Guest Opinion By Robert L Herbst  Pay Attention to Minnesota’s Secretary of State Race – Kim Crockett is a National Security Threat and a Clear and Present Danger to Our Democracy I am not a partisan. I served my country as Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Senior Executive with the Tennessee… Read More

Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels      I thought it was appropriate to be standing in a cemetery on Halloween. It wasn’t spooky or scary, except that it looked like we would be driving home in a white-out blizzard.      “How does that look?” My wife hollered over the wind driven snow.      “Great!” I hollered… Read More

Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Harvest for most farmers is over for the year 2022. Tillage is going on, especially on harvested corn ground. Lots of cornstalks in the area have been baled for feed or bedding – many of them going out of the county by truck.   From The Land Magazine of… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator If you are a landlord, farmer or agribusiness professional trying to figure out what to charge (or pay) for rented farmland in 2023, don’t miss the Farmland Rental Agreement workshop being held at the Alexandria Public Works Meeting room on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 9:30 a.m. and again at… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist The pheasant hunting season is under way and reports have been pretty good. I had an incident happen to me the other day that has never happened to me before in all of my years as an avid hunter. What follows is a summary of this encounter and my… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist A shag carpet of red, brown and gold leaves covers my yard this morning. Yesterday’s blustery winds blew not only the leaves but dried my bed sheets on the outdoor clothesline that I string across the deck facing the lake.   Though most folks have winterized and stored their… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune I was standing on the Highway 29 bridge that overpasses CP Railway and Highway 55 last Monday when Pope County Commissioner Gordy Wagner, with the MnDOT Commissioner as his passenger,  drove the first car over the bridge.  His vehicle was followed by Greg Meyer of … Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone  We’re in the heat of election season and the television commercials are pretty nasty. I’ve always felt that nasty commercials tell me as much about the sponsor of the ads as the person targeted. If you’re going to go that low to get elected what other shenanigans are you going… Read More

In 1981, the state disrespected the rights of wetland landowners From Earl Hauge, Glenwood I should have stood up and said “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.  We must not do this.”  That was back in 1981 when I was the State Representative from this area and the Legislature was voting to pass the… Read More

Collaborative Corner on the Move By Jeannie Pederson, Pope County Initiative Coordinator Though it seems early as we’ve been enjoying the beautiful fall colors and temps, the season of thanksgiving is upon us. Special memories arise of stories shared by families who have appreciated groceries that include a holiday meal and gifts for their children through Armful… Read More