The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The other day, someone was complaining about cell phone service. “Hah!” I replied. “You should have grown up with the first rural party lines.” Had they, they might not be quite so upset over what we have now. You have to understand, though, that growing up in the fifties, the first telephone… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow With highs near 50 and the sun in the sky, it can be hard to believe it is March in Minnesota. If you’re not a fan of Minnesota winters, the higher temps and lack of snow this winter is appealing. You might even think that the lack of snow has made… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School My friend, who had lived in the cities most of her life, speaks often to me about her travels up to East Battle Lake and staying at “the lake cabin.”  When she speaks, her voice changes and there is a softness and peace that comes with the memories. She loved this time… Read More

To the Editor, March is not “just another month” to the several hundred food shelves and thousands of households served by them throughout the state as numbers of individuals and families with food insecurities continue to grow, especially in rural areas like ours. This is the perfect time to offer your financial support and/or food donations to… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Last week, when the new tax valuation statements came in the mail, I reacted quite negatively, because it seemed to me that county government, in its requirement to raise taxes to balance its spending budget, was out to get me. Then, the other night, I had a dream. (No. Martin Luther King… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Sgt. Grabow, I have noticed that there are more aggressive actions being taken at roundabouts. Drivers are entering the roundabout ahead of others that are already in the circle. Please remind drivers of the appropriate entering law concerning them. Thank you.   Answer: Thank you for the suggested topic and I… Read More

Library Happenings Chad Koenen Our second featured book in the Henning Public School library is “Landscapes of Minnesota” written by John Fraser Hart and Susy Svatek Ziegler.   This book features 16 chapters filled with many subjects on Minnesota.  It covers the battleground of the elements, the shape of the land, the evolving ecosystems, indians, voyageurs,… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Did you ever think about how many more ways there are to agree to something than there are to disagree? No wonder we all seem to have too much to do. There are too many ways to agree to do it. Mainly, stuff like this is important to me because I seem… Read More

To the Editor, Minnesotans seek assistance from U.S. government agencies for a variety of reasons—whether it’s to get an answer about Social Security, access to veterans benefits, or assistance with renewing a passport. But, too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way. That’s why our state office makes it a priority to cut through this… Read More

To the Editor, Watching the news and commentary outlets and doing some Googling to try to verify the content of conversations, it has become clear that our current and future presidents are no longer the decision makers in the United States. Russia’s Putin is at the top of the chain directing his United States assets, Donald… Read More