Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Get ready for another weird ride in America. Thanks to the partisan divide and even a divided party, citizens will likely see a government shutdown next week.  We remain hopeful that much of the impact could still be avoided, but we certainly aren’t betting on it…. Read More

Local Chapter of America’s Child, MTA say thank you From Mary Walsh, America’s Child board member and MAS School Social Worker Chris Bennes, MTA President & MAHS Science Teacher On behalf of the Minnewaska Chapter of America’s Child and the Minnewaska Teachers Association, we would like to thank everyone who donated to America’s Child at… Read More

Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels Having spent most of my life in a small town next to a lake, I cannot walk or drive any distance around it without recalling a memory. It seems that on every corner and down every street is a past experience that spans my entire lifetime. The small town, and surrounding… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone There are a couple of major labor strikes going on and while they are from some very different fields, acting, screenplay writing and auto assemblers, they are tied to one trend, changes in technology. Writers and actors are in a difficult position. Artificial intelligence (AI) is probably a tool that… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. The brisk nights, cool clean air, crunch of leaves and final garden chores of the season warm my heart and ready me for the long winter’s hibernation. Our dahlias have been lovely and productive this year, and in a few weeks’… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist This is part 3 of the public lands acquisition process I started a few weeks back. We covered how a parcel is selected and how these sales originate. Appraisals are then completed and surveys finished and then reviewed by a second party. After these are finalized, you can actually… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist It might sound strange, but losing a child uproots you. It is like your foundation for your everyday, normal life is gone. Something essential is missing. It is always there, a hole. And then, there are the secondary losses; the problems that arise because of the huge tragedy… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Floats, bonfires, football games, dances and crisp weather…it’s Homecoming time at schools and colleges around the country. It’s a special tradition to gather friends from school to enjoy a rival football game and sing the school song. The week long celebration of Homecoming was a big deal tradition at… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune The following essay was written by my brother, James Douglass, who is the executive director of communications, media relations and marketing at Riverland Community College. He wrote this for another publication in Southeastern Minnesota, but I thought it was appropriate to reprint here.  A bit… Read More

Donations sought for December Radiothon to ‘End Child Abuse’ From Denise Dougherty, Chair of the Pope County HELP Council Radiothon to End Child Abuse Dear Residents ot Pope County: The Members of the Pope County HELP council would like to cordially invite you to participate in the 3″ Annual Pope County HELP Council Radiothon to… Read More