In a 2008 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffet said “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” When I look at the proposed 2022 budget, …
Maybe you’ve heard the quote “Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” This is a powerful concept…
In a 2008 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffet said “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” When I look at the proposed 2022 budget, …
Maybe you’ve heard the quote “Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” This is a powerful concept…
Many of Minnesota’s drought-ridden wetlands are not currently wet but this doesn’t mean they are unprotected.
There’s nothing like a hotly contested presidential election to energize voters. It’s the same with a spirited race for a United States Senate…
This summer, I received a phone call from an eighty-year-old gentleman who shared his belief that equity is a dangerous concept and that schoo…
I don’t like mice. I don’t like seeing them in a cage, running crazily on a treadmill wheel. I don’t like seeing them skitter about in the woo…
Many of Minnesota’s drought-ridden wetlands are not currently wet but this doesn’t mean they are unprotected.
While others wax eloquently on philosophy or sociology, E. O. Harbin got right to the important part of life and offered us “The Fun Encyclope…
We judge elected officials based on their position on the issues we care about. We may cast our ballot for candidates that most represent the …
One of my favorite types of trips to plan for clients is a trip where they want to combine a lifelong passion with a vacation. If you are a w…
Since this is the time of the year when students around the country are detailing “How I spent my summer vacation” to their teachers, I felt I…
A special ritual occurs when a leader in the Lutheran church completes their studies to become an ordained clergy. It’s called an ordination —…
A single question can change everything. As an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), we strive to spark students’ curiosi…
The first day of school marked a big first for me right along with my students. As the new principal of Forest Lake Area Middle School, I was …
On Saturday, we paused to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and give time to reflect on a terror attack that has impacted every American a…
We’ve scrambled over the hills, through the woods, and into a giant field of radish and turnip greens where Isanti County landowner Dave Medve…
In years past, West Broadway Avenue was a typical country road leading out west of town. It was a sea of mud during the spring breakup, dusty …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Letters may be sent to F…
Sept. 11, 2001, was not a typical day for me.
It’s been 20 years since 9/11. For some, the terrorist attacks predate their birth, and 9/11 is nothing more than a tragic historical date. Fo…
It’s been a busy and productive summer at the Columbus city hall. I am pleased to share a progress report as we move towards the autumn season.
Teachers across the district are gearing up and planning for the start of the school year. Like students, they too will be nervous on the firs…
Here we are once again. It’s still warm, but it’s getting dark a little earlier. I have observed (and tried to ignore) a few red and orange le…
Sometimes, a disappointing movie can make you feel worse than a truly bad one. I left "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" cold, less b…
Most of us were raised with the mantra, “don’t spend more than you have.”
It seemed to be a calm time as far as police activity was concerned at the time. The ex-servicemen and their families were putting their lives…
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