Opinion
Why do we attach ourselves to pets when it’s so painful to part with them later?
It’s a question I’ve asked often since Labor Day when our beloved golden retriever ventured too close to the highway.
Ginger had joined me on the front porch for morning coffee while I chatted on the phone with my...
These early autumn days of a really warm daytime temperature and a cool night are ideal for flowers to develop their best color. At this time, planters are full to overflowing with growth, and that much foliage requires a lot of water and food to keep the color coming strong. Many of my pots...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on February 23, 1923:
KIWANIS CLUB TO GIVE SILVER CUP TO SCHOOLS
Will be Used as a Trophy for Which Seniors and Juniors Will Annually Debate
Purchase and presentation to the Luverne high school of a silver cup as a trophy for which the Senior and...
The little prairie town of Luverne was changed overnight when its “opera house” opened in September 1915. Founder Herman Jochims spared no expense in outfitting the Palace with the latest and greatest in technology and décor.
The New Palace Theatre was able to offer the finest in stage...
The decision on what to wear each day should be an easy task. But for me the routine likens itself to deciding what to eat for supper each night by looking in the fridge. So each morning I continually look in the closet for what looks good to wear.
Having too many choices is playing a huge part...
In August the Ken Burns documentary, “The War,” was being rebroadcast on public television across the country.
I happened to be going through the channels one evening and was lucky enough to come across the film and found myself watching for hours.
The reason I figured the “The War” was being...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on January 26, 1923:
NIGHT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS MORE THAN DOUBLED
With Only Eight Students Present on Opening Night, Attendance Reaches Eighteen on Second Night
That the Luverne night school is becoming an interesting as well as a beneficial...
Question: Can you talk about the new increased fine if cited for texting and driving?
Answer: Drivers who repeatedly choose texting over safety while behind the wheel risk a higher fine for violating the law. Under the new enhanced law, drivers face a $225 fine for second and subsequent...
I, for one, am thrilled silly about the prospect of having three traffic lanes striped on Highway 75 instead of the four many of us have grown to know and love.
The reasons are many, but I think my main reason is — having a turning lane down the center of the highway has a “big city” feel to it....
I just walked over to some of my shrub roses and was shocked to see that black spot had attacked with the intention of taking off every leaf!
This summer has been ideal weather for every form of blight and fungus because of our high humidity and the onset of dew lasting from dust through mid...