It is always the bagpipes that get me. That unique and mournful sound playing out “Amazing Grace” during services to honor a departed member of the law enforcement family brings a lump to …

The Minnesota Timberwolves did what they needed to do in Los Angeles. On April 25, they returned home for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers with the series …

“Crew”— meaning high-paying passengers — was a commonly observed social media comment this week when billionaire Jeff Bezos launched an all-female flight. Blue Origin is …

A friend once told me, “You can’t expect others to help you with the choices you’ve made.”   It took me a minute to process that, and then this fact jumped out at …

After a late-season surge where they won eight of their last nine games, the Minnesota Timberwolves clawed their way into sixth place in the cramped Western Conference standings. The Wolves finished …

The 5:30 call woke us early on a Thursday morning. It was a neighbor heading into town. “Hey, I just wanted to let you know that your cows are out, and they might have crossed the …

The Farm Service Agency’s Farm Storage Facility Loan program provides low-interest financing to help producers build or upgrade storage facilities and to purchase portable new or used …

Imagine transforming your veggie scraps, eggshells or coffee grounds into gold. Mother Nature gave us a way to do just that, but it’s black gold — or, as we call it, compost.   …

How do we open our eyes to see that our life is not our own? It was made to glorify our creator daily as we lift our eyes and others to him. If we lift others to the one who gives life, it’s …

I was heading home after breakfast with lovely friends in Minneapolis. The night before, we celebrated the lives of our beloved friends, the Pauls, who had both passed within a week of each other. We …

Weather : Overall, March turned out to have about average temperatures with a couple of cold days. The average high and low were 45 and 25.1 degrees, respectively, compared to last year’s 44.1 …

There are a lot of variables that come into play that have an impact on fishing success. Choosing the correct lure, using great live bait, locating the best fishing spot, the list goes on. Too many …