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by Coach Greg Johnson The Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale Raider boys track and field team traveled to Bemidji State University on Tuesday, March 24, to compete in the Craig Hougen Relays. Competing in a 14-team field, the Raiders finished sixth overall with 38 points. Bemidji took top honors at the meet with 132 points. The Raiders competed with a roster of 17 athletes, including 11 who were participating in their first varsity meet. Leading the way individually for the Raiders, D

Several athletes turned in strong performances and personal-best marks at the St. John’s Indoor meet on March 27. Boys Jonah Berg led the way with multiple top finishes. Berg placed second in the 55-meter dash with a personal-best time of 6.94 seconds. He also took fifth in the 200 meters in 26.14 seconds. In the field events, Berg finished third in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 5 feet, 6 inches and third in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 18 fee

By the time you finish reading this, AI will already be different. Everything seems to be happening at the speed of NOW. Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are moving faster than a person can blink. What was true yesterday may have changed in major ways overnight. I subscribe to several newsletters that are supposed to help people keep up with AI—tips, strategies, updates. They can’t keep up. And tracking this is literally their job. I recently came across an

A recent jury verdict against Meta (Facebook) and YouTube is quite ironic. These platforms, which are central to a lot of our daily communication, are now facing criticism for creating features that make it hard for people to stop using their apps. The case focused on the idea that social media companies designed their apps to keep users’ attention for as long as possible. Features like infinite scrolling, autoplay videos, constant notifications, and personalized recommendat

To the Editor: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month This month and throughout the year, Todd County Health and Human Services encourage all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Todd County a healthy place for children and families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help prevent child abuse and neglect by making meaningful connections with children, youth and families in

To the Editor: I’m going to speak about our growing population. Is it just me or is our world’s population growing? I’ll tell you, it isn’t just me, our population is growing by leaps and bounds, in places and in ways our ancestors probably would have never believed. And it’s a real problem; it is already affecting our world in many negative ways. If you have any mental capacity then by now you have probably guessed that I am speaking about individuals growing larger and

To the Editor: “Resurrection Power” (Why Jesus Died) I saw a cartoon the other day, a good one. It was a picture of some monkeys in a cage looking out through the bars at some people who had come to look at them. The human beings were on one end of the cage, and the monkeys were on the other end. One of the older monkeys turned to another monkey and said, “I wonder if we really are descended from them?” And there were looks of distress on the faces of all the monkeys!

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago April 4, 2001 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and community leaders from the area honored Heather Klever of Clarissa at a special celebration in Staples on Monday, March 12. Heather was recognized by the Champions of Health Prize Patrol for her involvement with Teenagers Against Tobacco and the Tobacco Cessation Team in Todd County. ********** Larry Schul of the Clarissa Lions received an award for International Leadership in

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago April 5, 2001 Are you ever amazed at the set and the sound effects and the lighting effects when you attend a play? Then you should attend the play put on by the Drama Department of the Browerville High School entitled “A Fine Monster You Are!” Heading the production of the play is a student director who must be an intelligent GOPHER! Student director for this play is Chelsey Konetzko who fits the bill to a “T” and her assistant is B

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago April 4, 2001 A large crowd turned out for the customer appreciation dinner which was provided by Hess Equipment in Eagle Bend to celebrate 25 years in business. ********** According to Liz Westergren, the Eagle Bend Area Development Corporation’s March 28 meeting was used to make sure everyone is “on track with their assignment for the Nelson Park Block Party.” The fundraiser, with the proceeds earmarked for the developed of the rec