Let’s talk about the weekend. We adore our weekends. We look forward to weekends. We feel lighter on Thursdays knowing the weekend is within sight. We celebrate Fridays, even while knowing the …

Creameries were once as much a part of local communities as churches, grocery stores and bars. They were a reason why some communities thrived. Creameries served as a processing plant, generally …

We walked the fields on the farm the other day, a perfect night for a walk in late February. The sun was setting and the moon started to throw shadows the farther along we went. It’s been a …

Sunday afternoon my eyes were glued to the television as I watched a procession of hundreds of law enforcement and emergency vehicles guide the bodies of two deceased Burnsville police officers and …

Asking U.S. citizens for aid to other countries is fairly common. In recent years there have been appeals to help earthquake victims in Central America and Asia, hunger victims in Africa and, …

Our house feels suddenly spacious. My kitchen floor is not hosting backpacks and sports bags. The entryway is devoid of shoes and boots drying on the rug. The counter is cleared of cereal bowls and …

There have been, in recent years, calls for reforming some police organizations, policies and practices. Often there tends to be unspoken — or unwritten — sentiment in those calls. …

Last fall when we put away the lawn mowers and the rakes, cleaned the vegetables out of the garden and prepared ourselves for the coming winter, we set goals. There were things we felt we could get …

I’m not a big professional football fan, but I’ve been drawn into the dramatics of brothers Jason and Travis Kelce.   While they make a ton more money than many of us will ever …

Our area and state are familiar with alcohol related drunk driving, and there are laws, which set a limit on what a driver’s alcohol level could be and above to be prosecuted for Driving Under …

Having US citizenship is something many in this country are born with.   That wasn’t always the case, especially in this area. According to census records from the early to mid-20 …

I often start my classes by asking students to tell someone near them something that’s making them happy. My department likes to open our meetings with this same question too: …