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Mandate misery

Last week’s Sauk Centre Herald featured an article by Shalon Wilber on the concerns surrounding our shortage of child care providers. The headline, “Significant orientation drops,” …

My quest for inspiration

As I begin this column, I am experiencing an extreme case of writer’s block. I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later. After several months as a full-time reporter, I feel like a …

Life Hacks

Put lemons, oranges and grapefruit in the microwave for about 30 seconds before squeezing the fruit for juice. The fruit will release almost twice as much juice.

Not even one donkey

When you finish a great book, you have to share it with someone, so here goes.    Now, Job was a good guy. He had a wife, seven sons and three daughters. He had great wealth, …

Life Hacks

Fill an empty dish-soap bottle with bar oil and make it easier to fill your chain saw.

Pan-orama

The solution to gun violence is frying pans. Thank you for reading, see you next time. Still here? Well, whether you’re procrastinating a household task or trying to ignore somebody, …

Life Hacks

Sprinkle dried coffee grounds around the foundation of the house to get rid of ants.

A day in D.C.

The peaceful transfer of power is an incredible event here in the United States. For hours on Monday, I was parked on the couch watching the inauguration ceremonies for incoming President Donald J. …

There must be a guidebook

Parenting. Where do I start with the struggle? There is no other job in the world where I work so hard to feel like I reach the level of mediocrity. I have written about my 10-year-old son …

Life Hacks

To ripen bananas quickly, store them in a paper bag. Add another fruit like an apple to speed the process up even more.

The drive to walk

Hold on, hold on, I’m almost ready to start the column. I had to get here from next door, so let me shake off my gloves, boots, scarf, coat, second-layer sweater, earmuffs and snowpants, and …

Up from the ashes

And, it continues. Last week’s column was titled, “Hot start to new year.” Written the morning of Jan. 7, little did any of us know how true that title would ring. Less than an …

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