Opinions

  • Our winter nemesis is peeking around the corner

    Published on February 20, 2023 at 1:31pm CST

    The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist It has a long time since my neck of south west Minnesota has dealt with area lakes winter kills. Winter kills is just a slang term for low oxygen content in the water of a lake. When the oxygen content gets too low the fish will start to die…. Read More

  • Chinese investments in U.S. Ag raise alarms

    Published on February 20, 2023 at 1:30pm CST

    View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Again, I quote one of my favorite columnists, Urban Lehner of DTNAg, who has spent many years living in the Orient, mainly Japan. Here it is, with special interest due to the incessant coverage of Chinese balloons and other objects recently: Military radar failed to detect China’s spy balloon… Read More

  • Proposed ban on gas-powered lawn equipment is overreach

    Published on February 20, 2023 at 1:29pm CST

    Notes From The Capitol By Paul Anderson, State House Representative District 12B There is a feeling among some that our state is trying to follow California’s lead in many ways, especially in terms of environmental legislation and rule-making regulations. The latest example is a bill introduced this past week in the Minnesota House that bans the use… Read More

  • Cold winds and warm promises

    Published on February 20, 2023 at 1:28pm CST

    View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist As I write this, the wind is blowing from the north with a ferocity that makes the trees sway and the snow whirl and drift against any little obstacle. I presume the roads are glazed because it rained all day yesterday and today the temperatures are falling. The… Read More

  • Favorites from the past

    Published on February 20, 2023 at 1:26pm CST

    From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist When you were a kid, did you have a Barbie doll?  Remember the voluptuous, glamorous doll who had so many careers? In addition to being an astronaut, she’s also been a stewardess, a CEO, a surgeon, robotics engineer and game developer…she’s accomplished an amazing list of careers.  She even… Read More

  • In Minnesota, we name our snowplows

    Published on February 13, 2023 at 1:59pm CST

    Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune After a couple of years of COVID-19 and last year’s subzero temperatures canceling the Polar Plunge, the event took place this year on Lake Minnewaska. A number of brave souls took turns jumping into the icy waters of the lake raising money for the annual… Read More

  • Being well informed doesn’t mean you agree all of the time

    Published on February 13, 2023 at 1:56pm CST

    Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Surveys show a lack of trust or bias in mainstream media and that is unfortunate. We need accurate information to make decisions in our daily lives and when we come to select leadership such as in a voting booth. I think there is some confusion about parts of the media…. Read More

  • Letters to the Editor

    Published on February 13, 2023 at 1:55pm CST

    Writer reiterates content of first letter From Steve Nestor,  Terrace A few weeks ago I wrote a letter to the editor in reaction to a column that was written in August of 2021. That column, found on the Opinion Page, was not only light on facts and or historic reality, I felt it necessary to… Read More

  • Editorial

    Published on February 13, 2023 at 1:53pm CST

    Fremad building now faces the final option Bring up the Fremad building in Glenwood and prepare for any number of opinions on the matter. Some think it should be preserved, some think it should’ve been demolished years ago.  Others blame the state and its policy requiring county responsibility for tax-forfeited property.  Still others blame the… Read More

  • Trip leaves me wondering

    Published on February 13, 2023 at 1:51pm CST

    The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I recently got back from a few days in Northeast South Dakota from a pike spearing trip. I had been to the location last year and the group I was with had probably the best spearing trip they will ever have. There were large numbers of pike and the… Read More

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