Alan Linda The Widow Fistula, in case you’ve forgotten, lives in Boatville. She lives alone, ever since her husband, Pickle Pete, who ran The Gherkin Factory, fell—or jumped, depending upon your view of her personality—into a vat of prime dills and perished. The Widow believes in personal education, and along that line she has expanded her… Read More

Whether because of the pandemic, the constant comings-and-goings of the DC Extended Universe, or the first movie from 2019 simply not being that memorable, “Shazam!” seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I’m going to be pointing out a number of similarities between this character and Ant-Man from the rival Marvel Cinematic Universe, but… Read More

If there was a silver lining to a recent massive snowstorm that essentially brought this area to a standstill, was that the storm occurred on March 1. As I made my rounds last Wednesday, I think I heard at least a dozen times the old saying of “In like a lion, out like a lamb.”… Read More

To the Editor, This election cycle kickoff has once again turned to tokenism to grab people’s attention who don’t ordinarily search for facts or listen to history when voting, just mark their chosen party line and candidates whose personalities fit their image of leadership. The last two cycles jumped on catchphrase, Make America Great Again (MAGA),… Read More

To the Editor, I read with interest your article, “Need to Replace your lawnmower in 2025?,” February 28, 2023. Shortly after reading this article I was reading the March/April Reader’s Digest, “Lawns. They’re part of American Life,” which was originally published by the Washington Post (August 24, 2022) copyright 2022 by the Washington Post. So just… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Thursday, March 16 was the due date for the heifers to start calving. As of Thursday evening, none had popped yet. A few of the 10 first calf heifers have started to make a bag so the time is soon. I hope that they waited a few days as there… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Here’s a column for those of you–us–who heat with wood.  Wood is cellulose, a carbon based catch-all that includes a lot of different fuels. Paper, field corn, oats, beans, all kinds of grass. And so many more that it’s useless to keep listing them. All of these substances share a common trait: When… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Fellowship Church Have you ever sat back and thought about your…thoughts? Like how sometimes your mind can just run amuck on you without even trying?   In his book, “Soundtracks,” Jon Acuff challenges readers to reconsider the “tracks” that run through your mind like a bad song. It is very easy to get… Read More

We would like to thank everyone who has contributed in any way following my cancer diagnosis and surgery. A special thanks goes out to Ringdahl Ambulance, Vergas Fire & Rescue, Perham Ambulance, all the doctors and nurses in Perham and Fargo, the air transport that got me to Mayo, and the top-notch doctors and nurses… Read More

To the Editor, I want to thank Mr. Wahl for finally making an effort to communicate with the citizens in his area of authority. His speaking out in public is long overdue. But his commentary is more infuriating than it is enlightening for the informed public. His attempts to minimize the scenic risk of MnDOT’s slashing the… Read More