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Opinion

How to view your investments in 2025

Local Columns

As an investor, it can be difficult to navigate the ups and downs of the market and understand what the movements mean for your portfolio — particularly when you’re seeing constant headlines on the topic. As a financial adviser, I’ve fielded many questions from clients who are trying to ...

Who do they come for next?

Community Voices

First, my deepest apologies to Martin Niemöller, a much nobler pastor than I’ll ever be. But because of his inspiration, I share … First, they came for those whom they deemed “illegals.” And I protested but a little, but not loudly. … Shame on me. Then, they came for people who ...

Does your well water have nitrate?

Community Voices

If your family drinks from a private well, there’s one stop you can’t afford to miss at this year’s Farmfest: the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s free nitrate water testing booth. Bring a sample of your well water to booth #517S, and we’ll test it for nitrate — on the spot, ...

Old versus aging

Local Columns

As we all know, we get older with every minute of every day. But what has that aging process accomplished? Perhaps a walk through some history will help answer that question. During a recent visit to our local county history center, I decided to meander through the agricultural exhibit ...

Watch your six

Local Columns

Generally in life, I’m not big on looking back. Jobs, old relationships, major screw-ups and minor mistakes I try to leave in the rear-view mirror taking with me on the road ahead only the lessons learned from those experiences. There’s an old saying I’m fond of about moving forward at ...