Drunk driving significantly impacts families across Minnesota. And, sadly, we’ve seen it right in our own community.
Over the past month, we had some major stories about suspected drunk driving in Steele County. Most notably, the fatal wreck near Hope that killed a woman at the hands of a man suspected of being more than twice the legal limit to drive. His case is pending in court.

A few years ago, my wife and I entered the world of homeownership.
When we first moved back to Minnesota, we lived in an apartment, and about halfway through our lease, we decided instead of paying rent, it was time to look for a home of our own.
We searched different places in the metro, and we found a home we fell in love with.

During the discussion at a men’s book study, someone asked, “Are your best years ahead of you or behind you?” There was a long silence while everyone thought for a moment.

As I mentioned in my column last week, I am not impressed by the sudden shift of stores, and people in general, to playing Christmas music before Halloween is even over.
In my opinion, we do not need to be buying our Christmas presents on the same aisle as our discounted Halloween candy.
But Thanksgiving is now over, and it means one thing: It’s time to celebrate Christmas in full force.

The announcement that the Byron Public School administration failed to properly document credit card purchases to the tune of almost $60,000 is very upsetting for a couple of reasons.

This is a powerful and very critical poem about President Donald J. Trump. Given its themes of boastfulness, shifting truth, disregard for oaths/trust, ambition, and self-aggrandizement in a position of power, it highlights the arrogance and the abuse of authority.
Against the heavens doth the Trumpet sound,
Whose brazen bluster knows no check or bound.
His truth, a weathercock that spins and veers,