Just a thought - Eli Lutgens
I’m sitting here working late at night on the paper, Monday evening. As I’m writing headlines, I pause at Al Batt’s. Choosing headlines, especially for opinion pieces like columns, is a balancing act. In a few words I have to attract attention to the piece while also reflecting the writer’s...
My father, Deb Bently and I all attended the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s banquet last week to accept awards we had won after entering the statewide Better Newspaper Writing Contest.
This was the second time I have ever entered myself for an award.
The first time was two years...
We’ve lost a lot of good people this year.
That’s not something one expects to say in the first days of February.
Last week it was Brent Possin.
In January it was Jane Wagner.
At the end of 2023, Winston Evenson.
Brent farmed just up the road from my mom’s house. I...
Last week, I was too immersed in the loss of Jane Wagner to write about much else. Our community lost another legend last week, Winston Evenson.
Two years ago for Veteran's Day, I really wanted to write about him. Each year we feature a veteran and his name kept being recommended. But he...
Jan. 4, 2024
You know the feeling like someone’s standing right behind you?
That feeling came over me Sunday evening as I worked on the newspaper. Slowly at first, then more strongly.
I spent the day working on the Jane Wagner story, reading stories, talking to people, and finally, putting...