coronavirus

Risk of 'turning the dial' may be worth the healing of human contact
June 09, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz last week announced another “turn of the dial” to allow business to resume almost as usual in Minnesota, effective Wednesday, June 10. (See the front-page story.) The idea is that our coronavirus case numbers have remained conservative, which has given us time to prepare for what was expected to be a greater “surge” in case numbers than we’ve experienced. What does that mean for us…
Frakes: 'Thanks again, kids'
April 14, 2020
To the Editor: Holy buckets of septic tank covers! People hoarding T.P.! Did I miss something? Did Bernie win the election? Actually, T.P. is soft and cuddly and can be comforting to us in this time of near apocalypse. Better than an old newspaper or a corncob anyway. And speaking of better than an old newspaper or corncob, we are extremely lucky to have a cutting-edge, sharp…
Commander in chief's missteps now felt here
April 07, 2020
To the Editor: Thank you, Kat Dahl, for your thoughtful, intelligent editorial. Tragically, our dangerously inept commander in chief ignored experts on the science of contagion and didn’t take the steps necessary to attack its spread. Now his missteps are affecting us here in Rock County, and we are paying the price for his lack ofintelligent leadership in the form of human lives.…
Feeling inconvenienced by shelter in place?
By Lori Sorenson, editor
April 07, 2020
My oldest son earned a law enforcement degree a couple of years ago at a time when mothers might worry about their sonsworking in law enforcement. So, when he took a job in security and surveillance at Avera McKennan, I felt comforted to know he’d be less often in harm’sway. How many armed bad guys hang out in the ER waiting room? Lately, with the coronavirus closing in from all sides,…
Walz: It will get worse before it gets better, but we'll get through this
April 07, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday delivered his second State of the State address from the Governor’s Residence where he has beenin self-quarantine. “Self-quarantine. Self-isolation. Social distancing,” he said at the start of his speech. “Phrases that many of us never usedbefore now roll off our tongue in daily conversation.” Walz lamented with all Minnesotans that the new vocabulary defines a new reality…
'I'm scared'
By Kat Dahl, 2010 LHS graduate and former Luverne resident
March 31, 2020
I am a family medicine resident, currently working nights admitting sick patients to the hospital. Covid-19 is just starting to hit our area. I don’t know if it’s sleep deprivation or 26-week pregnancy hormones, but last night when I was getting ready for work I cried in the shower. I’m scared. I’m scared for my homeless patients, many of whom have underlying heart and lung disease. They have no…
Song lyrics harbor what's missing in daily life these past two weeks
By Jason Berghorst, reporter
March 24, 2020
‘So many things I never thought I’d see happening right in front of me.’ Seldom do the lyrics of a country song ring more true than those words do now. The refrain of Brad Paisley’s 2009 song, “Welcome to the Future” includes that phrase. The lyrics of the song highlight how things change over time and how surprising those changes are when looked at over a lifetime. …
Top 10 best things about the coronavirus
By Brenda Winter, columnist
March 17, 2020
The coronavirus isn’t all bad. It might take awhile, but here are 10 good things I think will come after the corona virus is no longer front page news. #1. The United States will end its insane reliance on foreign countries to produce our drugs and medical supplies. #2. Bringing those drug and medical supply factories home to U.S. soil will result in more high quality manufacturing jobs for…

Subscribe to coronavirus

Do you use coupons?