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My two cents | A garden update by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | A garden update by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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My two cents | A garden update by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
It’s been a while since I started a column with the phrase, “Where has the time gone?”So I’ll do that this week. Is it me, or has this Summer seemed to slip away pretty fast this year?
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
As I sit here typing away on my laptop, I’m enjoying watching the calm breeze on Driskel’s Lake in Jones, Michigan, while simultaneously listening to my kids occasionally argue from opposite sides of the fire pit.So, you know, peaceful-ish.
My two cents | Another fish story part III by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | Another fish story part III by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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My two cents | Another fish story part III by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
As I left off last week, I had brought my nephews Ben and Nick in on the quest to land the two big bass that had been frequenting one of our favorite fishing spots on the Namekagon River in Wisconsin.
My two cents | Another fish story part II by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

My two cents | Another fish story part II by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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My two cents | Another fish story part II by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
When we left off last week, I had just caught a sunfish while fishing on the Namekagon River in northeast Wisconsin.When I released the fish, a huge largemouth Bass that had been lurking nearby, took off after the smaller fish.I now realized what the two big bass that were hanging around wanted.
Letter from the Editor | Welcome back to school, Bombers!

Letter from the Editor | Welcome back to school, Bombers!

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Letter from the Editor | Welcome back to school, Bombers!

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
I hope everyone had a fabulous first day back. Whether you had a kindergartner walking through those doors for the very first time or a senior beginning their final year, those first-day-of-school photos are always worth saving.Send yours our way for next week’s issue — we’d love to share them!
Survey says! by Bob Simmons

Survey says! by Bob Simmons

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Survey says! by Bob Simmons

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Every so often, a survey comes across my desk from an entity — could be that it was conducted by a government agency, a private business, a university, or a school — that is hopeful we will include it in our conversations with you, our readers, listeners and viewers, thus perhaps causing you to...
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My two cents | Another fish story by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
It seems that every summer when I take my annual vacation to the Namekagon River in Northern Wisconsin, I come back with some kind of fish story to tell. This year is no different.I had been to the cabins a couple of times briefly this year. The first time was in late May and we caught a few fish.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
This just in: Stay off the sidewalks, folks. Both of the my kids officially have their learner’s permits.After several — and we won’t count exactly how many — visits to the Grand Forks Driver’s License Office, they finally passed their permit tests.
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