The results of a recent genetic test shook me to the core. It seems that I’m not who I thought I was. Some years ago, I sent a spit sample to 23andMe. The test revealed, unsurprisingly, that I’m 100% Norwegian. All my ancestors came from Norway; the test simply confirmed that I’m the ...
THUMBS DOWN Car crash takes out print edition On Wednesday, a vehicle crashed into multiple vehicles outside the House of Print in Madelia before smashing into a nearby utility pole, causing a power outage. As a result, the House of Print was not able to operate its printing press for ...
Nothing compares to the Olympics when it comes to promoting the best in sports competition and peaceful international relations. The Winter Olympics kicked off this week in the mountains of northern Italy. We’ll have two weeks of televised skiing, ice skating, sledding, hockey, curling and ...
We spent time in southern California. I could write about walking along beaches, warm sunsets, and missing bitter cold back here. Perhaps I will. But today, I must join my voice to the resistance. What is happening to fellow human beings, sometimes for no offense other than having dark skin ...
NEW ULM – The New Ulm Film Society’s film series on the movies of Steven Spielberg takes on a fun cat and mouse story with a screening of “Catch Me If You Can.” The screening is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the New Ulm Public Library. “Catch Me If You Can” was released in 2002 ...
To the editor: Is this who we want as the leader of our country? Based on newspaper reports and national television news reports: • Instigates an insurrection of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, because he didn’t like the election results. • Without evidence or facts, gutted numerous ...