The question that the deejay asked my in-laws at my son's wedding: “How do you stay married for 65 years?” Columnist Ann Bailey comes up with an answer.
Columnist Jessie Veeder pays homage to her grandmother who recently passed. She writes, "To be loved by a person like my grandma Ginny is to feel like she created her sunshine just to have you stand in it and warm up."
If passed by the Senate and signed into law by the governor, a new state program would offer 12 weeks of family leave and 12 weeks of medical leave. A new payroll tax would help fund the system.
The governor on Wednesday detailed his plan for bigger reimbursements for child care providers and tax credits for parents that could lower costs and improve access.
The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the newspaper by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Echo Press. To submit a letter, send it to aedenloff@echopress.com or Echo Press, P.O. Box 549, Alexandria, MN 56308.
“If child care is accessible, it is often not high quality. If child care is high quality, it is often not affordable or accessible. If child care is high quality and affordable, it is often not profitable.”
