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I used to consider myself a good chess player, capable of figuring things out, even thinking a few moves ahead, and having a strategy and a backup as well when I played more often with my dad, or the kids in school as I grew up. Now that I play the game with my own boys, who both have a library ...

Wine tasting friends

Local Columns

ICYMI, acronyms are a part of our everyday world. Now do you know what acronyms are? Well, just in case you don't know, an acronym is defined as a word formed by combining the initial letters of a multipart word. For instance, ICYMI stands for “in case you missed it.” Over the years, ...

Cooking for one requires creativity and consistent effort

Community Voices

Nutrition in a one-person household shouldn’t be taken for granted, but should instead be met with careful planning. Boulder Creek in Marshall is sponsoring a monthly Cooking for One program. It will enable participants to try out meals that are ideal for one person. They’ll be able to ...

‘A climate superfund’ only hurts Minnesota families

Community Voices

Affordability is not an abstract policy debate in Minnesota; it is a daily reality. Consumer prices have risen nearly 2 percent over the past year, and while inflation has cooled from its peak, that offers little comfort to families still paying far more for groceries, utilities, insurance, and ...

The remarkable power of healing and forgiveness

Local Columns

I recently got to watch something up close that is remarkable. Healing. If you saw me a few weeks ago and noticed my heavily bandaged left thumb, I joked, “Oh that? I was trying cut my thumb off.” It wasn’t intentional, but I did slice it pretty good. It occurred while I was performing ...