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Dealing with letters to the editor; something that is part of the job

Perhaps nothing else has given me more consternation in this job of being an editor than getting letters to the editor. And then publishing them, or not publishing them. It is true that in the “olden days” we used to get a lot more letters to the editor. Some of them were printed in the ...

Are you ready to vote on Nov. 5? Or have you already cast a ballot

So far, I have refrained from commenting on the upcoming election. But, with it looming on the horizon, it is time to make some comments. However, these comments may not be what you were expecting. I am not going to tell you who to vote for, especially for that top job of president. There ...

Remembering a former news guy

I lost another one of my “unofficial advisors,” when Larry Anderson, of Frost, died last Sunday. My unofficial advisors are a small group of people who give me some unsolicited advice from time to time. And by advice, I mean it is sometimes criticism, but criticism given in a very nice ...

Are you ready for ‘Moses Sailor – the Sequel’? Good, so here you go

I guess you could call this column “Moses Sailor - Part Two.” Or maybe “Moses Sailor Continued.” As you have now surmised, it is more about Moses Sailor, the first permanent settler in Faribault County. Last week’s column about Moses Sailor drew a lot of response, more than I ...

So who was Moses Sailor and just where did he live when he arrived?

Do you know who Moses Sailor was? I asked some folks this question recently. No one was really sure, but one person did answer correctly that, “Isn’t he the guy who has the tombstone in the Riverside Cemetery in the shape of a log cabin?” That was right, but the better answer is that ...

Get ready for a whole lot of those Cheers and Jeers for lots of things

Time to sit back and relax and have a cup of coffee and enjoy another round of Cheers and Jeers from ye olde editor. Yes, you know you were wondering when those Cheers and Jeers would be back. One person recently suggested that Roasts and Toasts might be a better name for them. But it is hard ...

It was the first time I was hit and knocked over by a fast flying Eagle

So, you might have heard that I got knocked down by a flying Eagle last week. Well, that is sort of true. While I was taking photos at the Blue Earth Area Bucs versus New Ulm Eagles volleyball match last Tuesday night, one of the Eagle players ran after a ball way off the court and collided ...

Here is how to write a column about absolutely nothing at all

It finally happened. After writing a column pretty much every single week for 52 years, it finally happened. I sat down at my computer for a while and finally said to myself, “I got nothin’.” Nothing came to me. No ideas. Nada. Well, yes, I did have some ideas. But every single one ...

It is fun to travel to other places, but it is always good to be home

I have been pretty blessed to have been able to take three great vacation trips this year. The trips were to Cape Coral, Florida area, Ripon, California area and Cape Cod. I had been to all three places before. Actually many times before. We have friends and family members located in those ...

New cell phone rules at school are going into effect across the state

If you are sick and tired of reading about me harping about cell phones, go ahead and quit reading this column and go on to the obituary page. This will be the third time I have written about cell phones this year, and Kevin Mertens devoted his column to the same subject earlier this year, as ...