Senior meals one of many affected by attack on federal programs
This month my husband and I and other church volunteers are doing what we do periodically: delivering meals to elders in our community.
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Hairwork on display at museum
Whenever we have a tour group at the museum, there’s a collection we are sure to point out. Some visitors find the display interesting. Others might find it a bit strange or even cringe-worthy. That’s because the artifacts in question are hair art — jewelry and artwork made entirely out of human hair.
Rural Minnesotans more likely to have medical debt
Improving rural access one avenue to reduce medical debt and promote equitable health outcomes
Cat chronicles continue: Kiki’s bout with the flu
It had to happen sooner or later. Animals get sick. And so did Kiki. Not to worry. He is fine now. But boy did I worry.
Like putting lipstick on a pig
Today we will consider words. Words are the building blocks of language. People use words for all kinds of reasons. People use words to convey ideas and emotions, to connect to other human beings, and to navigate, shape and understand the world. It’s like I always meant to say: Words is good, man.
Why the Senate holds confirmation hearings
President-elect Donald Trump is an impatient man. That’s why, shortly after the elections, he floated a plan to skip centuries of precedent and just appoint his cabinet nominees without going through confirmation hearings in the Senate. Never mind that the Constitution specifically says nominations come with the “Advice and Consent” of the Senate.
A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches
One function is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with ‘verbal tokens of unity’
Students launched a school newspaper in 1893
While looking through a stack of old newspapers at the museum, we came across the very first issue of The School Mirror, the paper for Litchfield High School, dated Dec. 13, 1893.
Making resolutions with a feline touch
OK, let’s take a moment. What resolutions did I make that I haven’t made for the last several decades? Hmm. Diet, travel, exercise and be nice. Yup, always the same.
2024: How will we remember the year just completed?
Most of the year, Beyond Reason steadies its gaze on the present. The here, the now, the au courant. We do this because there is nothing more precious than this moment. Also, that’s where the jokes are.