opinion

By Tara Thompson, District 518

Q: Why did you join the effort to change the way hearing aids are regulated and sold in the United States? A: One in seven Americans has untreated hearing loss. And yet millions of people don’t access hearing assistive devices despite experiencing hardship and frustration in daily...

By Casey Borgen, Community Wellness Partners, Diabetes Prevention & Health Systems Project Lead, Nobles County Community Services What do farmer’s markets full of local produce have to do with better health? They give us all the opportunity to make healthy food choices. Making...

By Beth Van Hove, Nobles County Auditor/Treasurer In The Globe’s Aug. 26 article “Board sets February referendum date,” it is referenced that the Auditor-Treasurer (A-T) office had expressed concern that there may be insufficient time between now and November to prepare everything...

WORTHINGTON -- The school year is here and many activities are in full swing such as volleyball, cross-country, tennis, football and soccer. A number of other things have happened over the past two weeks with athletic meetings, open houses, transition days and of course elementary...

By Harold Wolfe, Minnesota Corn Growers Association The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is requesting input from the farming community on a rule that limits fertilizer application in some areas of the state in an effort to minimize nitrate pollution in the state’s groundwater....