Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:This morning (Mon., Jan. 20) I am watching the second inauguration of Donald Trump on television and what a thrill it is! I think back to four years ago when I watched Donald Trump and his wife lea...
Editorials
MLK was a Preacher
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a Civil Rights leader, but we should also remember that first and foremost, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Preacher. On the evening of April 3, 1968, a day before his assas...
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 ...
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...
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