments use not that of the Newsleaders office. There is no need to chastise the police departments for whatever vocabulary they use in describing different blotter events. I know that they personally stress about what to say, what not to say, how to say anything about each particular incident because there is no way to please everybody. It's been my opinion that no matter how much any of us stresses about anything you will always have bpeople who will complain and not have any suggestions on how to change it. I believe people just like to hear themselves whine instead of trying to be positive people and positive members of society.

Troy Gunderson
Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 (05:06:19 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:50 PM
28. Tim Hennagir wrote:: Buyer beware! Local homebuilder talks the talk, doesn't walk the walk How about including the othe side of the story? NO comments from the builder? NO disclaimer paragraph "The Newsleader attempted to contact DevCon...." Where is your objectivity? Did the newspaper have its lawyer read this story before it was published? Terrible, Terrible journalism.

Tim Hennagir
Friday, May 02, 2008 (04:05:20 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:52 PM
29. Joe wrote:: Opinion:Take back the country by Commrade Dalman. I don't recall the socialists ever owning this country, so how do you take it back? I don't think I have ever read a more anti-American bunch of B.S. What is your solution to all the things you think are wrong with our country? Communism? You must assume that there is just a finite amount of money to be made and a few people have it all. Anyone in this great country can become wealthy if he/she works hard enough for it! As for the people who are being forclosed on thier homes, I'd be willing to bet they signed onto thier mortgages at a time when they could not actually afford it. Thats not anyones fault but thier own. The government is helping lenders so that people who would lose thier homes can work out a deal with the lenders to stay in thier homes, not bailing out irresponsible banks like you think. You should try running a business some time if you really want something to complain about. Try paying the taxes that we have to pay to recieve scorn by the likes of you.

Joe
Friday, May 02, 2008 (12:05:26 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:53 PM
30. Max wrote:: I agree with Laurie, on being elderly at 61. I'm 56 and after reading the blotter it made me kind of depressed to think at 61 you are considered elderly!!

Max
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 (02:04:57 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:53 PM
31. laurie with wrote:: i just read a note the the st. joseph botter this week of april 18, and found it rather insensitive in referring to a 61 year old woman who had a fall as "elderly." i'm not sure who's writing your stuff, but 61 hardly qualifies as elderly. i suspect the person who fell would probably agree. at 61 i still ride my horse, fix fences in the pasture, do all my own chores, carry/stack firewood.....i'm sure you get the idea. if necessary, her age could have been included, but the term elderly is neither correct nor required.

laurie with
Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 (11:04:35 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:54 PM
32. Sharon Pfau wrote:: I was one of the artists showing my works at last years showing. What a wonderful show!!! This year I will be back with We-R-Artists, a networking group of artists with disabilities from Central MN. We are showing our special talents in visual art, poetry, fabric art, pygraphic art and more. Come to this wonderful show.

Sharon Pfau
Monday, Feb 11, 2008 (12:02:17 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:54 PM
33. Tricia wrote:: I am Tricia the Mother of 2 of the boys (Hayden and Logan) that earned their Black Belts. I am SO PROUD of all 7 kids who accomplished this very hard task. It takes allot of will power, practice, concentration, and most of all patience. They all worked very hard to achieve this very special award and belt rank. I mostly want to thank the Sensei’s for never giving up on our students and for coaching each and every one of them. Without the instructors giving them the confidence they need to keep going and offering this wonderful program they wouldn't be where they are today. Congratulations to all of you wonderful kids! Tricia Voigt

Tricia
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008 (04:01:11 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:54 PM
34. Jason wrote:: The St. Cloud Times could learn a thing or two from this site!

Jason
Thursday, Aug 16, 2007 (08:08:12 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:55 PM
35. Mike Wolfender wrote:: Re: National Apostrophe-- Day I applaud someone defending the National language. It's not enough that vocabulary erodes at a blinding pace, but even punctuation is becoming a lost art. I did notice a couple of things you might brush up. First, stop confusing misspelling with "typos." As a newspaperman, you should know that "typos" originated, and died, when newspapers were set in cold type by linotype operators. Sometimes the type would break and occasionally the wrong letter would be sorted with the right ones causing a word to be misspelled in the paper when everyone had done what they were supposed to. In short, a typographical error is a mechanical error not a human error. Now that we all use computers, typos no longer exist, but mispellings persist and spell-check has caused them to proliferate. More misspellings get printed now because spell-check sees a correctly spelled word where we all know a different word should be (Talk about changing the meaning of a sentence!). Enough of that pet peeve. I also noticed you don't drive much or you would know that the dashes down the middle of the road are white to show you where the lane boundaries are. The long yellow lines are there sometimes, and sometimes not, depending on whether it's safe to pass. You have to see the dashed white line to know whether the yellow line is meant for you or the folks in the oncoming lane. So, in the end, the white dashes are vitally important to making the correct interpretation, a lot like punctuation.

Mike Wolfender
Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 (03:03:16 pm EDT)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:55 PM
36. Rich Burggraff LIL Texas Ranch wrote:: Hope the horses enjoyed the hay. NICE Having lunch.

Rich Burggraff LIL Texas Ranch
Thursday, Feb 22, 2007 (10:02:34 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:56 PM
37. Brent Butterfield wrote:: It's nice, if not naive, that you think Gov. Richardson is a "level-headed realist", but the reality is he is the governor of a state that ranks at the bottom for eductation and the in the top for crime rate. I lived in New Mexico and saw nothing that would redeem him as a leader for our country. Teen pregnancies are at a nation leading high rate and high school graduation is low. Richardson is now trying to outlaw the so called sport of "cock fighting", but until he decided to run for president he never gave it a second thought. This guy is not someone that should lead a state let alone lead our country. Do some homework on this guy and then make a decision, he is not what he seems.

Brent Butterfield
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 (09:02:56 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:56 PM
38. Jason from SR wrote:: This is a great article! Sartell and each of the surrounding areas should embrace this change for it will improve the quality of life for so many people.

Jason from SR
Saturday, Feb 03, 2007 (08:02:27 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:57 PM
39. Jason from SR wrote:: Great letter! Many people are pulling for the smoking ban at the state level; it just makes sense.

Jason from SR
Saturday, Feb 03, 2007 (08:02:27 am EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:57 PM
40. Donna M. Witzany wrote:: I grew up on a farm near Montevideo and have pictures of big snows. Now, I'm retired and live in a townhome and don't have to concern myself w/snow removal. I would love to see a couple of feet of snowfall.

Donna M. Witzany
Friday, Feb 02, 2007 (06:02:47 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:57 PM
41. Jimmy T wrote:: Editorial: Rep. Bachmann is off to a mean-spirited start I think people in the western part of the 6th district only saw Bachmann as a Republican and are beginning to realize that she is an extremist.

Jimmy T
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 (04:01:16 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:58 PM
42. The Fury wrote:: We've lost track of all of the important things in life. Health, family, spirituality. Instead of decomposing in front of the T.V. or the computer. Get out with your family and get fit. So many people take health and fitness for granted. Without our health, we won't be spending time doing much of anything with anyone.

The Fury
Thursday, Dec 21, 2006 (04:12:07 pm EST)
Mon, July 19, 2010 @ 2:58 PM
43. TONI BELTZ wrote:: Your article on the Geo Bee shows the picture of Chase Reisinger taking 2nd place - Monday's paper listsJacob Ringstad as the 2nd place winner. If you are incorrect you need to apologize to the family and re-post!!!
Mon, January 24, 2011 @ 10:04 AM
44. teotia wrote:: Selling cars in today's market can be simple with a little thing they call the internet. The online purchase of vehicles has grown exponentially from 10 years ago. Automobile retail sales have helped dealerships that have included online marketing with offline sales. The most successful sellers selling cars online can close deals without even speaking to buying customers. sell cars
Tue, March 15, 2011 @ 5:35 PM
45. Mandy wrote:: I am not able to vote on the light up displays. I keep getting an error code about something unique???

Can you check into this please?
Tue, December 20, 2011 @ 12:39 AM

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