In case you’re wondering why I was not in church Sunday morning, I was in the Omaha airport at 6:30 a.m. waiting for a flight back to New York, listening to an announcement that unattended baggage would be confiscated, eating a breakfast croissant and blueberry yogurt, drinking coffee, which came to $19.74, which happens to be the year I started doing my old radio show.
It’s a precarious thing what the freeze melt cycle of Spring brings to the table up here in the north country year after year. A sunny warm early March day and some dry pavement makes walking easy, until that is, until you round the corner of the building where the eaves have been dripping snow melt from the roof ever so slightly on to the pavement and the water runs across it to a driveway or street. When the late afternoon temperature drops the water solidifies and there you have it, a little patch of ice with a friction coefficient low enough to impress a physicist.
Dear Amy: My husband and I have a special- needs teenage son. After more than a year on a wait list, we finally have an in-home therapist.
Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 to emphasize how news outlets, and laws that protect our right to information, shine a light on government, making us more aware of the impact government decisions or indecision have on our lives.
Question: What am I supposed to do if I am at a railroad crossing and need to report an emergency? Answer: Call 911 and provide the needed information. Every highway-rail crossing has an Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign that provides a 24/7/365 telephone number to report problems or emergencies at the railroad location.
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Highlights of past couple weeks have been informal contacts with lengthy list of respected old friends with so many common values, checking in from far and wide. Phone calls, e-mails and sit-down visits have been tools of choice for communications received and sent. Reflecting on these connections, old adventurer’s heart warms from these catch-up discussions with wide-ranging friendship experiences. That wide-ranging merits notice.
Question: Is it illegal for a vehicle pulling a trailer to have a ladder or ramp hanging from the side of the trailer? Answer: You are able to have ladders or ramps secured to the side of an enclosed trailer as long as you do not exceed the width of 8 feet 6 inches. This is the maximum dimension that may be operated on Minnesota roadways without a special permit.
Believe it or not, I used to be rather cool. This was before you were born, probably, but I have pictures.
It seems like it’s easier these days to post something to social media and hope for the best, rather than pick up the phone or sit down at a table to exchange information via human contact. It seems especially important to do that when it comes to our elected officials making decisions on projects and issues that affect the larger population.