Weekends are too short. If only weekends offered one extra day. I propose two Saturdays and one Sunday. Last Saturday was a stupendous spring day; the kind of day that makes you hungry for our much anticipated a...
I watched one of my favorite movies last week - Goodfellas. It’s about the everyday activities of an organized mob “family.” It’s based on the non-fiction book, Wiseguy, by Nicholas Pileggi. The film was...
Nothing makes my heart fuller than the advent of spring. For me it’s the light at the end of the tunnel after another long, dreary Minnesota winter. I wait impatiently for the coming of spring. I’m eager for the...
Not just a Volunteer! The week of April 23-29 is National Volunteer Recognition week. On behalf of the 31 member organizations of The Volunteer Bridge in the Sherburne County area, I want to emphasize just how v...
What if it became legal for someone to take your mail out of your mail box without your permission, open your letters, copy your information and return your letters to your box; and then sell that private inform...
Once again it is time for our seniors to celebrate the completion of their years of schooling at Becker High School. Parents and faculty are very proud of their accomplishment and wish them the very best in the ...
A few weeks back I noticed a stark, black and red cover of Time Magazine with the three words, “Is Truth Dead?” scrawled across the cover. Immediately in my mind I said to myself, “you better believe it,” as if ...
I watched Forest Gump again this week. It’s about the 30th time I’ve sat through the fictional chronicaling of the young Greenbow, Alabama boy who overcomes major odds to make major headlines. All because he wan...
Since the beginning of 2017 many citizens and I have been watching the new mayor and city council to see whether or not they will fulfill their campaign promises to remove the blight along Hwy. 10, attract new b...
Do the majority care anymore? It must either be carelessness or bad habits or both that seems to prevail in our culture today as we all witness the trash that is evident wherever we drive or look. One cannot dri...
