Opinions

  • Political parties should have high ethical standards for members

    Published on February 12, 2024 at 2:02pm CST

    Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone I’m not sure why getting rid of Rep. George Santos wasn’t closer to unanimous by members of Congress because it wasn’t one political deal where one party decides to pick on a member of the other party. Some said he hadn’t been convicted of anything although he is under Federal… Read More

  • Sukup grandaughter is now CAO and General Counsel

    Published on February 12, 2024 at 2:01pm CST

    View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Driving through farm country and seeing grain bins, I’m sure most of you have noticed the name SUKUP on many bins, on farms and at country elevators. In the November 2021 issue of Successful Farming magazine written by Natalina Bausch, Emily Schmitt is interviewed. On their website, Sukup is… Read More

  • The good and the bad

    Published on February 12, 2024 at 1:59pm CST

    The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist In the past months I shared with you some of my long-range target shooting exploits that I have recently become involved with. I can hold my own with a shot gun in almost any company but when it comes to shooting at targets 1000 yards away, I have a… Read More

  • Get Ready for Syrup Season!

    Published on February 12, 2024 at 1:59pm CST

    Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator With this warmer weather, maple syrup season is just around the corner. If you are new to syruping, here is some information that might help. In Minnesota, sap typically flows from about March 15 to April 20, triggered by mild daytime temperatures and freezing nights. The ideal range lies… Read More

  • A Life Well Lived

    Published on February 12, 2024 at 1:57pm CST

    View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I am at an age now that the first page I go to in a newspaper is the obituary. Many people who have died are younger than me. And some are my age. I like to read about people’s lives and look at the pictures of them. But… Read More

  • Love Candy Notes

    Published on February 12, 2024 at 1:56pm CST

    From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Back in the fifties, glass candy shelves at Potters Dime store in downtown Glenwood were loaded with sticky red heart gumdrops, red licorice and tiny heart candies with messages in capital letters like KISS, SQUEEZE, HONEYBUNS, SWEETIE PIE. Every kid’s mom would purchase a sheet of 25 punch-out valentines. … Read More

  • It’s time to move parade route; showcase downtown, history

    Published on February 5, 2024 at 12:01pm CST

    Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It was the fall of 2016 when the Glenwood community embarked on the great Complete Streets project that disrupted downtown Glenwood for two years.  It was an extensive project, but one that needed to be done to better position the city for the future. In the… Read More

  • Letters to the Editor

    Published on February 5, 2024 at 11:55am CST

    Title 1 game night at MAES helps students succeed From Jean Barkeim, MAES Teacher What a great way to break up the winter blues! We held a Title 1 Pizza and Game Night at Minnewaska Elementary. After a short presentation by Mrs. Currens about Title 1 services, our students and their guests were invited to… Read More

  • My name means AI provides career suggestions for ‘stone work’

    Published on February 5, 2024 at 11:54am CST

    Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Recently I had my first brush with artificial intelligence (AI) that I knew about. A few years ago when I was working at Quinco Press in Lowry one of the owners of the business suggested I get a LinkedIn account so I did. That is a web portal for people… Read More

  • Starting to get cabin fever

    Published on February 5, 2024 at 11:53am CST

    The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This certainly explains the super mild winter we are having. I planned a few days off to go spearfishing for pike early last week and got a call on Saturday from the outfitter we were going to rent a shack from telling… Read More

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