Opinion
A syrupy story - What's it all about?
Apr 9, 2025
We have two large maple trees in our yard, and they were once again tapped for their raw sap. One tree looks forward to the annual event due to suffering from high sap pressure as evidenced by the bloated trunk and swollen limbs. The other tree is not thrilled about the process. You can see the...
Don’t make AI our next false god
Apr 2, 2025
Fifty years back I enjoyed a role in early artificial intelligence (AI) experiments.
Now, super-computer capabilities have boosted interest in large scale artificial intelligence (AI).
The positive promise of AI is about processing the known universe of medical patient histories. The purpose...
Walz budget proposal is a tax hike, not a tax cut
Apr 2, 2025
The governor’s 2025 tax proposal came before the Senate Taxes Committee on March 25, and I want to be clear about one thing: despite what the governor is saying, this is not a tax cut. It’s a massive tax increase, plain and simple.
Minnesotans are being told this is a tax cut because that’s how...
Sock Stories
Apr 2, 2025
We all have socks and probably a sock drawer where they reside. We don’t really spend much time talking about our hosiery. We seem to take them for granted and really don’t know what goes on in their domain. There could be laughter, partying, and definitely plots to escape. If we sneak up to the...
What’s Up Doc?
Mar 26, 2025
It was the 70’s and I was a high school teacher in Caledonia. I also was a member of the fire department and the four-person ambulance crew as a 1970’s EMT. Many people know them as the first person they see after saying, “Hold my beer and watch this.” I was also a certified first aid instructor...
Tiger Talk: Music, Careers, Student, Highlights, Mental Health and more
Mar 26, 2025
Although March has continued to tease us with winter weather, at Lake City Schools we are sprinting toward spring with student activities, special events, annual assessments, and preparations for the final quarter of the year. If you’re looking for something to do, check out our school calendar on...
A Lake Pepin health checkup
Mar 26, 2025
Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA) hosted the first of four Town Halls at the Frontenac Sportsmen’s Club in Frontenac, Minnesota. The Lake Pepin Town Hall health “checkups” are sponsored by LPLA and the Goodhue County Soil & Water Conservation District, with funding provided by the Minnesota...
What's it all about? Shopping Cart Woes
Mar 19, 2025
I have been an absolute mess since the accident. I have undergone therapy, been placed on medication, and am required to attend classes to hopefully enable me to return to a normal state. It has been hard on Donna also as she needed to cover for me.
It had an innocent beginning with a simple...
Who’s really to blame for fraud?
Mar 19, 2025
Fact-check. In November 2020, the Minnesota Department of Education (DOE) consulted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning irregularities with payments to Feeding our Futures.
In April 2021, after a three-hour hearing during the pandemic crisis, Ramsey County Judge John Guthmann,...
Altendorf: Minnesota’s growing bureaucracy
Mar 19, 2025
Many people don’t care about politics very much and I certainly understand why. You have two sides saying two completely different things. Leaving people who seek truth, to wonder who to believe?
For this week’s column, I want to discuss the Paid Family Leave Program (PFLP), which I easily receive...
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