Historic News: New Minnesota DNR Catch and Release State Record Sturgeon!A new MN DNR catch and release state record sturgeon of 80 inches was...

Celebrating birthdays this week are Kathy Nordine, Nathanial Sorrels, Arletta Thompson, Leslie Nickelson, Alexis Johnson, and Sandra Kusmaul. Trust you will all have a...

Question: Like most people I travel everyday for work and I know that construction season is upon us. Can you write about getting people to understand the zipper merge? I...

         R. M. Patterson was born in England and Educated at Oxford. He served in World War II and ended as a Prisoner of War.  After he was demobilized, he trained for a...

To the Editor: Please see "How State Government Caused the Deaths of Thousands of Minnesotans During the Pandemic: Exposing the State Legislature's Dirty Little Secret" at...

Spring has arrived in full force at Lake of the Woods, and the ice-to-open-water transition is happening fast. Signs of big cracks, some open...

Happy birthday to a special sister and sister-in-law, Barb Smith, on May 3rd. Love you. Have a wonderful day. Happy anniversary to Rolly and Julie Bergman on May 2nd. Have...

Question: I know you talk about the importance of tires when it comes to the winter months, but I think it’s just as important to talk about it in the spring with rain and...

Anyone who writes about a theology of rest must admit a certain level of hypocrisy. As I write this article, my mind is drifting to deadlines for my hospital chaplain...

         Major Stephen Long retired from his successful Western Exploration afterwards, turning to various nation-building endeavors in the settled part of the United...

May opens and closes with full moons, but both make it hard to catch their moment of perfect fullness.      On May Day, that moment arrives near noon, when the moon won’t...

Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Fishing ReportSpring fishing at Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River continues to heat up with expanding open...

Happy birthday to a special nephew, Ken Wilmer, on April 24th. Have a great day. Happy birthday to a very special granddaughter, Tiffany Runnel,s on April 30th. We were...

“Toward a more perfect union” acknowledges bringing people together in our communities remains a work-in-progress and requires continuing effort. This monthly column...

Question: I have a question for you. We are looking at renting a moving truck and I noticed it doesn’t have a rearview mirror since the back in blocked by the box of the...