Opinion
Maybe you read about Larry Olimb over the weekend. If you love ice hockey, you might have heard the former U of M standout defenseman and former professional lost his job as head girls’ coach at Orono High School.
Some say he was run out of the job. Others think he has nobody to blame but the guy...
Summer has officially started. The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, was Wednesday, June 21.
Others may say it was already summer when temperatures were in the high-80s and low-90s Fahrenheit last week.
Another sure sign of summer was the number of outdoor events that were going on this...
I’ve had a gripe for many years that has only become stronger — ticket resellers.
To get one thing out of the way right away, ticket resellers do serve one very small purpose, which has even since been almost eliminated, and that is to resell tickets for people who can’t go to an event for one...
Among their many successes, or failures depending on your point of view, state lawmakers in Minnesota passed legislation during the recently-completed session on using recreational cannabis. The new law has left cities and counties looking for how to deal with the the idea some may have long...
In the history of a few dumb mistakes I have made over the years, these two are some of the more expensive ones
The $340.35 mistake I recently acquired an ultrasonic cleaner. Being a noob at this, I tried a couple of metal objects but couldn’t fully tell if it was working. I mean, they seemed clean...
Friday, June 9, there will be a grand opening celebration for Central Plaza at the northwest corner of the intersection of N Central Avenue and Main Street. The program begins at 1 p.m. and will include a ribbon cuttingceremony and remarks about creating Central Plaza.
Central Plaza was created...
Being an elected official, either on the city or school board levels, isn’t easy. The issues seemingly always hit close to home and there isn’t the anonymity that comes with representing an area one doesn’t live in.+Monday, June 12, the New Prague Area School Board is expected to address, at least...
As I sit at the Memorial Day program put forth in Montgomery, I can’t help but see the group that is here — veterans, loved ones of veterans, and a very few outside that realm. The average age is maybe around age 60 or an age where people felt directly affected by the threats of war and that our...
A recent Wall Street Journal poll indicates more than half of Americans don’t believe a college education is worth the investment.
The Wall Street JournalNORC poll findings, as reported by Fox News, shows 56 percent of Americans surveyed don’t see a college education as a good investment while 42...
Al Christensen, Tri-County Solid Waste
Hello Everyone. I’m not ready to mow lawn or fight mosquitoes yet but I’m ready for a change or maybe my snow shovel is just begging for mercy! Our hazardous chemicals topic this month was prompted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), and I was...
