“I must tell you about one of the drug stores,” an elderly Sauk Centre resident said. “It was where Snyder & Ben Franklin is now. A friend and I used to stop in and visit with …
Freeze! These premises are now subject to an ICE investigation. No, I’m not talking about that agency; I mean Initial Christmas Enforcement — a task force founded by me and for me and …
There are so many viral video trends online that, at times, it feels impossible to keep up. In the last 24 hours alone, I watched a man standing on his head in a toilet while playing a …
Nov. 20 is National Absurdity Day. If you go to the National Day Calendar website, their description of the event involves things that are bizarre. The first example they share is how children can be …
This month’s elections may have come and gone, and Halloween may be an even more distant memory, but it’s never too late to talk about scary realizations about modern society, right? …
“Great Expectations” was written by Charles Dickens back in 1861. I’ve never read it, but the title of the book has been circulating in my mind since last week’s elections in …
November arrives with a certain calm that turns the air crisp, makes the leaves crunch, and we start to slow down to settle in with earlier evenings and shorter days. It also has us craving cozy …
When I was little, probably about 4 years old, the only item on my Christmas list was a box of rocks. Having grandparents who found creative ways to make any request happen, my grandfather, …
Veterans Day is Tuesday, when we honor the men and women who have served their country in a military uniform. It bears repeating that making a commitment such as this is a sacrifice that comes with a …
There’s been a lot of frustration around modern storytelling nowadays, based on what I’ve seen from box office receipts, book sales and online discourse in general. I think I’ve …
There are two really important events in the Minnesota outdoor calendar. The biggest, of course, is fishing opener. The second monumental outdoor event in our state is the opening of the gun season …
My family and I just came back from a vacation — 10 days, 3,432 miles behind the wheel and seven days aboard the Disney Treasure cruise ship. We made stops in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica and …