The old adage says you’re better off not meeting your heroes; they’ll only let you down.I counter that once in a while a hero does turn out to be...

State Representative Jeff Backer, R-Browns Valley, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Walz’s Executive Order effectively banning the mining of nonferrous...

Rising postage costs, slower service squeeze community papers Hearing from subscribers that their weekly edition did not arrive is always a...

Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you...

I recently celebrated my second anniversary at our large faith-based mission that provides emergency shelter, housing, and food services to...

During the winter of 25/26, I had occasion to drive through the downtown section of Alexandria, MN, on one of those below-zero days. A lone pedestrian stood on a street...

There is a dog who frequents the same daycare kennel as our dog. I’ll call him “Spot” to protect his privacy, as I didn’t ask his permission to tell our story.Spot is an...

Science-backed treatments deserve urgent evaluation alongside other promising medicinesEvery 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. Millions more struggle to manage their...

Families didn’t travel often or far back in the day. Going on a “vacation” usually meant staying at home to get work done. Maybe we’d swim at a...

Just because it’s says berry in the name doesn’t mean it’s a berry  My breakfast bowl is an absolute lie. It turns out that the plump, red...

In July 1966, a rock band called “The Loovin’ Spoonful” from Greenwich Village of New York City released a hit song that remained at the top of the Billboard charts for...

You know what I find interesting about working at an emergency shelter?The deepest desire most of our guests and community members have when they...

For years, I worked as an emergency physician. I’d walk in, introduce myself — “Hi, I’m Dr. Ellison” — do a full history and exam, explain the plan. And more than once, a...

I run late to most of my appointments.Phone calls smash into scheduled video calls, and then I hop off only to drive across town for a meeting with...

God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear. And it was so. God called the dry ground “land”, and...