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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Well, alright. That is it, then. The race is on for the next 75 days or so. And there is going to be some big decisions to be made. You probably think I am referring to the fact that the Democratic National Convention is now over, and the race for the White House is on, and we are going to ...
During our 50-plus years of marriage, Pam and I have been blessed with some pretty nice neighbors. In Enderlin, North Dakota, it was Duane and Jill Dick, who taught us how to play pinochle. We reconnected with them a few years ago. In Waterville it was Dick and Deb Chambers, the couple who ...