Opinion

My pastor asked if I would give a talk at our Wednesday evening Lenten services where we sing the Holden Evening Prayer – one of the most lovely liturgies I have every experienced.

Two very popular saints are being honored this week, St. Patrick, March 17 and St. Joseph, March 19. They are honored by Christians and our society because of their great influence on the culture and customs of our time. I would like to share with you how they are so…

While the rest of the world is posting about daffodils, we here in the Dakotas are still discussing inches of snow, below zero, and blizzard warnings.

Last year, John Deere announced plans to go 100 percent robotic by 2030. That’s right: in just four more years, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer plans to replace every corn and soybean farmer with robots.

We have become a country of whiners. The current president is among the biggest whiners I have seen since I became eligible to vote. A whining bully is perhaps one of the more despicable things you can do as a human being. Following the current president’s lead, millions of Americans…

It’s March 17, which many of you know and celebrate as Saint Patrick’s Day. But it’s also the birthday of one of my best friends, Mark Christopher Aldridge, who died on Jan. 31, 2019, at the age of 56. He had been dealing with health issues for some time, but…

by Joe Heller, Editorial Cartoonist

This week, I used Betsy Ross’s pattern to cut a five pointed star with one snip.

The other day I showed up to work wearing a little romper.

The upcoming 2026 mid-term election may be the most dishonest and corrupt in the history of the United States of America. The current president has a very low popularity rating that would doom the political party represented by the president. This, coupled with the historical fact that the political party…