Rick Peterson
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Like tens of thousands of other Minnesotans, I went to a Twins game and the State Fair last weekend. It was a great weekend but even on the cheap it still cost small fortune. The weekend … more
Time is running out on my summer bucket list. Truth be told, I never really had a summer bucket list, but if I did, it would be pretty full. As of today I decided I need a summer bucket list, … more
Mary and I tagged along last week with our son, daughter-in-law and our two grandsons to the Wisconsin Dells. I really wasn’t looking forward to the nearly six-hour road trip to get to … more
An early lesson in local column writing that I believe to be true is that if you write about local people and use local names in your column, people will generally read it. Well, I am going to … more
It’s the middle of July and thoughts of fall are already in the air. The summer is going by way too fast because, if you remember, I am on a quest to lower my golf handicap by 10 points … more
Sometimes when I sit down to write this column, I don’t have any idea what I am going to write about, and this is one of those time. Oftentimes I’ll look at the calendar to see if … more
If people had told me a month ago that I would be going to a drive-in theater to watch the movie, “Toy Story 3,” (or any other movie for that matter), I would have told them that they … more
  There was a movie a few years back called “Pay it Forward,” starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. The story line was about doing good things for people, and they would in … more
It’s a big weekend coming up for Luverne with the 26th Annual Buffalo Days slated for Friday and Saturday. The Friday Night Cruise-In on Main Street is my favorite event of the … more
      Over the years the good folks of the Redwood Falls and Luverne areas have allowed me to share a number of family stories with them in my column. I have been doing … more
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