(Columnist’s note: I am a big fan of the cartoon strip “Peanuts.” My Christmas column always involves Charlie Brown and his friends, and how they can tell us an important story.) Charlie Brown was perplexed and anxious. He wondered why people always seemed so happy during the holiday ...
We all feel it at some point and to some degree. As we anticipate the holiday season and see the extra waste that we all have during the holidays, please rest assured that there are a few easy things to do that we can embrace easily that will help us reduce waste in our homes during the holiday ...
Question: Hello, I am looking at getting my kids an e-scooter for Christmas. I was just curious before making the purchase what are the laws and rules for these things. Answer: Motorized foot scooters (also termed “electric scooters” or “e-scooters”) have seen a marked increase in use ...
Cold weather has arrived in our neck of the woods, the intense type of chill that hurts your face when you step outside. The mere act of going outdoors feels like being slapped. I grew up in the shadow of the Cold War wherein we worried about being turned into human French fries by Russian ...
The recent news coming out of St. Paul is troubling. Last week a non-partisan audit revealed “serious mismanagement and lost taxpayer revenue” in Minnesota. The audit claims that the Department of Human Services has not attempted to recover more than $40 million in outstanding ...
The following information is from a newspaper article in the Marshall Messenger from Nov, 28, 1946: “Marshall in all probability will have Christmas lighting on its business streets this year despite the brownout caused by the coal strike, and cancellation of its evergreen ...