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

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

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

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

Senior News By Diane Kittelson, Pope County Senior Services Consultant/Coordinator As fall approaches, now is the right time to compare drug plans and enroll in a new one for next year. October 15 to December 7 is the Open Enrollment Period during which you can compare your current plan to others available in your area and… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist The heading is from an article in DTN/Progressive Farmer dated Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Here it is, edited slightly for length, by Todd Neeley: With the 2024 presidential election around the corner, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump recently gave a snapshot of where they stand… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist What is the fastest growing segment of new hunters being added to the ranks of outdoors people? If you guessed women, you would be right. They still make up a small percentage of the total, but that number is increasing every year. I have developed a close bond with… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator If you’re dealing with invasive buckthorn on your property, now is the perfect time to take action. Mid to late fall is ideal for applying herbicide, as the plant’s sap flows toward the roots, allowing for maximum absorption. Since buckthorn keeps its leaves longer than most plants, you can… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I am a person with roots in two worlds. Like most immigrants, I am a person with my roots in my country of birth and my branches, my husband, children, grandchildren and friends, here, in the United States. Roots and branches are the stories of people, who they… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Handsome Paul was a prize for our jail. The charmer, Paul’s Brell Creme’d wavy chestnut hair  and perfectly shaped toothy grin were a magnet for the girl “groupies” at the jail. Mom, my little sister, Barbie, and I were smitten too.  Next to Verdi, the blonde with naturally curly… Read More