Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone There’s a lot of folks who want to be President of the United States and a number of them have been testing the waters the last year or two. Those who wish to proceed will probably formally commit this fall depending upon how the mid-term elections go. Former President… Read More

Do something… From Jerry Larson, Glenwood Our country is in trouble–biased media, lack of confidence in government, border out of control, drugs, crime, burn-out for teachers and health care workers, shortage of people wanting to work and a shortage of police officers, schools worried about pronouns, history being re-written, retirement funds dropping health care costs rising,… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist I am a light sleeper, maybe eldest children all are. They lay awake at night, listening to sounds, worrying about everything that may go wrong, sweating with stress. Often their dreams are vivid and stark; running alone down a dark street, being chased by wild hogs, showing up… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator This summer has brought many challenges, not the least of which is the fungus gnat invasion in our extension office. This can be particularly troublesome for those who are squeamish about insects. Fungus gnats are tiny, black flies that are commonly seen around lamps and windows. They are annoying,… Read More

Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist From the Successful Farming magazine of July 2022 comes an article with the above title, and a subtitle of “How the average farmer stacks up against the average American’s net worth.” It is written by Shawn Williamson. Here is it: Farmer net worth may be at historic levels with… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Summertime  means trips  to the Dairy Queen for hot fudge sundaes, trips to the beach to tan on colorful beach towels or Mom’s discarded bath towels, sock hops/teen nights at the dance hall and outdoor movies.   But summer vacation is almost over. August means the Dog Days of… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It’s Waterama week in Glenwood once again.    The town started getting very busy over the past few weeks, but will grow considerably this week as the 66th Annual Waterama celebration takes place.   The flag-raising ceremony held Friday in conjunction with the chamber’s… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Members of the class of 1962 of Jefferson High School in Alexandria had a get-together last week. It was interesting to see the grey hair (lots of it), slightly larger profiles, and folks not walking as smoothly as they did when they were in their teens. By now about 25… Read More

States like Minnesota will provide access to health care without government intrusion From Jessica Erlandson, MAHS graduate, Columbus, Ohio First, I would like to say how glad I was to read the guest opinion included in the July 18 edition of the Tribune. This refreshing perspective is so essential in the face of the Christo-fascism advanced by… Read More

Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels I’m not much of a bike rider. The fact that I learned to ride when I was in the first grade and still remember how are about my only qualifications to be called a bicyclist.  I don’t train, study or own a fancy bike. In fact, the bike I ride is… Read More