Today’s news about the fall of Afghanistan to a rebel group, the Taliban, is food for the grinder for pundits on all sides to get their views before the facts are known. There is no question the withdrawal   is being done with far too much advance notice to the Afghan government.  After the previous… Read More

Question: I know I heard this before but just wanting clarification please: Isn’t it a school bus driver’s discretion when to use or not use the strobe light on a school bus? I work for a school bus company and am a master trainer and have had a few people question this. Thank you for… Read More

What writers love more than anything else is illogic. Several years ago, it was no further away than the local exercise gym. (Maybe they’ve changed the policy by now.) “We have a new program here sponsored by your health insurance agency that will reimburse you in actual dollars if you come and exercise at least eight… Read More

The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and have radio collars. Researchers with the DNR are monitoring about 20 radio collared black bears across the state, especially in… Read More

The animated “PAW Patrol” franchise doesn’t have the “for all ages” appeal of the best of Disney and Pixar. It’s from Nickelodeon, but it doesn’t even manage that channel’s trademark appeal to both kids and a certain brand of immature adult (“Ren and Stimpy” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” come to mind as examples). No, this is… Read More

5 years ago Sept 1, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Catherine Jaroszewski has been invited to the 2017 presidential inauguration and one of the official presidential balls. The Frazee resident’s path to a coveted and rare opportunity started when the 17-year-old was in seventh grade. The daughter of Susan and James Jaroszewski was nominated to attend a leadership conference… Read More

Ah, Arizona: the place snowbirds of the north migrate to for the winter to spend it in a culture where native and Hispanic cultures create a southwestern touch. Undoubtedly, the recipes will have a flair that matches the culture.  But first, a bit more about the sixth largest state in the U.S. Arizona joined the union… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor When the former instructor of the construction trades classes and robotics program resigned, many parents and students in the district wondered what would happen to those programs. Frazee High School Principal Anna Potvin assured all the trades classes will remain as a learning opportunity for all students. She said the classes will now… Read More