We have begun learning about Minneota’s Royal Hettling, who was born in 1951 and grew up with four siblings on the family farm north of Minneota. Royal began attending Minneota Public Schools once he reached school age. He explained their school bus route. “Usually we’d be at the end. ...

Question: Hello, we read your column every week. I’ve noticed more often lately on numerous occasions that when a school bus is stopped and dropping-off or picking-up kids, they do NOT have their red lights flashing or their STOP arm extended. The bus will only have the yellow lights ...

We all have pressure in our lives. Too much pressure can be disastrous, but the same can be said about too little. I have a family member who has been experiencing pressure problems for the past several years. OK, so she technically isn’t an actual family member or even a human being. But ...

Like many Gen Xers, I grew up with a second set of babysitters in Luis, Maria, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, and of course, Kermit the Frog, along with the rest of the cast of people and puppets in the happy little borough along Sesame Street. Besides assisting in my instruction on how to read, ...

What does loyalty mean to you? This may sound like a silly or simple question to you, but it is one that has challenged humanity for a very long time. To whom or to what do we owe loyalty? Is it inbred in us or is it a result of our social relationships? All of us possess loyalty. Usually ...

One in eight women will face breast cancer during their lifetime. Yet life-saving early detection methods, like mammograms, can help catch this common cancer when it’s most treatable. Health care professionals close to home can help women ensure that breast cancer is detected and treated in ...