Rick Peterson
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Front porch provides front-row seat for observation of robin family
For the past three springs our front porch has been the nesting place for a pair of robins and a boatload of sparrows. I’m not sure if the robins — or the sparrows, for that matter … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 6/12/13
Dispatching changes at post office result in earlier deadlines at newspaper office
If you have been to the post office recently, you may have noticed the signs by the drop boxes notifying us of earlier mailing deadlines. Apparently, in a cost-saving move the powers that be in … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 5/29/13
Star Herald special section honors veterans
Memorial Day preparations are underway in towns and cities across the nation, and Rock County is no exception. You will find in today’s Star Herald a Memorial Day special … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 5/22/13
Hunter mourns death of his best four-legged friend
Recently Sidney, my English setter, died.   She was part of our family for 13 years and never missed a hunting outing. Until Sidney came along, my hunting dog of choice was the … more
Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing general manager | 5/15/13
This spring is one for memory bank
Wow, spring finally showed up for a two-day stint and summer made a quick visit here over the weekend. Now spring has sprung again. This spring will no doubt be one for the memory … more
Rick Peterson, Tollefson Publishing General Manager | 5/1/13
Storm wrap-up: Pity the trees, put politics aside and call your senator — from Hills
Now that the dust has settled — or maybe I should say the ice and snow have somewhat melted, it might be a good idea to assess how well we handle events like this.   Here in … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 4/17/13
Easier to adjust to new office paint than new computers
A few weeks ago our office walls got a fresh coat of paint as well as a new color scheme. Then this past week we upgraded our computers and software. I can tell you the new paint scheme was … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 4/3/13
Thermometer says 8.4, but calendar says it's spring so it must be true
As I write this column, the official start of spring has arrived. You couldn’t tell by the weather outside. Not sure how or who figures out the exact time spring or any other season starts, … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 3/20/13
Minnesota's plan to begin taxing advertising is a bad idea
Most of us have heard of our governor’s plan to broaden the scope of the Minnesota state sales tax. Part of that broadened scope would include adding the sales tax to advertising and … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 3/6/13
The five senses serving as super heroes ... Who knew?
Feels cold, sounds good, tastes great, looks fine and smells delicious. That’s right, this column is about our senses. If you have a full accompaniment of them, you should have five of … more
Rick Peterson, General Manager, Tollefson Publishing | 2/20/13
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