Opinion
Tomorrow, Friday, July 4, we’ll celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday. It’s quite a feat, celebrating so many birthdays until you think about how young a country we are compared to some of the other great democracies around the world.
It’s hard to fathom the notion a group of patriots literally put...
It’s been said one of the few constants in life is change. We see it in our personal lives, we’re seeing it in our own towns and we see it in our country and the world.
For New Prague, two changes we’re seeing are on the front page. One is how the post office will eventually be closing its current...
On a quiet Saturday morning, the peace in an upscale suburban neighborhood was shattered when Minnesota’s speaker emerita of the House of Representatives and her husband were murdered. In another neighborhood not that far away, a member of the Minnesota Senate and his wife, were shot and wounded,...
Having not held the required public hearing to sell bonds to fund the proposed new police station attached to the fire station and, in the eyes of some, ignoring the comments of the people who opposed the issuance of bonds once a public hearing was held, the New Prague City Council has arguably...
The Montgomery Messenger recently carried a headline about the accomplishments of “Lady Titans.” When girls are referred to as “Lady Titans,” it means that Titans, which should be used for all students, instead refers only to boys.
Try to imagine it the other way around. Let's refer to girls' teams...
We learned Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend New Prague Mayor Duane Jirik was walking away from his post. Jirik’s decision to step away is a loss for the city and the larger community.
Why? Jirik cared not only about the city as a governing institution but also a community as a whole....
If you are willing to make the drive from New Prague to anyplace you can make a legal wager, there’s seemingly a sure bet to consider: The New Prague School Board will ask voters next month to vote for an increase in the district’s operating levy and/or money to pay for needed facilities...
In this fast-paced world, it’s easy to forget the details of things that happened long ago. For some of us, it’s easy to forget the fine details of things that happened the other day.
For many years, the men who’ll get together and visit New Prague area cemeteries later this week, they want to make...
New Prague’s City Council apparently violated state law at its Monday, May 5, meeting by selling $10.2 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction of a new police station.
Illegally selling bonds to fund a police station? That sounds a little ironic, don’t ya’ think?
Before jumping...
Me circa 1997 in my New Prague High School Emotions Show Choir outfit.
It’s been more than 25 years since my brother got married, but I was reminded of a ‘shenanigan’ I pulled at that wedding while attending my niece’s/goddaughter’s wedding this past weekend.
I always used to look up to my brother when I was younger. He was cool, you know? Boys of any age play a lot...
