The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist When it comes to luck mine is normally petty sour. Even my closest friends call me the character on the Snoopy cartoon. I can’t remember what his name was but he was the guy that always had the rain cloud following him around. I have said many times, if… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator When we think of bees, honeybees and bumble bees often come to mind. However, there’s an entire world of bees beyond these familiar species. In fact, there are nearly 20,000 known species of bees worldwide, with close to 400 of them residing in Minnesota alone. Surprisingly, honeybees and bumble… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist My own mother didn’t like Mother’s Day. She thought it was too commercial. Looking up the origins of Mother’s Day, I thought it was quite interesting that the founder of mother’s day, Anna Jarvis came to regret it for the same reason. Anna Jarvis’ mother, Anna Maria Reeves,… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Remember when we were kids and school days ended by the end of May? It was planting time for many farmers and they needed workers in the fields. Kids got a break from school work so they could help at home. Today in 2024, many schools are finalizing their… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It was nice to see all the activity in Glenwood and Starbuck on Friday.  The highways were busy and many vehicles were pulling boats and pontoons on their way to area lakes. It is the unofficial start of the summer season with the opening of the… Read More

Laker Foundation’s Taste on the Lake Event, Thank You! From Bill Mills, Laker Foundation President and Greg Uhde, Laker Foundation Vice President This marks the 12th year of the Minnewaska Laker Foundation’s Taste on the Lake which was recently held on May 8 with a full house in attendance at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood!… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone If you look through the U.S. Constitution you won’t find anything about presidential immunity for acts a person would take as president. Congress does have the power to impeach and remove the president after a trial if it felt it was necessary. Presidential immunity hit the Supreme Court in 1867… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist For whatever reason I awake every morning between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. My coffee pot is in my garage and as the coffee is brewing, I let out the herd of dogs at my house and then we spend the next two hours getting ready for work and paying… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist Syttende mai is coming this Friday and I always write a column about it. Writing about how Norway struggled for 400+ years with being ruled by a foreign nation for us to emerge to what our nation is today, is one of my passions. I love stories about… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist “God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.” Jewish proverb Now that my Kate and Andy are grown, having children of their own, I’ve been wondering what my kids remember about their childhood. What do they remember about their childhood with Mom and Dad in the eighties?… Read More