For this column, I often share social news or the gossip columns from the old newspapers. The social news is always fascinating to read and a lot can be learned of local people and events from the communities in Lyon County. For this article, I’m going to share the classifieds from one of the ...

Patients that psychologists frequently encounter are people who are cutting themselves. Cutting is a form of self-mutilation. Cutting is not the only form of self-mutilation that people do to themselves. They may also burn themselves, pick pieces of skin out of their body, pull their hair ...

The warm sunshine of spring is a welcome change from the cold and brutal winds of winter in the Upper Midwest. However, with more time outside comes greater exposure to sunlight – a top risk factor for skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common cancer among Americans with 5.4 million cases ...

As spring approaches, many of us are beginning to consider our plans for spring cleaning, relocating or tidying up around our shops and garages. As residents sort through items in their homes, we aim to provide guidance on the best ways to dispose of items that are no longer wanted or ...

I am writing to share some of my experiences working with members of our nation’s Federal Civil Service during over twenty years of active duty in the U.S. Army. Every assignment at every installation where I served involved working with members of the Federal Civil Service. If we have been ...

The season for big fish has arrived. Whether it’s huge prespawn crappies on a Minnesota backwater, or those walleyes and pike making their migratory runs up a river in North Dakota or the channels of Devils Lake, spring presents the best chance to catch the fish of a lifetime. It also ...