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Usually, phenology takes the top billing for interest. Probably not this month. Weather, without question, will spark the most interest considering the record warmth and precipitation we experienced …

It’s Jan. 11, and the 26-11 Minnesota Timberwolves still have the best record in the NBA’s Western Conference despite a 6-6 record in the past 12 games.   With decades of …

I have spoken with several dairy farms in Central Minnesota over the past month and some have complained about respiratory problems with their calves. They are not alone.   In central …

The Minnesota State Climatology Office recently released voting results for the top five weather-related events of 2023. The top vote-getter has a presidential link. Before revealing that …

“Lament is usually a surprising personal discovery,” said the Rev. Mark Vroegop, pastor and author.   In “Dark Clouds Deep Mercy,” Vroegop explains that we usually …

A hot shower

I do my best thinking in the shower.   It is time alone. The temperature is perfect. Comfortable and soapy, a clean start to the day. I ponder what I have to do today …

As the calendar has now changed to 2024, the elementary schools have begun planning for the incoming kindergarten students we will be welcoming in the 2024-25 school year.   Kindergarten is …

Any hopes the Minnesota Vikings had of making the playoffs this season were effectively ended on New Year’s Eve, when they received a 33-10 drubbing at U.S. Bank Stadium from the rival Green …

A new year

Every year it starts. The media lauding the benefits of making New Year’s resolutions and the general public enthusiastically committing to new lifestyle choices only to forget them within a …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop …

Houseplant lighting

Houseplants need soil, water, fertilizer and light. Light levels are sometimes difficult to determine. The amount of light that a plant in a north window receives may depend on outside conditions …

Who are you trying to impress?

The more we stare at God’s face, learning who he is, the better we will understand who we are and what we ought to do.   God gives us his promises throughout the Bible, so we can know …

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