Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone A couple of Saturdays ago we got in the car and headed out for a “let’s go see how this area is doing” road trip. We do this every month or two, just poke around the area for part of a day. That day’s trip was west. We headed up… Read More
Opinions
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Observations from an area road trip
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:52am CST
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Letter to the Editor
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:51am CST
Now politicians should work across the aisle, listen to the common person From Gene Rossum, Starbuck Well, the election is over, and we don’t have to listen to the political ads for a few months. Next we celebrated Veterans Day. It is the day that our country recognizes and honors all who have served in the… Read More
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Grief, hopelessness and redemption
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:50am CST
View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist We rose early on All Saints Day because we had moved our clocks back one hour. We had received a letter from our church that the lives of those who had passed into heaven since last All Saints Day would be celebrated by lighting a candle as their… Read More
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Remembering the 1991 Halloween blizzard
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:50am CST
Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist A few weeks ago I wrote a column called “Hot and Dry to Cold and Dry.” Fast forward to this week. The dry part is no more. On election day, November 8, began a wet period. I was working at the General Election at the Blue Mounds town… Read More
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Forcing bulbs for indoor winter color
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:49am CST
Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Garden centers have put their fall bulbs on sale, and there is still time to purchase some for indoor forcing projects. Forcing flower bulbs indoors is an excellent way to brighten the cold, gray days of winter. Choose bulbs that are large, firm, and unblemished. Large, high quality bulbs… Read More
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Big deer and lightning
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:48am CST
The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I have never really been much of a deer hunter. I have purchased a Minnesota firearms deer license for the past 37 years and have never pulled the trigger on a Minnesota deer. I have participated and helped in the harvesting of many deer over that same time frame…. Read More
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Jail regulars return
Published on November 14, 2022 at 11:47am CST
From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist This past week I was invited to be a guest on a YouTube channel, The 1950s FUN CHAT, hosted by Jackie and Janine Knop. Their website is www.whilethewindmillwatched.com. They were interested in interviewing someone who had grown up in the jail in Glenwood, when Dad was the sheriff of… Read More
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Don’t pass up opportunity to vote; Vikings are an improbable 7-1
Published on November 7, 2022 at 12:03pm CST
Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune The midterm general election is tomorrow (Tuesday). It’s seems like each year the election season gets longer and longer. If you haven’t yet voted, don’t pass up your opportunity on Tuesday. Polls generally open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. This year, all state… Read More
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One easy solution: tone down the political rhetoric
Published on November 7, 2022 at 12:02pm CST
Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone The recent attack on Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home is just the latest in a growing series of attacks on elected or appointed officials by people who have been led to believe that those people are evil and need to be eliminated. The issue here is that the… Read More
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Letters to the Editor
Published on November 7, 2022 at 12:01pm CST
Examine your conscience before voting From John Messenger, Glenwood I am writing this in the hope that moderate Republicans give some thought about what I am about to say. You know who you are: you lean a bit right of the center, and typically vote Republican. I am appealing to you to examine your conscience… Read More