During our long, chilly winters – when it’s so cold outside that you wish you had stored your brass monkey someplace warm – a guy has no excuses and no choice but to tackle those indoor chores that he’d put off last summer. Numerous such chores present themselves. Chief among mine ...

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Film Society’s America at War film series takes a stand with a screening of 2004 film “The Alamo.” The screening is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 12 at the New Ulm Public Library. “The Alamo” was released in 2004 and tells the true story the Battle of the Alamo ...

Dear Annie: I have mobility issues and use a walker, so I’m mostly confined to my home. My son helps by taking me to the beauty salon and occasionally to the bank or pharmacy, but I spend most of my time at home. Today, two ladies showed up at my door unexpectedly. I hadn’t been up long ...

Call us wild and crazy, but my wife and I opted to ring in the new year by spending it with our toddler grandson and his parents, who live in Kansas City. We got a late start on the six-hour journey, so we decided to break it up by spending a night in a hotel at the halfway point. This option ...

Dear Annie: I am 36 years old, and I recently spoke to my dad. He raised me, and we have always been like best friends until I moved to Virginia, just because of the distance. I have an older sister who lives at home and doesn’t care to work, and my dad basically raises her son. I told my ...

Someone recently challenged me to come up with some New Year’s resolutions. I have a couple of problems with that particular idea. First of all, how can you resolve to become a better person when you’re already so good that there’s nearly no room for improvement? If you are, as Mary ...