Editorials

You get sick, you take a day off. Of course you do. No boss, co-worker or customer wants you coming in and making everyone else ill. And really, if you feel that lousy, how valuable would your work be? How much would you really get done? And would your compromised health and less-than-sharp...

Tired of hearing about the plight of the deteriorating Northland Mall? So are we. That’s why last Thursday night’s Worthington Regional Economic Development Corp. (WREDC) annual meeting offered a refreshing perspective on our community. Rather than dwell on the mall’s negatives...

BLOOMINGTON — We agree with Gov. Mark Dayton: Let’s get real about transportation. Minnesotans demand safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Our existing dedicated revenues fall short of maintaining our system of roads, bridges and transit, let alone allowing for strategic...

While the weather has a been a bit warmer than normal over the past few days, winter will still be in full force this weekend in Worthington. The annual WinterFest celebration begins Friday, and an ever-growing slate of events are scheduled. We’re grateful to the many folks in...

As of today, the Daily Globe is nearly halfway through its publication of Forum News Service’s seven-part investigative news series, “Trafficked.” These exhaustingly researched and comprehensively written stories are undoubtedly grim, but merit the full attention of our readers. Unfortunately,...

A group of more than 130 high school students visiting Florida seems like it could be a recipe for all kinds of trouble. Instead, the Worthington High School band students did plenty to make their community proud. It’s a testament to many people — from director Jon Loy, to the...

Few, if any Iowans would argue the signature achievement of Tom Harkin’s 40 years in Congress (10 years in the House, 30 years in the Senate) is the Americans With Disabilities Act he authored and shepherded to passage and signature by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. The ADA...

Last month, Worthington voters elected a new mayor and two new Worthington City Council members. As a result, Worthington Mayor Alan Oberloh’s run as mayor has now come to an end after 12 years, and councilman Ron Wood’s service done after eight years. To say the mayoral race...

Like the drone of Christmas music in the mall, the advice is easy to tune out and dismiss. Yeah, yeah, got it, got it. But there are 98.6 million reasons to pay attention. That’s the number of travelers expected to be journeying at least 50 miles from their homes during this Christmas...

The next step in the the Angela Brown case occurred Wednesday at a hearing in Madison where she faces charges related to treating her son with medical oil cannabis for a brain injury. Lac qui Parle County has charged Brown, 38, with two gross misdemeanors — endangering a child...

If 2015 happens to be the final year of Prairie View Golf Links, there are some important decisions that need to be made with the site. It seems increasingly possible that the final round of golf at Prairie View, Worthington’s 18-hole municipal course and a consistent financial...

Was former Worthington City Administrator Craig Clark such an effective leader that it takes seven people to replace him? It’s safe to say the skills of Clark — who departed last month for a similar job in Austin — had little to do with the city council’s decision last week...

Iowa City Press-Citizen Back in April, the Iowa Supreme Court added itself to the long list of people and government entities who aren’t exactly sure who is and isn’t — should be and shouldn’t be — allowed to vote in Iowa. That list also includes the Iowa Secretary of...

The Minnesota Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener banquet Thursday night in Bemidji kicked off the official deer season activities. On Saturday morning, more than 500,000 hunters went afield in the west central Minnesota woods and cornfields, and in the forests across Minnesota. All...

By the Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger In a speech about a month ago, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson warned of the growing threat of “lone wolf” terrorists. He explained some people may not belong to organizations such as the Islamic State or al-Qaida, but may be...