Social media has changed lives, often for the better but at times for the worse. It’s transformed how people communicate. It used to be that the phone, the postal mail and face to face were the only options. Now people have online resources and social networking sites to talk to ...
We have been following Minneota’s Royal Hettling, who enlisted in the Air Force and deployed to Vietnam in August 1970 as a dog handler. The Air Force assigned him to the 483rd Security Police Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base to secure high value targets on base. Royal and his dog, ...
Our church held its annual fall auction this past Sunday, an event organized and hosted by our women’s group nearly every year for nearly five decades. The event always draws a big crowd, including those outsiders who come to steal our baked goods. Coffee and bars are laid out on the ...
Fred Rogers, from the beloved children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, once recalled how his mother comforted him during frightening times. “Look for the helpers,” she would say, reminding him of the people who, even in the worst situations, step up to help those in need. Many ...
Ann Patchett was an author of the book The Dutch House, which I wrote about for Books & Beyond in 2020. I’m always brought into her books the way she writes about life. Early in These Precious Days, c 2021, she shares with her readers what books mean for her: Books were not just ...
To the editor: The author of ‘What is source of scientific data?’ (Oct. 19) letter wants sources regarding my Oct. 15 letter. Here it is: 10,000 connectors (synapses) — Brain Facts .org Nov. 18, 2020 2000 specialized molecular machines. – Science Advances Feb. 19, 2020. ...