The sight of a snowplow driving down roads with its blade to the asphalt during these winter months typically means travel conditions are less than safe. The Minnesota tradition of assigning …

Surviving a Minnesota winter requires a substantial amount of "common sense” that I can personally attest is far from obvious to some outsiders. Since moving to Central Minnesota from …

It is 2024 here in Foley. The temperature was two degrees below zero at 3 p.m. on Jan. 15. That northwest wind was cutting; if possible, we spent no time lolly-gagging outdoors. If we had to …

Without a doubt, the winter of 2023-24 has been very mild thus far. As of the time of writing this, we have made it into the new year without seeing a major snowstorm that made travel difficult or …

The term “sodbusting” is used to identify the conversion of land from native vegetation to commodity crop production after Dec. 23, 1985. As part of the conservation provisions of …

The adage — commonly known as Murphy’s Law — is common to many: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”   There are good chances that everyone will have …

Even if we’re not particularly interested in “finding our roots,” we sometimes review what we know about our family predecessors. Usually, unless we can call on elderly relatives …

Every year, millions of Americans put up with budget-altering plane tickets, suffer through slow security lines and risk excruciating travel delays at airports, all in the name of expediting travel. …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop …

Upon recent analysis, “Forrest Gump,” the emotional roller coaster of a cinematic thematic masterpiece directed by Robert Zemeckis is far more tragic than it may initially appear. …

The resolutions we make when a new year begins are serious advice given to ourselves, admitting that in the past we’ve made a poor choice or two. Whether or not our new self-directed promises …

For centuries, human beings have woken up on New Year’s Day with motivation to pursue a specific goal or resolution for the new year. Committing to an undertaking on Jan. 1 has proven …