Nesting Behaviors
The vast majority of native bird nesting takes place in spring, right after the trees green up and the flowers start to bloom. The spring nesting season feels like a frantic rush to quickly build a nest, lay, an...
Editorials
Visiting Big Lake
Last week, we held a constituent town hall in Big Lake! We had a great discussion about the challenges our nation and state face.Town halls serve as an excellent platform to listen, learn and discuss the issues ...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I continue to be amazed that the Sherburne County Board, while serving in the most conservative county in Minnesota, has an insatiable appetite for rasing taxes. Recently the Board doubled the whee...
It Takes a Community
This past weekend I saw the city of Clearwater come alive in a way I haven’t seen in a long time. People were everywhere, enjoying time together as a community. The occasion? The first annual Clearwater Heritage...
Recent Stops
As the summer winds down, we’re back in Minnesota for the congressional August District Work Period. Check out some of my recent stops below.On Monday, we hit the ground running. Read on to learn more…Early in t...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Karma won again. On Sunday, August 6, 2023, the U.S. women’s national soccer team lost their match to Sweden. Many USA patriots cheered the loss as a bit of karma’s revenge for the refusal by the...
Good People Getting Along
For the last few years, everyone has been focusing on the things that make us different. But in the past week I’ve had reason to think about how we’re more similar than we think. I believe our capacity to see pa...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Recently Dale Swanson from Big Lake took issue with my letter to the editor where I said that Sherburne County should withhold funds from the Northstar Rail line as Anoka has been. In 2022, Anoka ...
Freedom Sounds Good
Two weekends ago I went to see Sound of Freedom at the theater. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I highly recommend you take advantage of this opportunity to see an eye-opening, stirring production focusing on...
Swift Fox: So Darn Cute
Standing on the open high plains of eastern Wyoming, I scan the horizon in all directions. To the west are some small rolling hills covered in dark green coniferous trees. To the south is an old homestead. Turni...
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