Today, April 4, marks the one-year anniversary of my taking over editorial duties at the Frazee-Vergas Forum and it would be a perfect time to recap some local highlights of the past year if it wasn’t for more ridiculous policies being discussed in St. Paul. This week’s lunacy is brought to you by the House… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Welp, no calves yet.   The heifers are starting to bag up real nice so I would expect any day the calves will start hitting the ground. The heifers have some bedding and shelter to get out of the elements if need be.  We really need to get the calving supplies… Read More

To the Editor, Last week, Senate Democrats brought forward a divisive Bonding Bill that funds Democrats’ pet projects by putting $2 billion on the state’s credit card. Folks, we have a historic $17.5 billion surplus. For some reason, Senate Democrats are unwilling to discuss meaningful tax relief or the full elimination of the tax on social… Read More

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