I have a soft spot for Volga’s Old Timers Day celebration and not just because I’m an old timer. My wife and I had skipped this event for several years due to overscheduling. This was nothing less than a severe lack of proper priorities. So, we decided to take in Old Timers Day this ...

On June 3rd, 1990, Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev came to Minnesota. At the time, he had begun to reform the failing Communist system. He was one of the most significant figures of the Twentieth Century. His visit to Minnesota received international attention. It was an unseasonably cold, ...

The second clause of The American Legion preamble to its constitution reads; “To maintain Law and Order,” a clause that is recited before all official meetings. Minnesota cannot expect to conduct a civil society, build an economy and practice a vibrant democracy amid crime and ...

NEW ULM — Small town community theater gets lampooned in “Waiting for Guffman,” the next film in New Ulm Film Societies mockumentary film series. The screening starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at the New Ulm Public Library and is free to the public. “Waiting for Guffman” is set ...

For a recovering dairy farmer such as myself, going to a dairy farm festival is like a cat attending a hairball convention. Ho-hum. Not much new to see here. Or so I thought. Our neighbors Frido and Sonja Verpaalen opened their dairy farm to a throng of visitors for Dairy Fest, an event that ...

As the 2024 legislative session drew to a close on May 20, the lack of transparency and bipartisanship troubled me. In my 12 years as your state senator, I have never seen such a disappointing conclusion to a session. Quite frankly, it has got to be one of the most disgraceful endings to a ...