The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Should you want an apple tree to survive, you must: Select an apple tree correct for this  growing zone; support it with posts and ties to keep the wind from shaking the soil loose around the roots; protect it from mice and rabbits by using metal screen around the lower trunk;… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: My daughter just got in a crash recently. Nobody got hurt but it got us talking on how important it is to know what to do after something like this. Can you write about that? Answer: The first and most important thing to do after you’ve been involved in a crash… Read More

To the Editor,  In recent weeks, Senate Republicans have passed a number of bills that focus on the issues legislators have been hearing about in their districts.  One concern I hear about frequently is public safety and supporting law enforcement.  Folks in our northern communities see what’s going on in the cities—a drastic increase in violent crimes coupled… Read More

To the Editor, I am writing regarding the problems we are encountering with the maintenance of Valley View Road and the lack of supervision by Burlington Township. There are over 20 property owners in this development paying taxes to Becker County and Burlington Township and this one-mile stretch of road is in terrible condition. It is… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Rainbowe and I were looking out the window the other day, watching it snow when it’s almost May, remarking that it would likely only be summer if and when Hell freezes over. As we were talking about whether or not it would or would not, I was reminded of the following, which… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen As a parent I have something I need to get off my chest—I sometimes lie to my children. It’s not always intentional.  After all, it’s my job to pass on the lessons I learned as a child, even if the theories have been proven to be false.  You see, some little white… Read More

Father Baumgartner Here is a thought from last week’s homily:  To continue with the image – God has made us like colored pencils, to be the color of beauty in the world. Where there is haltered, we color the world with love; injury, pardon; doubt, faith; despair, hope; light, darkness. I have been aware lately of… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I spend a fair amount of time on the road and I see a lot of driver’s on their cell phones. What are you guys doing about it? Answer: Right now, to help change dangerous driving behaviors, law enforcement agencies statewide are participating in a distracted driving enforcement campaign April 1… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver “The Lost City” is the kind of movie that looks like it was a lot more fun for the actors to film than it is for the audience to watch. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum got to spend time in each other’s company, goofing around in a comedy in the jungle… Read More

Stories in the Rear View Mirror Delta Daggett I have been writing about Frazee and my experiences in growing up and what we did in those days.  A few have contacted me that sharing my youth with the Forum subscribers has jogged their memories of what they did in their youth. Some of us have reached… Read More