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A servant’s heart

The willingness to serve a community is hard to teach. If you find yourself willing, you may jump into any opportunity that comes your way. If you are looking for coworkers, you may say, …

Former Minnesota Twins star and homegrown hero Joe Mauer was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Mauer received 76.1% of the vote, which exceeded the …

Stuff

Look around. Chances are good that one day, when you’ve come to the end of your life here, someone will need to deal with your stuff.   Comedic genius George Carlin had a hilarious …

Fast food junkies rejoice. Ronald McDonald’s overlords are about to release another lesson in hot sandwich excess.   Get ready to say hello to the Double Big Mac, available at …

Quickening patience

How adventurous. How daring. How mysterious. Will you go out without knowing?   Abraham was sent out of his land without direction to a specific destination. Mary and Mary headed toward …

Coaching and advising in schools is not glamorous. The pay is supplementary, the commitment is massive, the time away from family is hard and the tough decisions that need to be made can never make …

Safety during winter driving

Without a doubt, the winter of 2023-24 has been very mild thus far. As of the time of writing this, we have made it into the new year without seeing a major snowstorm that made travel difficult or …

Until the night their names are called in the NBA draft, most NBA players have been, by far, the baest players on their respective teams for the entire lives. Karl-Anthony Towns is no different, and …

The term “sodbusting” is used to identify the conversion of land from native vegetation to commodity crop production after Dec. 23, 1985. As part of the conservation provisions of …

Murphy’s Law

The adage — commonly known as Murphy’s Law — is common to many: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”   There are good chances that everyone will have …

Uncommon garden tools

There are useful garden tools besides the usual hoes, shovels, rakes and other common equipment.   Moisture meters are useful to prevent over or underwatering plants. The meters have a long …

Trust in compassion

You’re walking down the sidewalk, when suddenly something jumps out from the bushes. It’s small, has drenched fur, and it’s whimpering in pain. Do you feel for the state that you …

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