“All across our state, Minnesotans are coming together with friends and family for parades, barbecues, and fireworks in honor of the Fourth of July and the birth of our nation. Today (Tuesday), we celebrate the start of the great American experiment in democracy that began in 1776 when ...
Back on May 11 through 13, parts of southern Minnesota got a lot of rain. Eight to 12-plus inches fell Thursday to Saturday. It was an abrupt halt to planting and caused problems with basements and sewer systems not designed for such a deluge. I spent hours sucking water in our basement. If ...
To the editor: It was a cold winter day Dec. 1, 1979, my wife (8 months pregnant) and I transferred from Estherville, Iowa to Marshall to start a new position at Hy-Vee as the food service manager. Not knowing what to expect, I was excited for the opportunity to become a part of a new ...
To the editor: Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing a carbon capture and sequestration project set to run throughout the Midwest, including Minnesota. The carbon capture technology would capture CO2 emissions, primarily from ethanol plants, and via pipeline, route these emissions to North ...
Summer rainstorms thundered over our farm recently like the calvary arriving just in the nick of time. Our soil moisture situation went from dire to drenched overnight. When I was a kid, the day after a soaking summertime rain brought a respite from work on our family’s dairy farm. After ...
The chance encounter reminder me of something I learned as a kid. My parents, through words and actions, always reminded me to respect the earth and to never lose that sense of respect. On a recent afternoon, I was walking through a room filled with folks, and I saw a couple of elderly lady ...