editorials

Area artists and community theater leaders have been working with the city of Cottage Grove to establish a new commission to help grow the local arts scene. It’s an exciting project, but also one that should remain the work of volunteers with minimal city involvement.

If you're looking to be engaged in the political process through letters to the editor -- and we hope you are -- be sure to note the following rules, which take effect for all campaign-related letters received beginning this week.

The candidates and, more importantly, the voters and students of District 833 will benefit from a candid, clean and informative campaign.

In addition to deciding District 833 School Board elections, south Washington County voters will have big choices to make Nov. 5. Three of them, actually.

What drives MPCA violations? In an announcement last week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency levied penalties against the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Northstar Materials Inc., a Bemidji-based contractor, for construction stormwater violations in Koochiching County....

Plan has noble goals Next Monday, students return to Bemidji State University for fall classes. Over the past several years, students have shoulder the burden of higher tuition, a discouraging trend considering the costs of higher education continues to increase. In 2010, BSU graduates...

Daughter Laura, who was a fine figure skater until she hurt her knee, told me she is looking forward to watching the Winter Olympics. Of course, skating is her favorite sport. "I'll watch the ski jumping, but just before the skiers get to the end of the ramp, I close my eyes," she...

I'm looking forward to watching the Winter Olympics. The skill level is so high that no one I know can come close to doing any of the sports. During the summer games, so many events are against the clock. Sitting in our favorite television-watching chairs, we physically lean into...

Investing in passenger rail has taken on new life across the country as the Obama administration has set a goal of developing a better passenger rail network. This goal is being compared to that of President Dwight Eisenhower when he approved the construction of the U.S. interstate...

Note to Web readers: The Nov. 11 print edition of the Bulletin, which is on newstands and being delivered to subscribers now, got a new look. This article details changes in the Bulletin's design. In case you didn't notice ...