“So, where are you from?” I get asked that quite often. Sometimes I answer that it depends on what you mean by “from.” Do you mean where did I come from when I moved to Blue Earth? The answer is Tyler. If you mean, where was I born and grew up, the answer is San Diego, California. My ...

Well, we are getting pretty far into the year 2026, and we have yet to have a round of everyone’s favorite column, Cheers and Jeers, in 2026. Of course, the last one was in the Dec. 26, 2025 issue of the Register, so it has only been two months. But, as I looked back, there is a whole lot ...

You could file this week’s column under “You can learn something new every day. Even if you are on old guy.” I was visiting with a relatively new acquaintance the other day and she happened to mention that she needed to get her passport renewed, as it had expired. Oh, I asked, are you ...

How about that Super Bowl this year? Did you watch it? Were you shocked at the result? I know some Minnesota Vikings fans were wondering if Sam Darnold would fail to deliver in the big game. Others were wondering why the Vikings ever got rid of him. For me, I was just hoping that it would ...