Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Music to my ears? Not so much. In the course of my walks I have experienced the musicality (or lack thereof) of dogs all over town. I have been barked at in every register along the musical scale from soprano to basso profundo and everything in between.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1802 Chorus: “D-U-Z, D-U-Z.” Girl Singer: “Put DUZ in your washing machine, take your clothes out bright and clean; when you DUZ your wash, you’ll sing ‘DUZ does everything.’” Announcer: “Hello, there, we’ve been waiting for you. It’s time to play Truth or Consequences.

Along the Way

“And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.” - William Shakespeare In the open vestibules of wisdom’s saturation, one finds grace in the simple unfolding of limitless possibility.

Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: Upon being let go in 2009 at age 65 from my full time job of 30 years, I immediately applied for Social Security for my wife and I to live on while seeking employment.

From my Window

Last week I alluded to a spiritual battle. It is a battle between good and evil. Having the light of Christ we move forward in the world to push back the darkness which is evil. We see this darkness throughout the kingdoms of the world.

Bowesmont Lives

On Tuesday evening Saralee Hoselton and Jan Maurstad went to the Drayton Public School Gymnasium where they were among those who enjoyed the performance of the high school One Act Play, THS PHNE 2.0 The Next Generation. That day Judy Stellon visited Margaret Kaste in Grafton.

Dakota Datebook

Ballots and Bribery by Tessa Sandstrom November 8, 2021 — When Emmons County commissioner Henry Van Beck showed up at Inspector John Miller’s house, he was hoping to get the best of some political opponents before the county elections held today in 1892.

Freedom comes with a price...

What is the price of freedom? American freedom has been paid for by the men, women, and families who bravely serve and have served our country. When a family member joins the military there is a family standing behind them.

Life in the Slow Lane?

Newsrooms around the country are fighting to stay in business. Local newspapers have been forced to downsize their newsrooms. Local newspapers have been taking many financial hits over the years.

Looking Down Main

This past weekend was quite possibly the last truly nice weekend of our fall. As I write this on Monday morning the forecast is for rain and then snow starting sometime on Wednesday.