We all have pressure in our lives. Too much pressure can be disastrous, but the same can be said about too little. I have a family member who has been experiencing pressure problems for the past several years. OK, so she technically isn’t an actual family member or even a human being. But ...

By Clay Schuldt NEW ULM – The New Ulm Film Society will drive a stake into its mockumentary series with a screening of “What We Do in the Shadows.” The screening begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the New Ulm Public Library. The film was released in 2014 and was created by a New ...

Fall is a great time of year, a time when nature is at its zenith, a time to enjoy things we know well and a few things we don’t completely know about. The harvest is very familiar to anyone who has ever farmed. We have the crop varieties that are equipped with everything from drought ...

For far too many Americans, high drug prices can force difficult choices like whether to ration meds or pay for groceries. This has been true even for seniors covered by Medicare. Medicare is the biggest payer of prescription drugs in the country. If our free market system was working the ...

I could tell at the beginning of my tonsil cancer treatment that this was not going to be a fun experience, much in the same way that having root canal is not a fun way to spend time with your dentist. My oncologist laid out his proposed plan of action. This plan had been agreed upon by a ...

I attended a Southwest Minnesota State University Gold College class this past week that went all the way back to my childhood. Bill Palmer gave a very comprehensive lecture on the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975. It included video clips of events such as Operation Rolling Thunder, Search and ...