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We boarded the plane over an hour late which was way past my bedtime. It was around midnight our time. I did warn everyone I was nervous flying since it was the elevation that contributed to the...

President Kamala Harris graced the presence of Minnesotans last week. I say President since Joe Biden doesn’t have a prayer of lasting 5 more years if he’s reelected so we might as well start now cal... Full story

My daughter drove a small Chevy Cobalt during high school. One day, she drove my full-size Ford pickup southbound on Church Street. She felt crowded by a car in the center lane, so naturally, she move...

The following was my morning read. "May the Lord Himself pour out a fresh anointing on your life today! May you suddenly have a heightened discernment about where to walk, what to say, and how to... Full story

Dad often said, "If you borrow something or use something that doesn't belong to you, always leave it in better condition than you got it." I try to follow this rule, even when I rent equipment. I...

It's hard to believe that Richard Mattson and I were born on the same exact date. It's just a coincidence. Richard is one of the good guys in this game of life. I stand in awe of his outstanding... Full story

Sarah, Brian and I had quite the shenanigans going for the big 4-0 birthday celebration. I think we almost gave Kyle a heart attack with his birthday surprise! We had come up with the plan we were... Full story

I remember the old Roseau courthouse which today is a shopping area. As a kid in the 1980s it was still operating as the courthouse. It was also in those days a shelter in the case of nuclear war....

I read the following and it really hit home. Now I will need to do something about it. It is not the kind of thing that takes a one time declaration. Instead it takes a moment by moment commitment. Ma... Full story

Occasionally, I wake up in the middle of the night. It's always the same dream and I'm in Heaven. Let's stop for a moment since many of the Holy Rollers up here are grinding their teeth and...

The warm weather and the time change have my mind thinking about the new additions I must add to my yard this year. I’m sure Kyle is excited to see what I need his expertise building skills to assist...

Jeff came into the paper one day last year and I happened to be there. He didn't say much. I think he was just scoping out the new guy. Before he left on his way out the door he stopped for a moment,...

"Memories and heroes last forever!" That's not a Bible verse so you don't have to accept it as the final word on the matter. It's a line out of a Country-Western song. A song with a particular memory...

As a kid living in Madison, Wisconsin, I was naturally a Green Bay Packers fan. During neighborhood football games, I dreamed of someday replacing Bart Starr as the Packers quarterback, but that was...

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and will last until Nov. 3, 2024, when we switch back to standard time. The time change means an "extra hour of light" in...

Trouble, possibly terminal trouble, will happen to a life who is not lived towards God. "Is any one of you in trouble (afflicted)? He should pray Matthew 11:28,30. One of the nice things about this...

I still remember the name of the color, Glencoe Green, from Chrysler. It was beautiful, deep metallic green, so dark that most people thought the car was black, but in the sun, oh, did that car sparkl...

I run into so many characters that I can sit back and stay relatively sober while wondering, "Who is this stumblebum?" On Monday evening, here came a text from a world traveler who had flown down to...

I spent the first couple years of my life in this world at Oak Manor Trailer Court just East of Roseau. My earliest memory is my dad and brother firing off model rockets in the farm field on the...

The topic has been debated since shortly after the discovery of chocolate; should brownies and chocolate chip cookies have nuts or no nuts? I think they should have nuts – but walnuts, pecans, or almo...

Essay by: Mckenzi Curry Veteran Narrative Roseau Community School Mrs. Olsen Orin Swart, born in Roseau, Minnesota. Orin was in the Navy for three and a half years. He joined the Navy on August 15,...

Before you point a finger, check the following read, and tell me if you fit into the context of its thoughts. "God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called." They even did a slick little video... Full story