Bantering Barbie Barbie Porter Current mood: “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”  I rode into these two turkey, one loon towns as a rookie. With fire under my feet and a confidence that outweighed my abilities, I walked into the Frazee-Vergas Forum.  The night before I was asking, “What am I going to do… Read More

Sacred Heart Parish hosting Seasons of Hope By Msgr. David  Baumgartner Sacred Heart Catholic Church   Dear reader, As you know, mourning the loss of someone you love is never easy.  We all know that grief really never goes away, but it can change.  Our Sacred Heart Parish community will host Seasons of Hope, a unique support group for… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The book: “Lies My Teacher Told Me” covers those parts of school-taught history that are not quite the truth. James W. Loewen has taken the, if not untruthful parts of history along with the parts that are out-and-outright missing, task of pointing out what we should know. And were not told…. Read More

To the Editor, The reality…Biden is president, Trump isn’t.  That’s good for America. Here’s one reason why: Biden took over a mess created by years of conservative resistance to anything remotely aimed at the “common good,” as well as a weakened posture with our allied friends in favor of leaning toward the authoritarian states like Putin’s… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: The horn of my vehicle no longer works. Do I need to have one? Answer: Yes, every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway must be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200… Read More

By Msgr. David Baumgartner Sacred Heart Catholic Church   Here is a thought from last week’s homily: From Adam to Jesus the devil used the same tricks, to attack by way of sensual pleasure, power and pride. It makes sense that we need to guard against these. I am afraid and worried. I don’t experience this very often. I… Read More

To the Editor, The winds of erosion of our democracy are blowing stronger as more attacks on and disregard  for our constitution continue unabated. Highest level crimes like insurrection and sedition, are defended by large segments of a major political party sworn to defend against them.  Dangerous threats to democracy are the attacks on voters rights, ease… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Some people are organized, while others rely on organized people to keep them heading in the right direction. I would definitely fall in the latter category. Organization has never been one of my strong traits. For as long as I can remember I had difficulty in trying to figure out whether… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As time goes on lately, it seems that more and more of my time is spent searching for various small items that seem to think a game of hide-and-seek would be just lots of fun. The thing is, now that I’m retired and trying to focus my mind on the fact… Read More

To the Editor, Thank you to the Frazee-Vergas Forum from the Lions Reading Program for the visually and physically impaired! You make it possible for all community members to be informed with your subscription support. The Lions Reading Program for the Visually and Physically Impaired will celebrate its 30th year in 2022. Your paper should be proud… Read More