View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist The long goodbye is often used to describe a person with dementia. I am not saying I am an expert on dementia, but like many people, I have experienced people I love get dementia and slowly become less and less cognizant of their surroundings as their brain gradually… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist It’s only mid-August, but already crisp, cool mornings make me feel like fall is the air. August  means encroaching school days are creeping into summer’s freedoms. Savor the joys of summer; don’t let days of sunshine and joyful activities escape too soon! I remember favorite SUMMER JOYS of kids in… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune City councils and county boards all over the state are currecntly discussing the new law that legalized recreational use of cannibis in Minnesota and how they should react.  As of August 1, use and simple possession of the drug is no longer a crime for… Read More

Former residents saddened by hometown’s appearance From  Cori (Pederson) Mulcahy,  Summerfield, Fla. My family recently had a reunion at the Depot is Starbuck. It has become an annual event that I look forward to. We arrived in Starbuck from Benson and the beautiful view of the lake coming into Starbuck has not changed. The corridor… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone OK. I’ll admit it. My expectations of a person who would occupy the Presidency of the United States or Congress are pretty high. And the process we use to select presidential candidates doesn’t always yield what I would like to see. Years ago presidential candidates used to be selected in… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Finally, some rain showed up across much of southwest Minnesota and everyone was more than happy to see it. I certainly didn’t need it to make a living like many others, but it was still a welcome sight to me for a different reason. The first two weeks of… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Do you say “rudbeckia” instead of “black eyed Susan,” or “echinacea” instead of “purple cone flower?” Do you know the best methods for ridding a garden of Colorado potato beetles or how to best protect your prize-winning tomatoes from blight? If you love gardening and love to share your… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist As I promised last week, here’s “the rest of the story.” I will quote from the very beginning for those that did not see the introduction last week. Here it is (from the handout I received at Farmfest in the MN Corn Growers tent, where the car was on… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist What does that really mean? The dog days of summer? Does it have something to do with dogs? I know I have read about it multiple times, but my mind is not working properly, so I must look it up; something I frequently do these days. According to… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist I caught  a humdinger of a summer cold! It probably wasn’t smart to attend a large gathering where all the germs are mulling about. My eyes are almost shut with mucus and crusty salt is coating my eyelashes. A red ring has appeared around the eyes…could this be pinkeye?… Read More