“How’s it going?” is a common conversation starter. I use the reply that Grandpa Nelson favored. “Steady by jerks,” I’ll say. This has never been truer than during my recovery from treatment for tonsil cancer. There are going to be repercussions whenever they slightly kill you ...
To the editor: As is the custom of many military veterans, earlier this week on Veterans Day I went to Applebee’s for my free meal. And last week many of us attended the always moving MVL Veterans Recognition program which is also a must-do. Thank you to every organization that ...
THUMBS UP Daycare providers appreciation The New Ulm Community Center is hosting a two-day childcare appreciation and training event on Friday and Saturday. The event is sponsored by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), who is paying for the trainers to attend and providing a ...
Dear Annie: I met this guy who seems to be my soulmate. He lives in America, and I’m in South Africa. However, he refuses to meet me and says it’s because he is a celebrity. He is manipulative and constantly makes me cry. He wants me to send him money before we meet, but because I can’t ...
Social media has changed lives, often for the better but at times for the worse. It’s transformed how people communicate. It used to be that the phone, the postal mail and face to face were the only options. Now people have online resources and social networking sites to talk to ...
Dear Heloise: I read with interest Julie G.’s letter, from Tucson, Arizona, about being overwhelmed with letters from charities. My mom, God rest her soul, received “begging letters” from every religious charity out there and, unfortunately, gave many of them money. When she passed, I ...