The gentle up-and-down motion of the gulf waters against our walk-on charter boat sitting a few miles off the coast played with the thick line of my borrowed saltwater setup. Between my brother and brother- in-law, I watched for the tap-tap-tap coming up from 100 feet below on the beefy ...
To the editor: I would like to know why those Yellow Medicine County board members voted against giving Granite Falls $25,000 to help with the child care issue but voted to give Clarkfield $25,000 for the same issue. I am sure I am not alone in wanting a logical explanation. Lynn ...
To the editor: This fairly short letter is to the citizens of Marshall and all of the city council. I am responding to the petition ad that was in Friday’s paper. Instead of contacting my ward councilperson, I am directing my thoughts to the entire council, including the mayor of 24 ...
As Congress closes in on passing some of the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history, even conservative economists suggest the boost to the economy won’t come at rates politicians are promising. The huge cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent would mark the biggest decrease ...
To the editor: Senator, today you are caught up in the sexual misconduct scandal for some things you did in the past. Things that you did to get a laugh, or in hopes of filling your own desires. Your wrong actions in the past had an ...
If you’ve got a stargazing fan on your holiday gift giving list and you’re considering a telescope for that special someone, even if that someone is you, I want you to buy right and buy smart. Get the most astronomical bang for your buck. The most important thing a telescope can do for ...
My last recollection of Pastor Lyle Snyder, he was swimming in a large tub of beer. Every time his head rose above the surface, he had a big smile on his face. The pastor at St. Stephen Lutheran Church was volunteering his time in the Brau Brothers HopFest dunk tank. It just so happened ...
I’ve finally been on a reading kick lately. Maybe it’s the type of books I’ve picked up as of late (ones that don’t require a whole ton of thought), or it’s because I tend to stay up a little later trying to get in another few pages or a chapter. One of those books was the second to ...
The aluminum Christmas tree is a type of artificial Christmas tree that was popular in the United States from the 1950s to the mid-1960s. The tree is made of aluminum, featuring foil needles and illumination from below via a rotating color wheel. The museum has a couple of aluminum Christmas ...
Minneota, Wabasso true champions THUMBS UP: No matter what happens Saturday morning at U.S. Bank Stadium, a southwest Minnesota high school football team will be crowned Class A champion. Minneota faces Wabasso in the title game. Both teams have been outstanding this season, dominating ...
Money does not grow on trees, even if some politicians want you to believe it does. For that reason, tax reform bills in Congress include some “losers.” For some people to get tax relief, someone else has to pay. But the bottom line on both the reform bill approved last week by the House ...
Let’s talk about pears. While everyone else is buzzing about apples and oranges, pears are often cast aside as the hard fruit in the produce section. And that’s too bad. For a few reasons. 1. Pears are loaded with fiber — more so than apples — which is something Americans don’t get ...
Buying a car is a necessity and a necessary evil. You know how it is — for whatever reason, it’s time to get that first car or another car and the sales’ pitches begin. Buy this one — it’s a classic! No, get this car, it’s a beauty! Oh no, come over here and buy this vehicle — ...
Life shouldn’t be this complicated. A mysterious piece of equipment called a “router” recently quit working at our house. In tech-speak, it “went on the fritz,” or, more precisely, “crapped out.” This router gizmo, it seems, is essential for getting onto the Internet. And ...
Last Wednesday members of the Minnesota State Board of Trustees were on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus to hold meetings. This was the first time ever that the trustees met in a non-metro location. This was an important development for SMSU and all of the Minnesota State ...
Hard water is fast upon the northern tier of the landscape, and with a few bumpy warm-ups out of the way, the ice season can begin in earnest. Once again, ice anglers will find an incredible array of augers, sonar, rods, reels, tip-ups, cameras and more this season, and at no other time have ...
Tax time is coming again! If you would like a time-limited volunteer opportunity, helping people at United Community Action Partnership’s free tax clinic is for you. United Community Action, in partnership with the United Way of Southwest MN and the MN Department of Revenue, the Internal ...
Find what works for you by taking one step at a time, instead of trying to change everything at once. Perhaps this is you: get home from work, grab the mail, head straight for the couch, flip through the letters and realize, “ugh, credit card bill.” Open the envelope in slow-mo, unfold ...
Part III FRIENDSHIPS AND LONELINESS ON THE PRAIRIE The following diary entries represent a typical week for Catherine Thomas: June 2, 1886: “had Mr. Meyer and Rees Price to dinner” June 3, 1886” “Mrs. Morgan and Annie hear to tea” June 4, 1886: “Mrs. Masters and Ed ...
District manager Social Security has a toolbox full of resources on its website, www.socialsecurity.gov, to help you with you financial planning. With so many resources, maybe it’s easier if we highlight one of our “best.” B.E.S.T. is the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool, ...