If I were a space alien visiting Earth for the first time and I attended the town hall meeting in Marshall on June 1 with Senator Dahms and Representative Swedzinski, I would conclude that the most important thing to Earthlings was money. Money is the god people worship here. People don’t ...
Three things in my backyard that I value every spring are my rain gauge, my iris flowers and my asparagus. They’re all classic parts of spring in much of the Upper Midwest. I look forward to all three during our long Minnesota winters. I like rain gauges because they’re simple and ...
Dear Annie: When I was 12 or 13 years old, I had a pen pal in a different state. I’ll call him “Casey.” This was long before anyone had ever heard of the term “catfished.” We wrote several long letters every week and sent many photographs and small gifts. At times, we would speak on ...
to what to do with the extra greeting cards you receive, please send them to Operation Gratitude, 9409 Owensmouth Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311. Operation Gratitude is an organization that sends packages to our deployed troops, veterans, first responders and more. The cards are included in the ...
Three things in my backyard that I value every spring are my rain gauge, my iris flowers and my asparagus. They’re all classic parts of spring in much of the Upper Midwest. I look forward to all three during our long Minnesota winters. I like rain gauges because they’re simple and ...
To the editor: The 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislature has done many wonderful things, but one decision it has made is more far-reaching than it contemplated. It has used its vast powers to keep ISD 84 students from cheering for the Sleepy Eye Indians. Under the new broadly-worded ...