Opinion
I am faced with a dilemma. Do I help save the bees or be happy with a dandelion-free yard?
On January 11, 2017, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service placed the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on the list of endangered species. The listing became effective on March 21, 2017,...
Page 2 of this week’s newspaper features a salute to the police and emergency medical service providers whose job it is to keep the people of the New Prague area safe.
May 13-19 is National Police Week, a week in which Americans are asked to recognize the service and sacrifice of U.S. law...
Those who have been reading my columns in the paper know that my life has been turned a bit upside down over the past few months, between moving and then having two funerals all within a six-week span.
As these, and other life’s incidents have taken more of my time than usual, my time in the...
The 33rd annual Run New Prague Half Marathon was held this past weekend, and as always, things ran smoothly thanks in large part to the many volunteers who help to run this race. The New Prague Chamber of Commerce coordinates all the volunteers for this race. More than 30 individuals were involved...
A special section in this week’s edition of The New Prague Times focuses on the many activities that are available for students at New Prague High School.
In the early 1990s, we started doing special sections on each of the three high school sports seasons, and they have proven to be a popular...
Parenthood conundrum
I’m hesitant to write this.
Parents are judged at every turn—every decision.
And, I’m a parent. I’m mom to two young ladies, Anna (8.5) and Ellen (6), who enjoy playing outside with the kids in our neighborhood and exploring.
They climb trees, fish, build forts in old woodpiles...
WELL, I AM STILL HERE AND Nothing more drastic has befallen me. Guess Lisa is satisfied with her little "tricks" and things are back to normal albeit I do have the new address and guess it is permanent. However, I am glad that she scheduled me for this week instead of last week. The April 19 date...
Minnesotans are looking at one of the biggest elections in the state's history this fall.
Voters will select a new governor and both U.S. Senate positions will be on the ballot due to the resignation of Sen. Al Franken. That's the first time that's happened since 1982.
In addition, all state...
My wife is into scrapbooking.
Scrapbookers have stuff. A lot of stuff. If you are the husband of a scrapbooker, you will know what I am talking about.
My wife has carts and totes of different kinds of paper, trinkets, embellishments, and empty binders just ready for the filling with (I admit...
A Holy and Happy Easter to all our readers.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: On the first day of the week, Mary Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other...
