Opinion
People are not garbage
Dec 17, 2025
People are not garbage. That is the main thing we need to say. It should not need saying, but this term and similar ones are being used by prominent voices, even seeming to refer to a whole group of our Minnesota neighbors. We worry about how language like this signals what is and is not...
Lake City has done it again
Dec 10, 2025
Lake City you’ve done it again.
Every year, at this time, I would get a wonderful call from my great friend, Dori Schmauss, telling me: “You have to get down here immediately. They are going to light up the park.”
It was Patton Park of course. You all know that Dori lived right across the street...
Who’s next?
Dec 10, 2025
If you think this is a review of the English rock band The Who and their famous album Who’s Next (1971), I would refer you to the Rolling Stone magazine. This weak attempt at humor leads me to a very non humorous situation and critical review of the ever changing but current policies and...
Ohl: Why don’t they invent...
Dec 10, 2025
In 1790 Samuel Hopkins developed a process for making potash which was used to produce soap and fertilizer. President George Washington signed the paperwork making it the first patent issued in America. Since then, over 12 million patents have been issued and now average more than 300,000 annually...
Getting older can be humorous
Dec 3, 2025
Just over a month ago I became 82 years old which was surprising to me as I never thought I’d be around to be issued a Social Security check. But here I am still carefully climbing the 22-foot extension ladder to put Christmas lights on the house and trees. I guess feeling old will be when I sell...
Tiger Talk: So much to be grateful for
Nov 26, 2025
There is so much to be grateful for during this Thanksgiving season - things we have celebrated in many ways already: an amazing musical production of The Wizard of Oz, a safe and successful FFA National Convention Trip, a strong finish to the fall athletics season, an amazing Jazz Band Concert,...
Thirty-nine attended Braver Angels workshop
Nov 26, 2025
Our Braver Angels workshop, Depolarizing Ourselves, was an opportunity for 39 of our citizens to learn ways we can depolarize within ourselves when we disagree with others about important topics.
We practiced ways to recognize our own unhelpful personal tendencies to use extreme polarizing...
David Ohl: The Turkey Day Coma
Nov 26, 2025
I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage, and where good, mashed potatoes are one of the luxuries of life. Because of my upbringing and healthy appetite, I have been known to occasionally eat my way into a food coma which is often described as “brain fog.”
The coma can last a...
Financial literacy should be required curriculum
Nov 26, 2025
I am writing about the importance of financial literacy and why it should be a required class for all high school students.
As a future educator, I value setting up all students for success after high school. Whether they are attending college, going straight into the workforce, or enlisting in...
Confessions of an ice cream addict
Nov 19, 2025
There’s nothing a scoop of ice cream can’t fix, and we evidently do a lot of fixing as the United States is the world’s largest consumer of ice cream with the average American savoring 20 pounds or 4 gallons each year adding 13 billion dollars to the economy. Ninety percent of Americans have ice...
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