Thanks for donating blood From Mary Gross American Red Cross Coordinator On behalf of the American Red Cross, I would like to thank all of the people that donated blood at our drive on Tuesday October 8, 2024. The drive was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church which is always a welcoming facility. Thank you… Read More
Opinions
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Letters to the Editor
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:15pm CDT
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It was the 26th Amendment that set voting age at 18 years old
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:12pm CDT
Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone People in their late teens today may not realize that up until 1971 a person had to be 21 years old to vote in a presidential election. It was the 26th Amendment that changed that. It read: “The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of… Read More
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A day like no other
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:11pm CDT
The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist What an interesting weekend I had on the pheasant opener. The Governor’s Pheasant Hunting opener event started in 2011 when Congressman Petersen talked Governor Dayton into a hunt. This event has matured over the years and is hosted by different communities who all vie for the opportunity through an… Read More
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Dormant seeding your lawn
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:11pm CDT
Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator As fall winds down and outdoor projects wrap up, there’s one more yard task you can tackle before the snow flies: dormant seeding your lawn. Late October to early November is the ideal time to frost seed areas that are bare or thin. Dormant seeding involves sowing grass seed… Read More
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Beyond Ransomware: The threat of extortion attacks
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:10pm CDT
Cyber Moment By Mike Pfeiffer, CyberFyfe LLC Last month, we delved into the mechanics and prevention of ransomware. However, as the cyber threat landscape evolves, so do the tactics of cybercriminals. One such tactic that builds upon ransomware is extortion. Unlike traditional ransomware that merely encrypts your data, extortion attacks involve stealing your data before encrypting… Read More
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The tired masses yearning to breathe free
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:09pm CDT
View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Such is the poem inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty…. Read More
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Spooky Halloween
Published on October 21, 2024 at 12:09pm CDT
From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Legend tells me that the bewitching dark evenings of October are haunted with Halloween ghosts, witches and ghouls. Trick and treating kids will soon be running through neighborhoods in costumes. Be sure that you have bags of candy ready for the little goblins. If your house is dark, unwelcoming… Read More
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It was good to be out in the duck blind again
Published on October 14, 2024 at 11:37am CDT
Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher In the past few years, its been difficult for me to spend as much time hunting as I would like. For most of my teen and adult years, duck and pheasant hunting was a top priority for me and for my brothers. From the time we were old enough to… Read More
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Letters to the Editor
Published on October 14, 2024 at 11:33am CDT
Propaganda sponge From Theresa Tibbetts Glenwood Really? The PCT is a “propaganda sponge”? Many “news” organizations watched by the MAGA Christians spew out lie after lie and then repeat it enough that people don’t bother to fact check it. I watch and listen to what the candidates say and do. I don’t let any news organization–or… Read More
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Hurricane damage sustained several hundred miles from Gulf
Published on October 14, 2024 at 11:30am CDT
Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone For the past five years or so we have spent some winter time with my brother who lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem is near the west end of North Carolina, the area really hit hard by Hurricane Helene. On our trips there we have visited Asheville, Boone (home to… Read More