Opinion

What's it all about? Guys will be guys

Mar 12, 2025

Can you distinguish a regular down to earth fella from a wild and crazy guy? They may look similar, but guys have something about them that is different from other males. Maybe it’s a sharper competitive spirit or the occasional enjoyment of living on the edge, you know, the devil- may- care type...

Foreign policy shifting in favor of Putin

Mar 12, 2025

Little Doubt Remains. Evidence that the current occupant of the White House is shifting America’s foreign policy. From well-established, long-term alliances with countries that have strong democratic institutions toward countries demonstrating autocratic and totalitarian practices. What follows...

Reagan would not approve of current foreign policy

Mar 5, 2025

I think former President Ronald Reagan would be rolling in his grave as he watched President Donald Trump, the leader of the free world, turn against our allies, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and 93 other countries and choose to side with Russia, North Korea, Syria and Nicaragua and vote no...

Tiger Talk: Board members updates, marketing, childcare costs, budgeting season begins

Mar 5, 2025

As February comes to a close, there are so many great happenings at school to highlight. On Feb. 19, Lake City Schools, in partnership with Bluff Country School Bus Service, celebrated School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Our bus drivers are special, often building strong relationships with...

Seeking to help our schools and our students

Feb 26, 2025

Recently I joined other lawmakers at a meeting of southeastern Minnesota school superintendents. The overall message we heard from them is that they are struggling, and they need help. Schools are feeling the pinch of more than 65 new mandates that were approved by Gov. Walz and an all Democrat-...

What’s It All About? Growing Older

Feb 26, 2025

I often wish I could have grown old in my hometown among familiar names, faces and places. But I opted for college to be a teacher/coach. That career lasted 14 years, then I got a better offer and took the show on the road as a seminar presenter. In my 60+ years of employment and extensive travels...

Ohl: That’s my seat

Feb 19, 2025

We get used to things the way they are and perhaps this applies even more so for senior citizens like me. We tend to sit in the same seat or close by when we go to church, the movies, the break room at work, sports events, etc. Our bus garage is probably like other workplaces in that we have a...

Get the lead out

Feb 19, 2025

Congress is attempting to repeal the Biden administration’s groundbreaking rules that require all the country’s very old lead pipes to be replaced over the next 13 years and to lower the limit of lead in water. The repeal, if successful, would in effect prohibit the government from ever requiring...

Wally’s Wild Ride - Part II

Feb 12, 2025

Wally’s Palace and the accompanying fish house that had knocked the Palace free from the ice continued to gain speed and would spin slowly as they encountered small objects embedded in the ice. The rotation gave Wally a 360 degree view out the small window. However, he could not see any shoreline...

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