My Two Cents | East Coast trip by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

By the time most of you folks read this I will be relaxing on the East Coast for the beginning of a very brief visit. About six months ago, my sister Mary and her husband James decided that they wanted to spend a few of the winter months in a less cold and snowy place.

Letter from the Publisher

Last weekend marked another trip around the sun for this old broad. I didn’t celebrate my birthday, per say, but I did attend a holiday party in Hallock and caught up with many people I haven’t seen since this time last year. Even though it wasn’t my party, I had some fun anyway.

Prairie Doc® Perspective

Even in darkness you can be found “I’ve lost everything…but I just can’t stop.” “Once I take that first drink that is all I think about.” “I use to take the pain away.” These are some of the many things you might hear someone who struggles on a daily basis with an addiction say.

Musings... Baby it’s cold outside, well sort of cold anyway by Lyle Van Camp

Where have all the strong men and women who made this state great gone? Since this “cold” snap and the accompanying pair of mini-blizzards rolled into our region several days ago, all I have heard is complaint after complaint. “The classrooms are too cold.

My Two Cents | Kindness repaid by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

This past weekend my wife and I made a quick trip to northeastern Minnesota to visit her family. The occasion was the 70th birthday of her sister Ruth. For about three months we have been arranging a surprise party for her.

An Eclectic Editor

“I’ll quit procrastinating when it quits working out for me,” says my husband frequently. Trust me, Phil is responsible in all of the areas that count, such as being a hard-working, intelligent, dedicated employee at his job with the North Dakota state government.

letter to the editor

To the editor, January 15 is Martin Luther King Day. This is not simply a celebration of African American history. It is also a day set aside to celebrate service.

My Two Cents | What’s in a day? by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

If you look hard enough, you can find some reason to celebrate every day on the calendar. Usually, for commercial reasons, each day has at least one “national” designation and typically several that are not nationally designated. For example, did you know that Monday, Jan.

An Eclectic Editor

Today I’m typing from a different place than usual. Not the truck or a state park or an airplane or anything wild, this place is much more simple. It’s my childhood bedroom. Well, not exactly, but it’s the room where all my stuff ended up after I flew the coop nearly 13 years ago.

Letter from the Publisher

It’s finally all white outside and for me that ignites crock pot season. At noon today I pulled out my prepped crock of soup and put it on high for tonight’s supper. When the kids walked into the house they said “mmm, it smells good in here.” That makes my heart dance a little bit.