Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: My wife passed from COVID-related heart disease in 2020, just short of her 65th birthday. I will be 66 in May 2023. Do I have any recourse for a part of her benefit? Online at ssa.gov it says I can retire 4 months early due to her passing. Is that true? I’m confused on these issues.

From my Window

Songs are Biblical. According to the Apostle Paul there are three types of songs to be sung, “…be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:18- 19, NKJV).

Spring as sprung, it is time to be cautious

Spring has sprung…and the grass has riz…the puppy said…what a relief…. Oops, probably not the best way to start an editorial so let’s start over. Spring has sprung and the rain has fallen, and fallen, and is supposed to fall again Thursday…uffdah.

Life in the Slow Lane?

What will you do next seems to be a popular question since my announcement last week about closing the newspaper if no buyer is found in the next few weeks? Well, the short answer is I really do not know. The first order of business will be to rest.

Looking Down Main

I am sitting in the Salt Lake City airport waiting to board a flight which will, by Sunday’s end, bring us home to Drayton, and back to reality. We were able to spend some time with family over the past few days and now it is time to return to home and work.

Please Note VNV Deadline and Hours

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Guest Columnist

Well, we’re at it again. It seems that in the case of Senator Ray Homberg many are rushing to judgment without knowing the circumstances of his sin. According to former students, Ray Holmberg was an excellent Grand Forks teacher.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, It’s a conspiracy! The Universe or the weatherman or especially the ice, ice, ice have conspired to keep me from reaching my goal of walking a thousand miles between my 81st and 82nd birthdays.

Reminder to subscribers

Valley News & Views would like to remind all subscribers that it is your responsibility to update Valley News & Views of any changes to your mailing address.

Pastor Leroy’s Column

There is a price to pay when a person chooses to become a Christ-follower. No, one does not pay to gain this new position, but when a person truly turns their life over to Jesus things change, relationships with others change.