Growing up in a state approximately the same size as any county in Minnesota, but with over a million people in it, my parents always instilled in me to be careful what you say in public.
Those who regularly read my column know I didn’t grow up in a small town, but as in small communities, it wasn’t uncommon to run into people I knew at the market or elsewhere growing up.
Is it a lesson some Minnesotans can learn?

As summer winds down, we often see an increase in people exploring new career opportunities. Whether you’re just starting out, looking to make a change, or trying to grow your business, now is a great time to consider work-based learning as part of your strategy.

The Dodge County Relay for Life — Dodge County Stroll — raised money for the American Cancer Society for 33 years in Dodge County. Altogether, the group of volunteers raised $3,477,500.
The organization often ranked as one of the top counties in the nation to raise funds per capita.

Labor Day in Minnesota typically marks the end of the Minnesota State Fair and the beginning of the school year.
Before it gets lost in buckets of Sweet Martha’s Cookies and the luxury of a long, holiday weekend, there’s time to think about the history of Labor Day—and how the labor movement transformed the way we work and live today.

I am an ultra competitive person, and if you ask just about any of my sources, they will tell you I am very intense. I am sure a couple may be reading this column right now and chuckling or nodding their heads in agreement.
When my wife and I play pickleball with our friends on Friday nights, she sometimes hopes to be on the opposite side of the net when we play doubles, because I am all about winning.

“Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America,” is the book that Farm Bureau doesn’t want you to read.