Opinions
This spring in Kasson, one of the busiest businesses was Houston’s greenhouse. But they aren’t unique. People that live in an area where a good portion of the year is spent in snow and cold, are very eager to frequent any place that has a stock of green and growing things, and especially flowers....
Every American should read Case File 23-80101-CR-Cannon/Reinhart, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, USA v. Donald J. Trump & Waltine Nauta.
It is the Trump indictment file relating how Trump (after the end of his term in office) and persons (with no security clearance of any...
It may not be in plain view, but homelessness affects people in southeast Minnesota, including Dodge County.
Across 20 southeast Minnesota counties, this area has the third highest number of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Some have disabilities, others are experiencing domestic...
For the last couple of years, Kasson has been the center point of road construction. Last year a six-block area was closed all summer as new water and sewer lines were laid beneath a wider and redesigned Mantorville Ave.
This spring a couple new segments are also undergoing a total revamp. The old...
“For thus says the Lord... As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 66:12a,13 NRSV Bible)
We have a five-month-old grandchild in our lives, our first. Recently, he was sick with his first high fever. He was achy and congested and very,...
It’s a strange time of year for sports. Even though it is early June, professional basketball and hockey are still finishing their seasons while 1/3 of the baseball season is already over. On a recent Sunday I could watch two USFL football games if I didn’t want to watch college softball, lacrosse...
Recently, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report warning about the negative impacts of social media on children’s mental health, saying that it presents a profound risk of harm. The advisory also urged social media companies to help parents with the burden of managing the effects of social...
“She’s too attractive, don’t hire her. She will cause all kinds of sexual harassment problems”, was said by an operations supervisor to me when I was a Human Resource Manager. The statement was made after the Ops manager had reviewed the applications the HR department had provided him after HR had...
“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and who keep what is written in it; for the time is near.”
Revelation 1: 3
Dear friends and members of our area Dodge County Communities: It truly is spring. Yay! Some of us, have been really waiting...
The Tax Conference Committee Report, the final agreement between the House and Senate was passed off the Senate floor on Sunday, May 21, on a party line vote of 34 (D) — 33 (R).
There were notable provisions that I supported but it was troubling to see $2.2B of tax increases at this time of...