Bowesmont Lives

Mike and Judy Stellon spent the 4th of July weekend at their Warroad lake home. Judy went on Friday and was joined by Brooks, Tarri, Domenic and Amelia Stellon. Veronica Baldock of Colorado Springs arrived that day. On Saturday Mike came to the lake, as did Dan Mapel.

Pastor Leroy’s Column

Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, nine fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. Five were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Letter from the Publisher

I hope you all had festive and safe Fourth of July celebrations. My kids and I got together with friends, then family and celebrated around what was our first summer bonfire, with s’mores, fireworks, and a day trip to the lake. We did the whole nine yards.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.