Opinion
Drazkowski: Court rules Democrats violated state constitution
Sep 3, 2025
On Aug. 18, a Minnesota district court handed down a ruling that will come as no surprise to anyone who watched how Democrats acted during the 2024 legislative session. Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Democrats violated the Minnesota Constitution by including a ban on binary triggers in the...
Labor Day rally planned for ‘National Day of Action’
Aug 27, 2025
Labor Day was created because in the 1830s workers averaged 70-hour weeks. No government or company would recognize the first Monday of September as a day off work, so the issue was solved temporarily by declaring a one-day strike where workers were expected to march in a parade and then eat and...
Class reunions
Aug 27, 2025
Cheers for high school reunions because you can’t hug your friends on Facebook. High school class reunions are where everybody shows up older and then grows young again.
We were the 42 graduates of Tyler High School in 1961. I hadn’t been a regular at our past high school class reunions, but I do...
Pay to play policy in effect
Aug 20, 2025
There appears to be a new practice used by the current president to implement his agenda.
Before I get into this practice with examples, I want to make the point that it is an American tradition and that most American citizens see public office as a fiduciary position impacting how the duties of...
Recognizing Lake City’s thriving non-profit community
Aug 20, 2025
In the five years since my wife and I moved back permanently to Lake City, I have become more aware of our thriving non-profit community and the many volunteers engaged in supporting their favored organization. It’s an amazing example of how much good work can be accomplished by those willing to...
A local ‘Memories-R-Us’ will close its doors Oct. 31
Aug 20, 2025
There is a gem of a store in Lake City that will be closing on Oct. 31: Lakeside Antiques.
From my observation, the only time Lake City residents visit this store is when they have company from out of town. This store has added much to the Lake City tourist trade over the past 16 years. It will be...
A Gummed-Up Article
Aug 20, 2025
“Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight? If your mother says don’t chew it, do you swallow it in spite? Can you catch it on your tonsils, can you heave it left and right?” This jaunty refrain from “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor” was a hit song by Lonnie Donegan back...
Aerobics participants thank lifeguards with pizza
Aug 13, 2025
The Lake City Woman’s Free Style Water Aerobics Team sent representatives and pizza to the O’Neil Community Pool on Sunday to thank our stellar lifeguards and pool staff for another year of fun, fitness and community connection. Other well-wishers included Mayor Brian Quinn, former Governor Arnie...
Lake City, do you know how good you are?
Aug 13, 2025
Aug. 7 marked the end of one of the most beautiful and gratifying chapters of my life — 21 years in Lake City. Our house is sold and now I (widowed in 2024) am moving on to a new chapter — farmland near River Falls, Wis., farmland that was my birthplace. But my respect, appreciation, and...
Questions that bother me
Aug 13, 2025
Occasionally a question arises that gives us pause. We may ask others or turn to the internet hoping to find an answer, but it isn’t always there. Do we then dismiss it or continue to ponder? Perhaps it’s one of those questions that keeps us awake for a while at bedtime? Well, I am going to give...
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