I received some sad news on Wednesday. A type of news I’ve been getting more often in the past several years. One of my social studies teachers, Gary Grabau, died earlier in the week. My source, a friend I’ve known since my undergraduate days at Southwest Minnesota State University, heard ...
No matter where you drive these days in Minnesota, or for that matter — across the nation — road construction is hot and heavy this summer. Construction work has started on U.S. Highway 59 near Marshall and Garvin. The concrete repair work will happen in two segments. Later this ...
In June, I went to certify my acres at the Farm Service Agency. It’s an annual task after planting. As I drove to town, a foreboding line of dark clouds hung over Sleepy Eye, like a wall cloud on steroids. As I stepped into the office, you could see the blackening sky out the north windows. ...
Last weekend, several media outlets reported the Biden Administration forwarded questions to a couple of radio hosts ahead of interviewing the U.S. president. A revelation that is not shocking to most journalists covering politicians these days. CNN’s Victor Blackwell asked the host of ...
My first boat was a canoe that my dad purchased when I was young — or perhaps even before I was born, I can’t quite recall. I do remember it nearly fell from the top of our minivan going to the lake while driving on the interstate and I only recollect using it once as a kid, sitting ...
What difference does it make? Well, based on a few years of experience, it makes a heck of a lot of difference! We all make a myriad of choices on our paths through life. For every choice, there is usually an option, and it’s how we handle that option that makes all the difference in the ...