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Army Bob: If you believe in climate change, prepare
If you believe in global climate change, why not prepare for what you are sure will happen? Let’s take a minute and discuss emergency preparedness. It is not a topic…
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Ranger Rick: Impeachment will prolong Dems’ agony
If you're really old and listened to WLS-AM in the 1960s, you probably heard "Chickenman," with the announcer at the end of each show say "WEEEeeel, stay tuned tomorrow for…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Loss of ‘Pete’ will be loss of history
Good Lord, I miss Pete Arnsman. No, Lee Dale "Pete" Arnsman of Hopkins has not not passed away, but last December he suffered a stroke and has been homebound and…
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Basura: The anatomy of Corridas in a Plaza del Toros
“People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.” — Lemony Snicket,…
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Army Bob: Seven Summits climber deserves a salute
by Robert M. Traxler An article in Stars and Stripes 2 April reported “(Kirstie (first name not in quote) Ennis followed her parents' footsteps — both Marines — and enlisted…
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Ranger Rick: Is it time to drop the Federal Reserve?
I watch the economic news with interest . I find it a bit rich and ironic the "maestro" — Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chairman, recently realized entitlement spending is…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Bad managers cause turnovers
"People leave managers not companies... in the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue." — Gallup Poll The continuing saga about the revolving door of employees that has plagued the…
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Mark Wakeman: The Lake indeed was a magical place
EDITOR"S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 Wayland High School graduate, shares a memory from long ago about Joe's Grocery, Gun Lake and Cobb Lake in his youth: That was part…
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One Small Voice: In defense of Paint by Numbers (PBN)
by Lynn Mandaville Uncluttering one’s life is not unlike an archaeological dig. You go into it with a sense of what you are going to find (especially if you have…
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Army Bob: The Wall would help slow drug cartel woes
by Robert M. Traxler Remittances, or contributions sent by Mexicans living abroad (mostly in the United States) to their families at home in Mexico comprised $28.5 billion in 2017 and was…