Dear Annie: My sister “Emily” and I were planning a joint celebration for our parents’ 40th wedding anniversary, but we’ve hit a snag. Emily wants to host a large party with all of our extended family and friends, but I think that a more intimate gathering would be more special and less ...
To the editor: Today I saw a picture of a little girl in Rafah. She was about my daughter’s age, right around 2 years old. Instantly I did my best to disconnect from that thought. I tried to put separation between these two girls. I thought about my daughter and this Palestinian girl… ...
Planting season has arrived in our neck of the woods and farmers are busier than Santa’s elves on Christmas Eve. There’s something about the sight of an unplanted field that turns farmers into fanatics. Maybe it’s due to the scent of warming soil, but a more likely reason is the sound ...
THUMBS UP National Child Care Provider Day Friday was Child Care Provider Appreciation Day, which is celebrated on the Friday before Mother’s Day. The day celebrates child care providers, teachers and other educators of young people. Few groups are more deserving of an appreciation day. ...
NEW ULM – The NU Film Society’s debuting it’s mockumentary film series with “Privilege,” one of the earliest examples of the genre. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 at the New Ulm Public Library. “Privilege” was released in 1967 and is presented as a documentary ...
I found an interesting surprise this past week in one of the paperback books at my house, a surprise that truly shows how much the world has changed. It’s a 1976 motel receipt for a room at the Fresno Hilton. It’s from a complete stranger, but the interesting part was the bill. It came to ...