The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoor Columnist Writing about dogs is my favorite subject. If you have been a reader of my column for any length of time you can already tell this by the number of times they occupy this space. Dogs, especially hunting dogs, are a 12 month a year effort. Whether it’s training… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist A few weeks ago I wrote a column “Make Time for Friends.” Friends do take time if the relationship is meaningful. Reunions can be fabulous, but the problem with class reunions is that there’s never enough time to catch up on all the lives of old friends.   Classmates… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It seems like only yesterday that this nation experienced the horror of 9/11. Yet, it happened 21 years ago.  The anniversary of Sep‌tember 1‌1 holds great significance for many Americans. Most of us can tell you exactly where we were that fateful morning — the… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone The announcement by President Joe Biden that some would be getting $10,000 or $20,000 forgiveness of their government college loans hit me a couple of different ways. One, as person who paid his college loans, and paid the costs of sending two children to college, it is hard not… Read More

Starbuck Depot to host the 31st annual Eple Tiden this Saturday, Sept. 17 From the Starbuck Depot, Committee members The Starbuck Depot will be hosting the 31st annual Eple Tiden Open House this year on Saturday, Sept. 17. As usual there will be opportunities for craft and produce vendors to display as well as the… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist I learned two years ago, when my beloved son-in-law, Patrick, died, about deep, dark and lonesome grief. Patrick died, as you all probably remember from me writing about it many times, of a kind of heart attack caused by a blood clot in the left descending artery. He… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator As the fall temperatures begin to cool off it is time to consider bringing in the houseplants you may have let “vacation” outside this summer.  Many houseplants will thrive outdoors during Minnesota’s summers, but they do not perform well or may even die if they are exposed to chilly… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Remember the song “Yesterday, When I was young”?   A friend recently sent a recording of the song on my computer.  Today I listened to the recording and remembered…  How perfect the timing: tomorrow is my birthday.   I am no longer young.  How fast the time flies by. … Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune My wife, Kim and I headed to the State Fair on Tuesday.  It was the first we’d attended since 2019. The pandemic had cancelled the “Great Minnesota Get Together in 2020 and last year we were like thousands of other Minnesotans and skipped it because we… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Every now and then something happens that gives a person hope for mankind.  On a recent Sunday I was watching the finals of the Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA golf season held in Atlanta with an $18 million top prize and in which the top five players… Read More