‘Guy talk’ can make me feel inadequate
Sometimes, as I guy, I feel a little inadequate. Those occasions usually occur when I am hanging around other guys...
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Transistor radio was link to outside world
When I was a wee lad growing up in the country near a small Central Minnesota burg called Pearl Lake,...
At 100, ‘Rite of Spring’ still startles
One of the cultural landmarks of the 20th Century, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, turned 100 just two days...
Mr. President, don’t let bloodhounds salivate
This is my open letter to President Barack Obama: Dear Mr. President, Why are you playing right into the hands...
Seasonal job at landscape center a great escape
Besides beginning work for the Newsleader this spring, I also began another new adventure. I've started working a seasonal job...
U.S. history is riddled with school shootings
Ever since the slaughter of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I cringe every time there is a "breaking news"...
Hello, St. Joe! Look forward to meeting all of you
Like thousands of Central Minnesotans, my first introduction to the city of St. Joseph was its Fourth of July festivities....
Wrestling should remain an Olympic sport
by U.S. Sen. Al Franken, March 2013 When the International Olympic Committee recently recommended eliminating wrestling from the games starting...