Opinion

MUSINGS...YES THERE TRULY ARE ANGELS AMONG US.

MUSINGS...YES THERE TRULY ARE ANGELS AMONG US.

MUSINGS...YES THERE TRULY ARE ANGELS AMONG US.

While I am not one of those people who gets all wrapped in the notion that there are spirits, ghosts, or poltergeists (or whatever name one chooses to use) floating around in the atmosphere and watching over us or guiding our daily lives, I have become convinced over the past few years that there...
My Two CenTs | sTill The GreaTesT

My Two CenTs | sTill The GreaTesT

MY TWO CENTS | STILL THE GREATEST

I wrote this week’s column during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, but I think the message is applicable everyday. The main point is, be thankful for what you have. It’s easy to feel down and be overwhelmed with everything that swirls around us everyday.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Thoughts while contemplating a broken foot: THAT WAS REALLY STUPID. Playing cards got me in trouble in the first place; now what am I fit for? Playing cards So how much trouble can I get into with one foot propped up on a chair? How much laziness can I get away with?
Staying Hip with Halle

Staying Hip with Halle

Staying Hip with Halle

A Movie that Takes your Breath Away If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you’ll surely have heard of the 1986 movie, Top Gun. It features a young Tom Cruise alongside his trusty, mustache-wearing wingman, Goose.
Constitutional Responses to Emergencies

Constitutional Responses to Emergencies

Constitutional Responses to Emergencies

The Steel Seizure Case (1952) raised the critical issue of the constitutional prescription for confronting emergencies.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Here is a fact about me. I became a mom at 32 years old. About 10 years later than the other moms I know and I was almost always the oldest mom in the room when I took my kiddos to their age appropriate play places.
MUSINGS…HOW TRULY IMPORT JUNETEENTH IS TO THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION.

MUSINGS…HOW TRULY IMPORT JUNETEENTH IS TO THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION.

MUSINGS…HOW TRULY IMPORT JUNETEENTH IS TO THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION.

I just do not understand all of the issues I have heard in recent weeks regarding the “new” federal Juneteenth holiday. Over 150 years ago our nation saw the end of the most terrible war ever fought on American soil.
MY TWO CENTS / I’M NOT AN ‘OLD SALT’

MY TWO CENTS / I’M NOT AN ‘OLD SALT’

MY TWO CENTS / I’M NOT AN ‘OLD SALT’

In just about two weeks I’ll be heading to Florida for a week. Our destination is Sanibel Island on the Gulf Coast. Yes – I’m going to Florida in the Summertime. Ok, I like the heat, and besides I didn’t plan this little get together with family, I’m as they say ‘going’ along for the ride.
Bowesmont Lives

Bowesmont Lives

Bowesmont Lives

Monday morning Clarice Mosolf took Saralee Hoselton to East Grand Forks where they were among those attending the funeral for Clara Marie Knoff held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

As I sit down to write my note to you, I am in my Drayton office on North Main with the window open, a nice breeze coming in and all sorts of interesting vehicles going by (some of which I’d swear were just driving by for my personal entertainment.