I recently reread one of my absolute favorite books, “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah, and it had me thinking that if I could recommend only one book to anyone, it would be this. I’ve read …
Last week, we went out to celebrate with my oldest and most curmudgeonly friend, Andrew. Andrew is a tax preparer, so even if I hadn’t been in Mexico for the last three months, I still …
On a cool morning in mid-April, two friends and I ambled down a gravel road toward their family cabin. What we’d planned as a quick drive to scout for black ash trees to harvest for basketmaking …
Working in the news business for more than two decades of my life, including nearly the last four years here as editor of the Inter-County Leader, has meant covering just about everything under the …
It becomes evident as our title of “parent” becomes aged that we can identify certain stages that our children go through. Although I shiver when I hear these stages used as excuses for …
The tannin-stained waters of the Cascade River churned frothily into the cold, blue waters of Lake Superior. Upstream, impressive torrents of spring melt poured through the sculpted canyons as if …
Sometimes, we know what we actually want, but aren’t sure it’s OK to actually ask for it because we are afraid of what others might think. Today’s questions wrestle with how to balance being …
When people hear the words “Red Cross,” most think of one of two things: help in disasters or blood drives. But those weren’t the original focus of the Red Cross. The Red Cross traces its …
I had another column planned for this week, but decided to table that until next week after the attempted shooting this past weekend in Washington, D.C. In case you haven’t heard, 31-year-old …
Whether you remember when these tunes were on the charts and gracing the radio, or you’re hearing them for the first time, take a trip back to see what was spinning through the decades. Try …
“Carrie!” my husband, Peter, called from the bathroom. We are still in Mexico, and Peter’s abscessed tooth had been extracted earlier that day. The extraction had been difficult. Peter was …
A small strip of open water reflected the blazing sunset sky. Although my partner and I dug our toes into a sand beach at the Day Lake Recreation Area near Clam Lake, Wisconsin, the punky ice with …
Decisions can be hard to make, and facing the outcome can also be challenging.
Turkey vultures and black vultures circled above the trees. As I expected, I’d spotted my first turkey vulture of the year the day after I wrote the article about them. Then I promptly headed south …
The St. Croix Falls Police Department’s K9 program continues to be a critical asset in protecting our community and enhancing public safety. Police K9 teams provide specialized capabilities that go …
I spent yesterday with more than 5,000 librarians. A few were library aides, and some were library trustees. But the thing they all had in common was libraries.
Longtime residents of Burnett County probably remember the Grantsburg Community Hospital located on South Pine Street. This large brick building was built in 1930 and served as a hospital until 1961 …
It was well before sunrise as we drove into the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area and parked the truck. Moving as silently as possible, we grabbed our chairs, a much-needed thermos of coffee, and …
Three years ago, I was in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, walking through what had once been a large fabric mill. It has since been turned into an art gallery called, appropriately, La Fabrica, where …
Todd and Kelly Cutler, a married couple with a passion for classic movie theaters and a background in entrepreneurship, recently bought Timbers Theatres in Siren. They plan to reopen it as NorthStar …