To the editor: This Saturday we observe Vietnam Veterans Day. More than 2.5 million young American men and women served there with great distinction. However when many returned home, from that harsh and hostile place, they were met often times at airports with distain and hostility. Many ...
The writer Arthur Brooks recently penned a column about a dinner party he and his wife attended with several other long-married couples. After some requisite social niceties, the hostess posed a question that sparked an evening of fascinating discussion: have you ever had a major crisis in your ...
Collegiate success Two basketball players from The Journal’s area saw their teams both make it to this year’s NCAA National Basketball Tournament. Madelia grad Ja’Sean Glover saw his Omaha Mavericks make it to the men’s tournament for the first time in program history, while Sleepy ...
I remember the days when many people had favorite radio and television commercials, ones that went the extra mile for being clever and entertaining. Maybe it’s a reflection of my age, but current commercials don’t seem to measure up to the best of the past. When they try to be funny, they ...
Minnesotans take pride in caring for our most vulnerable — our seniors, veterans, and children. But now, Gov. Tim Walz is slashing funding for long-term care facilities across the state, putting thousands of seniors at risk. Over the next four years, these cuts will devastate rural ...
We live most of our lives at a steady pace. Do this, do the next thing, rest, do another thing. Then along comes an emotion. Emotions fill us at heightened moments. Emotions range from abject despair to soaring joy. I don’t know why, but as I get older, I enjoy emotions more, even flecks ...