Opinion
Community Choir concert was awesome
Oct 22, 2025
An awesome Sunday evening event took place at the Lake City City Hall Ballroom. The community choir presented a lively concert focusing on songs for healing and lifting hearts. The entire 40+ member choir, solo performers and a quartet offered an interesting array of selections. To add to the...
What's it all about? You are under arrest
Oct 15, 2025
I hope you have never heard those words from a police officer. I have not, but there is tomorrow. Were you aware that you can use those words to detain others? Any person may arrest another for a public offense committed or attempted in their presence. Every state has regulations covering what is...
North Zumbro Sanitary District should be included in bonding bill
Oct 15, 2025
A few weeks ago, members of the Senate’s Capital Investment committee visited Zumbrota for a firsthand look at the North Zumbro Sanitary District project. They listened to a presentation about why the project is important, asked questions about the plan, and got a real sense of what this would...
Where are you Rep. Finstad?
Oct 8, 2025
Open letter to Rep. Finstad: Where are you?
I have seen no presence of our Representative to the House in a few months. It really would be important for him to schedule a town hall meeting in our area.
Yes, I know he lives on the other end of the District. But, when he (and staff) don’t...
What's it all about? Random thoughts
Oct 8, 2025
Supposedly we humans have about 70,000 random thoughts each day and we have little control over much of what enters our mind. We probably become more aware of our mental wanderings if we are doing monotonous tasks like painting a fence, mowing the yard, driving a long distance, etc. Sometimes we...
Do your part to preserve democracy for all
Oct 8, 2025
Speak to your elected officials about your concerns. Show up to town hall meetings. Vote. Write letters. Go to school board meetings. Volunteer to assist during elections. Volunteer to be on local boards.
Do your part to preserve democracy for all.
Kraus: Community as classroom
Oct 1, 2025
It’s back to school month, and the flurry of excitement, nerves and relief are upon so many families across our region.
At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), we have the privilege of working directly with hundreds of child care providers and other Early Childhood professionals across...
Ohl: Fit to be tied
Oct 1, 2025
I haven’t worn a necktie for many years. However, from 1966 through 2003 I wore one every workday as a teacher and then as a seminar speaker. I have kept them all, the narrow, the wide, the plain and the colorful. The total comes to 37 ties. Certain ones were favorites and remind me of places...
What's it all about? Lawnmower memories
Sep 24, 2025
My first lawn mower dates from back in the ‘60s. It was an electric mower, and I don’t mean battery powered. It was a plug in the extension cord and then proceed to drag it all over the yard. But no more messing with oil! No more smelly cans of gasoline in the garage! No jerking a cord repeatedly...
Altendorf: Will this be our turning point?
Sep 24, 2025
Over the last few months, I have mentioned several times about my concern about our society boiling over.
With the murder of conservative champion Charlie Kirk, I believe we’re there.
What is particularly chilling about his assassination is that Kirk was someone who believed in respectfully...
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