As we prepare to welcome students back for a new school year, I’ve been reflecting on the remarkable way our community has come together since last month’s flooding. I have been inspired by the compassion, teamwork and generosity shown by so many — from neighbors helping neighbors to ...
We have been learning about Ann (Benson) Rudolph, who graduated from St. Olaf College’s nursing program in 1964. She began her Army service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and married in July 1965 before receiving Vietnam deployment orders with the 93rd Evacuation ...
The role that the words yes and no play in sexual relationships is rarely given much thought, unless it is part of a police case or court proceeding. The main word here is consent. Situations involving non-consensual sex or sexual harassment should be a concern for everyone. Consent is ...
We all expect the lights to turn on when we flip the switch. But today, many of us also expect to video call into a work meeting or check in with friends and family, cook dinner on electric stoves, and charge our cars, tools and devices. Electricity powers nearly every part of our lives, ...
Yes, lately all the smoke in the air is a royal pain. However, there are times when a taste of smoke is pleasing. Back in the day, a number of my family members smoked. There were those times when the family gathered for a meal, and then sat around the kitchen table talking. It was then when ...
As I go along life’s path, which frequently winds in and out of the grasslands, woods, and along my favorite waters, I begin to realize that the very basics are what I need to get my fix of time out hunting and fishing. For the former, its becoming simply seeing birds break cover ahead of my ...