Opinion
In two weeks, residents of New Prague and of the New Prague Area School District will get the opportunity to become a decision maker in their community.
The City of New Prague will have three of its four city council seats on the ballot this fall, as well as the office of mayor. Two of the council...
Next week the Rice County Fair starts its six-day run in Faribault. The Scott County Fair follows a week later in Jordan, and the Le Sueur County Fair starts in mid-August.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “county fair” in a very simple way: “A fair usually held annually at a set location in...
Puppies are a bundle of energy. They are a joy to watch, they are a pain to watch. They are cute, they are monsters. They are angels, they are demons.
All of this is true, as we’ve rediscovered over the past few weeks.
Last winter, Jenny decided it was time to welcome a new family member into our...
I found my first arrowhead last summer.
Last week, I found my second.
And now, I have the bug— the desire—to know more about the fascinating old points that washed up on the shoreline of the lake my family has lived on for more than 60 years.
I came across both arrowheads by chance.
I enjoy taking...
Last week’s shooting in Annapolis, MD, left five newspaper employees dead and several others wounded. A man with a grudge over an article from six years earlier opened fire on the office after first blocking the rear exits to the building. The incident could have been worse, had it not been for the...
“It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more...
I found my first arrowhead last summer.
Last week, I found my second.
And now, I have the bug—the desire—to know more about the fascinating old points that washed up on the shoreline of the lake my family has lived on for more than 60 years.
I came across both arrowheads by chance.
I enjoy taking...
The 2018 General Election is less than five months away, and the primary election is less than two months away.
Between now and November 7, Minnesotans are sure to be inundated with TV and radio commercials, newspaper ads and direct mail pieces, all extolling the virtues of one candidate or one...
As of today (Thursday) it is officially summer! Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and some people are happy that it’s finally a time of sun and warmth. After the cold, snowy end to winter, which continued into spring, I realize several people are enjoying the warm weather...
Today - June 14 - is Flag Day in the United States. It celebrates the adoption, in 1777, by the Second Continental Congress establishing the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
While the original flag had 13 stars and 13 stripes, representing the 13 colonies that were part...
