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The danger of just a second

There are five fewer reasons to be distracted behind the wheel in Sauk Centre this school year. At least, that is how many times drivers have already been caught passing school buses with their …

Complain, but offer solutions

The official first day of fall arrived Sept. 22, but the midterm elections had that beaten, with election season arriving Sept. 18 when ballots became available for in person and mail voting. Early …

Risky descriptions

Oh, look at the time. Gotta climb back onto my artificial intelligence soapbox again, and the thing I’ll be defending today is friendships. There’s a trend I’ve seen floating around the …

That nagging feeling

This reflection is brought to you courtesy of Sunday’s parable of the workers in the vineyard.   To summarize, the landowner hired people to work in his vineyard; some started a 9 a.m. …

Life measured in sunsets

I have been thinking a lot about time lately. Indulge me to go back to the well, so to speak, with the idea of loss. The 10-year anniversary of my mom’s death is this month, which has a way of …