Bring On 2016
New Year’s was always a peculiar holiday for us in the Morgan household. It was hard for us kids to get excited about a holiday that to us looked like an adult holiday designed to help the parents and grandparen...
Editorials
To The Editor
Last week the city council met. There was information brought to the coucil meeting for some of the new expenses at the golf course. I agree that the staining of the building exteriors is needed to preserve th...
The Moving Finger...
“The moving Finger Writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.” - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam And having wr...
Family Owned Home For The Elderly In Its 4th Generation
Last week, I made a phone call to try and arrange a trip for my family to sing Christmas carols at The Lange Home. For the first time, I was asked if I could provide some Christmas music at their annual Christma...
To The Editor
At the Dec. 1 council meeting the city administrator, council member Keller, and the director of golf all agreed that the old superintendent is not on the books, and is not being paid. I know for a fact that he ...
On To A Sip Of Wine, But First, The Cemetery
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the conclusion of a three-part series on Publisher Gary W. Meyer’s October trip through Italy with Naturalist Jim Gilbert, his wife Sandy and a cast of two dozen Minnesotans) ...
To The Editor
Last week’s editorial pertaining to the hiring practices at the golf course brings into question the decision by the golf director and the city to eliminate the mechanics position just over a month ago. I am ...
Concussions: People Use Your Brains
Did you see and hear there’s a new movie coming out starring Will Smith called “Concussion”? All I have to say is... “Are you kidding me?” I’m sorry, but this whole idea that concussions are this growing epidemi...
A Thanksgiving
In this Holiday season, I am more much more “thanks” and much less “giving”. I am truly thankful that we no longer live in the Twin Cities, where the pace of gunfire homicides and maimings grows with each passin...
Local Hunters Set Their Sights High
A Hunter’s Prayer We pray our sights be straight and our aim be true We pray for no pain to the game we pursue We thank you, lord for this land We thank you for the sights from our stands We pray for safety one...
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