I can’t tell you exactly when I started to notice how our summers have changed, but it was likely while fishing a bunch in that summer of 2021, while wrapping up the trend of social distancing, which looking back here in the more crotchety years of late middle age, was pretty nice. Since that ...

Legend has it that an urban congressman decided to visit a dairy farm. “How often do you milk your cows?” asked the congressman. “Twice a day,” replied the dairyman. “So, ten times a week,” said the congressman. “No, twice a day.” “That’s ...

An inherited individual retirement account (IRA) is a potential financial windfall that may create new opportunities to achieve your financial goals. If you are a beneficiary currently or expect to be one in the future, you should know recent legal changes on inherited IRAs can result in costly ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, I found out what it’s like to again be a graduate. I completed two months of physical therapy at Avera Therapy after my hip surgery. The fact that it coincided with high school and college events made me think of how any graduation is a special ...

There was a time when you came into existence, and there is a time when you will exist no more. Like the saying goes, no one gets out of this life alive. Unfortunately, that includes the people we like and love. Encounters with death are inescapable. The longer we live, the fewer people with ...

Question: I caught part of the news the other night and heard something about the 100 deadliest days. Can you get me more information on that? Answer: I certainly can. Here is some information we shared on the Minnesota Department of Safety blog. The Minnesota State Patrol is urging drivers ...