Guest Opinion Submitted by the Starbuck VFW Post 4582 Auxiliary With MEMORIAL DAY just a few weeks away we will soon see “BUDDY POPPIES” showing up around town everywhere.  The history of the red poppy dates back to World War I when Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae noticed red poppies blooming in the battlefields where… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist A kind friend asked me yesterday if I wanted to celebrate syttende mai with her group in Sons of Norway. I told her syttende mai was painful for me and that I would think about it. Being a kind and compassionate person, she told me she understood. But… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Join University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners, Douglas County on May 21 for the return of their annual plant sale. This year, the sale will be held at the Alexandria Farmers’ Market from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Many of you look forward to purchasing plants that have been divided from… Read More

Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist After celebrating Mother’s Day last May 8th, I got to thinking of my own Mom, who would have been 122 years old last March 7. She was born in the year 1900, so it was not hard to figure out how old she was. She lived to the ripe… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Has anyone ever heard of the National Fish Decoy Association? Neither had I until about two weeks ago. This non-profit hosts the largest spearing decoy show in the United States. It was held in Perham on the weekend of April 23-24. There were many different kinds of decoys there… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Across the street from our home is a wooded park filled with budding wildflowers where it’s easy for wild creatures to hide. At one time we had deer, raccoons, bunnies and a red fox living somewhere in those woods where my Beagle Buddy and I took daily walks.  … Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It seemed like a long time coming, but the annual Minnesota fishing opener is this Saturday, May 14. Anglers in this area will likely be out in force, especially if we get some nice weather this weekend.  Looking at the advanced forecast, which can’t always… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone It sure was nice to wake up one morning last week to clear skies and a rising sun. As the sun got further into the sky the grass started to get that fresh spring green color that brings hope that our long winter is over!  It seems like winter was… Read More

Guest Opinion By Quentin R. Wittrock Political extremists are pulling Americans not just to the polls to vote, but toward the poles. The far left and far right are polarizing America in an attempt to win votes and power. The rest of us must stick together and not fall victim to polarization. We cannot let… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist When I hear of people who rekindle childhood friendships, I feel a little pang of regret. My friends from childhood all live so far away. And I have not lived in Norway for 47 years now. When I first emigrated, I would go back once a year, then… Read More