The guy one seat over, and one row in front of me craned his head, scrunched the black-frame glasses up off the bridge of his nose and peered …
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reading about climate change, green energy and thinking about what our future looks like as humankind.
Election 2022 results have been digested, dissected, studied and scrutinized.
*Listen closely and you will be at first laughing and later become annoyed. I am referring to a phenomenon of “up-talking” which is running ra…
In the NBC show, The Good Place, a woman from Arizona, Eleanor, wakes up to discover that she is in fact dead, but, not to panic, she has made…
It started out great, I was nervous because I had never really had a boyfriend before.
My showers generally take less than five minutes. She easily takes 10. If I shave my head, add another 90 seconds. If she shaves her legs, add…
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I am one of so many who have adopted Culver’s restaurants as favorite eating establishments. Their product is always tasty and having a fast-f…
Our spring 2022 road trip took us south through Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.
This is one of my favorite times of year. It’s easy to say it’s the color of the changing leaves, or the excitement building for Halloween, or…
Consider this scenario: Before Election Day, you are told your vote will only count as one-half, not a full vote. Or maybe you are informed yo…
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.
I love voting.
The governor’s race is pivotal to our state’s future path. We find ourselves with a very low unemployment rate and a large state budget surplu…
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I know September was Suicide Prevention Month and now it’s October but it still got me thinking about how suicide has affected me personally.
This short sermon is meant to be digested by the following: those misinformed citizens of the Mille Lacs area who consistently call local city…
When our editorial board members sought to define four issues dominate our readers’ concerns, we quickly agreed violent crime, policing issue…
My cat and I have a pretty symbiotic relationship.
Election integrity continues to be an important issue in the 2022 election. Close to 30 percent of Americans believe the 2020 election was unf…
Queen Elizabeth II has died.
Small towns are known for their familiarity. Part of it is the human scale of many small communities in Minnesota. It’s hard not to be noticed…
On a pleasant August morning, hundreds of Mille Lacs area families came to the Onamia Elementary gym to take part in a health and wellness day…
I may be a bit of an odd duck for a member of the media. It’s my goal to live as unplugged a life as possible, with a few exceptions. If I can…
If, as I believe, all religions came to be due to humans quest to find the relationship between the here and the potential here-after, allow m…
When I was in college, I went to a concert for one music group and came out head-over-heels in love with a different one.
I remember when I was a kid, I would hear many people say “follow your dreams.” And I still hear (and believe) that today. But it seemed when …
In my 10-year-old mind, Main Street hill in Mankato was massive. Even today, the hill, which spans roughly four city blocks, is not one you’d …
I told myself I can’t leave for home until I’ve written out my column for this week. It’s Wednesday, I’ve got time, but I’ll sleep much better…
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