Hospice isn’t a place. And hospice care is not just about those who are dying. Hospice is a comprehensive kind of care that focuses on living — it’s about living as fully as possible, surrounded by family and friends, up until the end of life. Palliative care brings this special ...

Last week I took a three day vacation to Minnesota’s bluff country, the area along the Mississippi River that includes Red Wing, Lake City, Wabasha and Winona. My vacation took me to the Red Wing Pottery Museum and the Lark Toy Museum. There was plenty of time for antique stores and ...

The headlights bore a tunnel through the infinite blackness as you pilot the family sedan on the lonesome nighttime highway. It has finally gone quiet in the backseat. A glance over your shoulder confirms your suspicion: your two young sons have fallen asleep. Your wife, who is in the ...

A friend recently drew my attention to an article that both confirmed some things I already suspected, and astounded me with information I’d never have guessed. My friend is like myself, a single dad. Only his son is now grown and moved out. My son is grown and beginning to navigate the ...

Things are different in Marshall on Sundays compared to other days of the week. You can tell by getting in your car and driving around. The streets have much less traffic. The downtown area is wide open. That’s because we don’t have all the commuters that drive into Marshall on business ...

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America’s most famous architects. He was also among our nation’s most infamous. The average Joe may not know that Wright was intimately connected with an unassuming town located in northern Iowa. But the average Joe would be ignorant of the facts. Prior to ...