Opinion

An Eclectic Editor: Look Up

An Eclectic Editor: Look Up

An Eclectic Editor: Look Up!

It seems like I’ve talked about books for the past few weeks so I’m switching gears. I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! A coworker asked me what I had planned for the holiday weekend and I had honestly forgotten it was one.
Legislative Report

Legislative Report

Legislative Report

I feel like this summer just flew away. We are in the middle of harvest and crops are maturing in most of the district, although later than most years I have experienced.
Prairie Doc® Perspectives

Prairie Doc® Perspectives

Prairie Doc® Perspectives:

Back to school with allergy and asthma By Mark E. Bubak, M.D. After a visit about aches, pains and various medical issues, a patient was commenting on getting older. Similar to other patients, I expected him to say something like, “It’s no fun getting older.
Pastor Leroy’s Column

Pastor Leroy’s Column

Pastor Leroy’s Column

by Pastor Leroy Aufenkamp Someone observed that “a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still”. Facts and truth will not change the mind of a person who is determined to believe what he wants to believe. This is true where the existence of God is concerned.
MUSINGS...I am confident that we will get it all figured out, eventually

MUSINGS...I am confident that we will get it all figured out, eventually

MUSINGS...I am confident that we will get it all figured out, eventually.

For years my bride and I had a plan, it started out as a comment one of us made one day and germinated from there. I think it was her that first mentioned that it would be nice to live in the country, at least in the summer months.
Bowesmont Lives

Bowesmont Lives

Bowesmont Lives

On Monday Saralee Hoselton had lunch at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center and stayed for an afternoon of cards and visiting.
An Eclectic Editor: Everything is all-right

An Eclectic Editor: Everything is all-right

An Eclectic Editor: Everything is all-right

This week has brought plenty more adventure my way to say the least. Phil and I traveled to Minneapolis for an appointment where I was expecting some good news. Instead, I left with an appointment for lefty’s eviction. I’m devastated, to put it lightly.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

I realize it’s not fall yet according to the calendar. That said, in my world, it’s full blown fall! I have my pumpkin cinnamon scented hand soap, my pumpkin spice candle, and I even have a few (three) pumpkins on display. It’s safe to say that fall is my favorite season.
My Two CenTs | “Thank you for your serviCe”

My Two CenTs | “Thank you for your serviCe”

My Two Cents | “Thank You for Your Service”

The phrase “Thank You for Your Service,” gets bandied about quite a bit these days. So much so that we don’t give much thought to what that really means for so many young men and women who have served our country in the military.