Misinformation To the Editor, To the constituents of District 4, I just wanted to drop a note for you all to beware of any misinformation that tends to circulate during election seasons. For example, a couple weeks ago there was a letter to the editor published regarding the “help” of republican party legislators “helping” or… Read More

The prairie spy I shouted at Lt. S., my first officer, who is in charge of a lot of stuff. “Lt. S!”  “Lt. S!” “What’s wrong with our ship?” (Our ship to which I am referring is The Big Red House Rocket Ship, riding in which we have been making our steady way around the… Read More

Question: I have a question about the lawful thing to do in regards to a school bus with lights flashing. If I am driving down a two-lane street with no stop sign and approaching an intersection with a cross street. A bus approaches from the cross street (my left) and stops somewhere before the intersection… Read More

Kelsey Wulf Otter Tail County Master Gardener One of my favorite things about visiting friends who have fantastic gardens or a robust collection of house plants, is the ability to bring a little part of their greenery home with me. Many plants will quite happily root from a small cutting and, given enough time, bloom… Read More

By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: I saw in one of your recent articles talking about stopping for a school bus. In the article you stated, “Motorists are not required to stop for a bus if the bus is on the opposite side of a separated roadway (median, etc.) — but they should remain… Read More

By Bre Harris Otter Tail County Master Gardener I love a messy garden. To me, it means the plants are happy doing their thing. But every year, without fail, once fall rolls around, I get into cleanup mode. Maybe it’s because the kids are back in school and I can finally finish a task without… Read More

Now that summer has given way to the start of school and fall is in the air, we can no longer ignore the fact that election season is heating up in a big way. Perhaps, one of the best parts of the fact it is already the second week of September is that we are… Read More

To write about this is probably a combination of old-age retrospection with an added dash of conceit that anyone is interested in the things I did as a young boy on a farm so long ago, but then, maybe some of you haven’t participated in a real cattle drive. Each spring, we would have to… Read More

the prairie spy Life, they say, is what happens while you’re making other plans. Extra money, they also say, is what you have just before your car breaks down. Dad used to say, more or less: Beat your head against a concrete block wall; it’ll feel so good when you stop. As a saying, that… Read More

Question: I see a lot of people not wearing their seat belt correctly. Several of them, have the shoulder belt worn underneath the shoulder/arm. Can you provide some education on this?   Answer: Seat belt use is required with a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the… Read More