We have been learning about Ann (Benson) Rudolph, who graduated from St. Olaf College’s nursing program in 1964 and began a two-year Army service obligation working at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She married in July 1965 before receiving Vietnam deployment orders with ...
Drought and flooding. Long, lonely hours. Shifting federal policies. Uncertainty about tariffs. Rising expenses for fuel, feed and fertilizer coupled with tighter margins. Simply put, it’s stressful to be a farmer or rancher. The rural lifestyle in the Upper Midwest has long had its ups and ...
Our major street project this year is Charles Ave/Hill and Minnesota Street Reconstruction project. All utilities are being replaced, including water main, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer. Other items of work included in this project are pavement removal, bituminous surfacing, concrete ...
First, my deepest apologies to Martin Niemöller, a much nobler pastor than I’ll ever be. But because of his inspiration, I share … First, they came for those whom they deemed “illegals.” And I protested but a little, but not loudly. … Shame on me. Then, they came for people who ...
If your family drinks from a private well, there’s one stop you can’t afford to miss at this year’s Farmfest: the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s free nitrate water testing booth. Bring a sample of your well water to booth #517S, and we’ll test it for nitrate — on the spot, ...
Generally in life, I’m not big on looking back. Jobs, old relationships, major screw-ups and minor mistakes I try to leave in the rear-view mirror taking with me on the road ahead only the lessons learned from those experiences. There’s an old saying I’m fond of about moving forward at ...