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Working with nature

Companion planting is a practice of garden design that can improve soil health, plant resiliency and space efficiency. It is the common-sense approach of putting plants that do well together next to …

Eagerly awaiting

Are we falling asleep, or are we waiting awake? Are we bored and zoning into mindlessness, or are we watching with a healthy soul and mind? On a phone call with my friend, she mentioned …

January weather, phenology in review

Weather : It was colder, and we had about the same amount of precipitation and snow as last year. There were 17 days with below zero temperatures compared to nine last year. The average high and low …

Skyrocketing prices regarding a favorite breakfast item have become “egg-cessive.” Waffle House, a Georgia-based restaurant chain, recently announced it is adding a temporary …

Fine tuning for winter panfish

So many times, I find it is the little things I do that make a difference in how successful I am on the ice. Subtle changes in your approach can have a major impact on the final results. First …

Last June, Luka Dončić carried an upstart Dallas Mavericks team to the NBA Finals at the precocious age of 25. By any rational measure, he’s already one of the two or three best basketball …

Standing up for the BLT

I will no longer stand by and watch as people spread blasphemy about a topic that is near and dear to my heart. You see, the glorious bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich has been there for me for …

Newspaper ads worth remembering

Examining newspapers printed in the U.S.   since the American Revolutionary War is as hopeless an effort as counting the grains of sand that fill a bushel basket. Counting the papers …

Resolutions

Resolutions — a word most of us have not uttered since mid-January after it frequented our vocabulary between Christmas and the New Year’s. Here we are with the door opening on February …

Glory another day

As we drove down the long stretch of our road on a midweek morning, stunned at the sight of clouds appearing to be our destination, I expressed, “Geez, these clouds are dra-ma-tic.” The …

Why now?

On Feb. 11, residents of the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District will have the opportunity to vote on two proposed facility improvement projects.   During community discussions, a few common …

Making history

Imagine the entire history of Foley bound together in one aged book with a cracked spine and worn leather cover. The pages are yellowed and visibly fragile with age but show signs of frequent turning …

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