Opinion

We acquired a .22-caliber handgun for dispatching unwanted animals from the barn. Fortunately, we gave it away before ever needing to use it. We were always taught every gun is always loaded unless you personally see it is not loaded. The point of such counsel was to prevent the unthinkable. The...
For more than 24 years I’ve been covering the news in New Prague. There’s been the good and the bad and plenty of events. There’s been events where friends and neighbors gather to help someone in town. This weekend, I was at the grand march for New Prague High School’s prom. This coming weekend, I...
MVEC remains grounded amidst industry changes   Jordan, Minn. – While the energy sector is facing many changes in the coming years, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative’s focus will always remain on putting members first and the unique needs of the co-op’s service area in 2024. Addressing these...
OK, we’ve just enjoyed the wimpiest winter in recent memory. It came after a brutal winter the previous year, a winter reminiscent of the early-1980s. It chased us from the country into town. We had two, maybe three snowfalls worth noting this winter. We didn’t even have to endure the mid-January...
Taking public notices for schools out of newspapers would hurt public A significant discussion is taking place at the state legislature in reaction to the recent announcement that eight community newspapers will close at the end of the month. Under a proposal in the Senate Education Policy Omnibus...
The internet and social media won't fill the gap in civic awareness. Local government officials will go largely unchecked.  "If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, judges and governors shall all become wolves.” — President Thomas Jefferson on...
We received bad news last week, a gut punch to our industry, actually, from up the road. The owner of community newspapers in Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, Chanhassen, Chaska and Jordan announced the final editions of these publications would be published later this month. Six well-established,...
Apparently with everything going right in Minnesota, it seems one of the pressing issues before us is the need to eliminate the line of demarcation between where people can hunt with rifles and where shotguns firing slugs must be utilized. We recently received a column from Sen. Bill Lieske, R-...
    I’ve seen plenty of pheasants cruising around Minnesota, as well as several bald eagles. Not so much for larger animals. Popular culture had me expecting more moose. I suppose they exist in Minnesota. I’ve never lived far enough north to witness them.     We have had one or two brake-checks...
As another trip around the calendar ended this week, it is time to once again recollect about times gone by. Bingo has become a pretty big thing these days, especially the prize bingos which are held in our communities monthly. A friend of mine came across this interesting bingo game which should...

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