What’s on the Horizon for Public Health by Maggie Johnson, Health Educator Horizon Public Health During the month often associated with pumpkin drinks, and sweet treats, it’s also worth noting that October is designated as Dental Hygiene Month. Did you know that tooth decay is the second most common disease in the United States? It’s never too… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune I was reading a neighboring newspaper, the Lakes Area Review in New London-Spicer when a story caught my eye.  Editor Brett Blocker did a story about a New London woman who helped co-author a book with Patty Wetterling. The book, titled “Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey… Read More

Stop removing ‘God’ from proceedings From Inga Mae B. Urke, Starbuck I fear that many folks are unaware that the Democrats are attempting to remove God in numerous ways, but that as soon as they gained power, liberals in a key House Committee erased the words “so help me God” from the sacred oath given… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Every fall we spend a week in Onalaska, Wisconsin on grandparent duty. While their parents take a week of vacation we watch the three granddaughters, or we used to watch the three girls. Years ago, when we started, they were all in school, one or two years in three different… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I find it interesting that no matter where you live or what kinds of outside activities you enjoy there is always a desire to see and experience new things. I never get tired of a good wildlife ride exploring the prairie landscapes in my state. Even with this deep… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist I have often quoted Urban Lehner in this space. In his October 2, 2023 show on DTN Ag, he offers some views on the current UAW strike so much in the news. Here it is: As a former member of the United Auto Workers Union (I worked in UAW… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I hope none of you are in the midst of deep grief or major depression, but most of you will have everyday worries and concerns. Maybe your kids are not reaching out to you or behaving like they should. Maybe you feel lonely. Or tired. Or just dreading… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Are you ready to have fun being spooked on Halloween? Every October 31 many of us love to celebrate  Halloween with pumpkins, black cats, ghosts and witches decorating our homes. It’s time to dress in a costume and go trick or treating. Grownups are already buying bags of candy at… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Before coming to Glenwood in 2005, readers may remember that I was the publisher of the Granite Falls-Clarkfield Advocate Tribune.  An event happened last week that prompts me to write about my time there. The event: “Granite Falls lost a mayor and a passionate community advocate… Read More

With ‘nastiness’ campaign started, how bad will it get? From Jim Thoreen, Glenwood Back when I was a young, impressionable 20-year-old about to be eligible to vote I would pour over the names on all the ballots and ask some of the elders in town “Who should I vote for?”  They would offer either nothing… Read More