Babysitting a 4-year-old boy is not for the faint of heart nor for anyone who hasn’t spent at least six months training for a triathlon. Toddlers are perpetual motion machines. In addition to constantly being on the move — a toddler never walks when he or she can either skip or run — ...

This might be the best time of the year. Believe me when I say I’d like to write about spring or planting or baseball. Then I saw a picture. There was Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, standing in front of a prison in El Salvador. Behind her, behind bars, were a few dozen men, ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Film Society will hold strong with a screening of “The Thin Red Line.” The screening starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at the New Ulm Library and is the final film in the America at War series. “The Thin Red Line” is a 1998 film based on a 1962 film by James ...

Patients that psychologists frequently encounter are people who are cutting themselves. Cutting is a form of self-mutilation. Cutting is not the only form of self-mutilation that people do to themselves. They may also burn themselves, pick pieces of skin out of their body, pull their hair ...

My personal journey into volunteering began in 2013 when I flew home to Texas to be by my grandpa’s side before he died.  Grandpa was an Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and was forever changed by service. His kidneys and liver were shutting down because of the effects of toxic ...

New Ulm: It’s time to see people biking and walking, act safe, and be smart. The Heart of New Ulm (HONU) and the Safe Routes to School Action Team have launched a public safety campaign called “See.Safe.Smart.” The campaign will share different safety messages reminding everyone in New ...