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I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by loved ones. I wish everyone safe travels, whether you are traveling near or far.  I wanted to share some things I am personally thankful for this holiday season. I am very thankful for my family, who I enjoy spending time with and have...
November is National Native American Heritage Month, also known as Indigenous Heritage month. November was declared Native American Heritage Month by President George H.W. Bush in 1990.  Minnesota has various historic sites relative to Native history. Many of our cities, lakes, and landmarks have...
Kirk Cousins, starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, suffered an injury during last week’s game against the Green Packers. After Kirk had an MRI, it was confirmed that he tore his Achilles.  Unfortunately, the injury was severe, and he will not be able to play again this season according...
I was very saddened to hear that Adam Johnson, originally from Hibbing, and University of Minnesota-Duluth hockey alumni, had died from a slit to the throat during a hockey game in the United Kingdom on Saturday, October 28. Johnson died shortly after the horrific injury. He was only 29 years old...
          With Halloween coming up next Tuesday, I wanted to take a guess at the most popular costumes and see how accurate I am. I will be guessing for the most popular costumes locally and see what costumes I see the most when there are trick-or-treaters.    My guesses for most popular Halloween...
I have enjoyed video games since I was kid. I grew up with adults saying that video games are going to rot your brain or that playing violent video games leads to real violence. In recent years, I have read about so many benefits to playing video games for children and adults.  Video games are...
Fearmongering seems to be everywhere today. In the news, politics, radio, commercials, advertisements, social media, and more. Fearmongering is defined as the action if deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.  Unfortunately, fearmongering has become so common over the...
NFL tight end Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, gained a lot of attention when he shared on his podcast, “New Heights” that he tried to give famous singer-song writer Taylor Swift his phone number.  This quickly escalated, and Taylor Swift fans (known as “Swifties”) were loving...
I recently finished reading “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. I really enjoyed the book. It is a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, has 4.01 stars on goodreads.com, and won awards for Best Fiction Book in 2020.  It was originally published in August 2020. I recently purchased the book at...
Anytime I see an injury in sports, I say a quick prayer for that athlete. I tore both my ACLs (Anterior cruciate ligament) on separate occasions while playing college lacrosse. Athletes not only feel the physical pain of an injury, but the heartbreak that comes with not being able to play.  Nick...

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