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Forget about the traditional holiday fixes of turkey, ham or meatballs. Our family is all in for Chinese food staples, though we don’t have a hint of Chinese in us. At least that we know of.
Don’t ask me where it comes from, but my family has developed a huge liking for Chinese cuisine, especially...
The 2025 legislative session opens January 14, and it will be unlike any that we have ever seen.
The Senate begins in a 33-33 split following the passing of my colleague and friend, Senator Kari Dziedzic, after a battle with ovarian cancer. Senator Dziedzic was a dedicated, thoughtful leader. Her...
We are right around the halfway mark of the new school year, and there have been a number of controversies taking place within the walls of Kasson-Mantorville schools.
As we previously reported, a longtime school board member quit the board in October, citing personal reasons. A few short weeks...
As this week’s edition of the Dodge County Independent comes in your mailbox, Americans are taking time to remember President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, age 100, at his home in Plains, Ga.
His state funeral is being held today at the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Often, he is remembered...
Every year since 2017, during the holidays, I have flown either from Minnesota to the east coast for the holidays to visit my family, or vice versa to visit my in-laws.
I’ve run into some hiccups, during those years, with the worst situation to date, being a few hours late, while my wife was stuck...
Wishing all our readers a very Happy New Year.
To start off on a positive note, it looks like the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign was a success. Dodge County Salvation Army Coordinator Tanya Young said that as of this past weekend, the Kettles had collected $34,044.38. That’s not necessarily...
I’ve had some in-depth discussions lately with family and friends about immigration and ICE. Rosie and I have a pretty diverse family — we have cousins who are African American, Mexican, Chinese, and Japanese — then we have our Canadian, South American, and Australian relatives. We also have an...
I am back home in Rhode Island for the holidays and about halfway through my trip my grandmother came down from New Hampshire to visit.
She was born over eight decades ago, so she’s seen a lot in her lifetime, and I was reminded she’s seen a lot of technological advances.
When my sister and I,...
Over the past several weeks, this newspaper has worked diligently to get to the bottom of what exactly has been going on behind the scenes with the Kasson-Mantorville school district.
Meanwhile, school district leaders seem perfectly content saying nothing.
Through just one month of examining...
There’s a phrase in the journalism world that best describes what we’re all about at the Dodge County Independent. As the phrase goes, “We’re hyper-local news.”
And that’s a good thing for you. We’re able to provide a niche that can be very difficult to find anywhere else.
Journalism has certainly...