To the editor: Could our local gas stations and owners please explain to me and the public why gas prices in Marshall continue to be anywhere from five cents up to thirty cents more per gallon than those in some of our area communities. Kwik Trip in Pipestone is thirty cents per gallon ...
The word empathy is used a lot. Sometimes it is confused with sympathy, but they are different. When you feel sympathy for somebody those are your feelings, experienced by you. Sympathy involves what you feel when you witness another person’s suffering or terrible misfortune. You may feel ...
Every so often, we should take time to reflect on the past and the present. It’s important for me to live my own advice so here are some thoughts on the past and the present. During a recent conversation with a friend, we found ourselves mentally and verbally meandering about our ...
There’s nothing more powerful in the outdoors on a calm day than a squirrel for those of us who find ourselves on the deer stand. Whether it’s the scuttling in the leaves on the floor of the woods, or the rustling of small branches coming with a leap from tree to tree in a shelterbelt along ...
When tragedy strikes close to home, it leaves a mark that, hopefully, never fades. The recent shooting at Annunciation church and school has shaken Minnesotans to our core. Parents, teachers, neighbors, and all of us are asking the same question: how do we make sure something like this never ...
Time was when tailgating was universally frowned upon. Tailgating meant that an obnoxious motorist was following your vehicle so closely that he could read the care instructions on the tag of your T-shirt. Tailgating has since taken on another meaning. This term is now used to describe the ...