There’s a well known saying when it comes to career success that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. It’s true in both urban and rural areas. It’s true in any part of the United States. As far as I know, it’s the case throughout the world. When I was in my 20s I didn’t ...
I walk or jog on Sleepy Eye’s Lake Trail. The trail has been a blessing. I used to run on the shoulder of Highway 14. That has become insanely busy. I was afraid of getting sucked into the wake of a semi-truck and ending up in Brookings. I mostly go on the quieter west side of the trail. In ...
The city of Marshall has recently presented to Council a draft budget and a preliminary property tax levy amount. All cities are required to prepare and adopt an annual levy and budget. By law, in Minnesota, the fiscal year of a city and all its funds must be the calendar year. The budget ...
To the editor: There was a time when truth mattered. When leadership meant humility, and public service demanded accountability. I remember that America — the one that didn’t tolerate Watergate, that investigated swiftly, wrote books, made films, and ultimately saw a president resign. ...
What is a meaningful walk to you? There are many ingredients that make such a walk for us, right? Those ingredients include a first walk, a last walk, a walk with someone special, a solitary walk and a walk for a cause. If you are a parent, you know what’s it’s like to see your child ...
In my final race of the summer season, the last of the week’s cloud cover hung overhead as the antsy crowd of runners counted down the last ten seconds with the announcer and the half marathon began. More than five inches of rain had fallen in the preceding seven days, but the gray ceiling ...