It was sad to see her go. We’d been together for so long — nearly twenty years — that she had come to seem like a member of the family. Time had clearly taken its toll; she didn’t have nearly the same levels of vim and vigor as in her younger days. But I still very much enjoyed her ...
The passage below about 100 years of business in Lyon County was written by Bob McVenes for the Lyon County Centennial book published in 1970. It gives a great account of the changes in business in Lyon County in its first 100 years. “The past 100 years in business in Lyon County has seen ...
If you try to decide on the most popular movie of all time, a good choice would be The Wizard of Oz. Almost everyone has been “off to see the wizard” more than once. I think I’ve seen it about 10 times, starting when the Marshall movie theater had special showings in the 1970s. That was ...
Recently, a number of Republican members of Congress, including Minnesota Representatives Tom Emmer, Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber, sent a letter to the Canadian government, alleging that its poor forest management practices are responsible for out-of-control wildfires and ...
The word empathy is used a lot. Sometimes it is confused with sympathy, but they are different. When you feel sympathy for somebody those are your feelings, experienced by you. Sympathy involves what you feel when you witness another person’s suffering or terrible misfortune. You may feel ...
We have begun learning about Marland Burckhardt, who grew up in rural Russell as the first of three sons born to Katie (Wixon) Burckhardt and Edward Burckhardt. Marland described his mom’s roles in the family. “Mom was a housewife and took care of meals and housework. The chickens were ...