Question: I have a question about the lawful thing to do in regards to a school bus with lights flashing. If I am driving down a two-lane street with no stop sign and...

At the Bergman house, fall officially arrives with the Minnesota Vikings home opener. That happened this past Sunday, and the Vikings won. Game day usually means it's my...

One of my dearest friends is visiting this week from Florida, and I have been fretting about the weather.I had hoped Minnesota would behave itself and give her a few...

Celebrating birthdays this week are Vicki Streich and Candy Schuh. Wishing you both an awesome day. Happy anniversary to Pete and Sandy Olson on September 20th. Have a...

Respiratory season is approaching, and now is the time to prepare.  Respiratory season brings increased circulation of influenza (flu), RSV, and COVID‑19.  While influenza...

Fifty years ago, the US Fish and Wildlife Service developed a plan. The timberwolf population of northern Minnesota had fallen precipitously, mainly as a result of...

Talking about mental health and suicide on a community-level can help raise awareness and support suicide prevention efforts and encourage those who need extra support to...

       Through the Winter months of 1896/97, strange rumors were seeping out of the North- rumors of incredibly rich strikes on a tributary of the Yukon; it was on a River...

Later, Mr. Armstrong was taken to Rainy River to the hospital, and there he fell in love and married his nurse.She was a “bonnie Scotch” of a lass and what a wonderful...

Happy 1st birthday to a very special great-grandson, Dawson Michael Wasvick, on September 11th. We were never so blessed as the day you were born. Love you. Have a...

As August rolls over into September and a new school year begins, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the earliest days of education in our county; the one-room...

Whether we know it or not, nature speaks to us via metaphor.  It follows then that TRUTH may be found in the metaphor of nature; because, we are just a part of nature and...

Question: I saw in one of your recent articles talking about stopping for a school bus. In the article you stated, “Motorists are not required to stop for a bus if the bus...

       According to R. M. Patterson, Nicholas Ignatieff was a dreamer, but the War interrupted his vision. It was thought that as soon as the fighting was over, he would...

Twenty-five years later, and I can still see the bulky television in the corner of my office.It was Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001, and we were on deadline to produce our...