Back to Work
I, State Rep. Shane Mekeland, R-Clear Lake, returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to perform the oath of office in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a member of the 94th Legislature.I was re-elected to the ...
Editorials
An Honor to Return
Minnesota’s 2025 Legislative Session officially began today as I, Representative Paul Novotny (R – Elk River) and 66 other Republican state representatives took the oath of office during a ceremony held at the S...
An Irruption
Nothing in nature stays the same. Nature is always in flux and is best described as being fluid and adaptive. Once you wrap your head around these simple truths, I believe answering some of nature’s questions be...
Good Ol’ Days
An old friend of mine and I were recently chatting about the “good ol’ days” of grade school, high school and college. We reminisced about some of the hi-jinks we participated as well as the antics, the escapade...
Road Runner Malady
Often when we look at nature, I think we assume that everything in a critter’s life is smooth and easy. No major challenges, risks or health issues. Just a clean natural way of life devoid of all the health and ...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:President Carter is being Short Changed. Historical etiquette states that the American Flag should be flown at half-staff after the death of a president or a former president for 30 days. The level...
Goals for the New Year
Years ago one of my assignments as a reporter for the West Sherburne Tribune was to interview people in the community and ask them if they had any New Year’s resolutions.It was a nice way to talk to people witho...
The Great Gray Owl
Recently I was leading a couple groups to northern Minnesota to see winter finches and northern owls. On both trips we were successful in seeing a number of different winter specialty species such as Evening Gro...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I would like to thank Shepherd of Grace, Santiago & Clear Lake Lions for their generous Christmas gifts.Donna Hansen,Becker, MN...
New Year, New Adventures
As the calendar turns to 2025, I reflect with mixed emotions on 2024 as I prepare for some big changes as the new year approaches.By far the biggest change is that my family and I said a tearful good-bye to our ...
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