Ask a Trooper
Question: Hello, maybe you can clear this up for me, what is the definition of stop? I think a slight pause is good enough. I look at it as I am stopping, but everything is clear so I can proceed.
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NEARLY NORTH OF TWO: Pharmaceutical Farce
This old adventurer and many others now endure TV advertisements for prescription pharmaceutical products we can only wonder at and about… We don’t know how to pronounce the names of these labelled prescription drugs but we are heavily warned about allergic reactions and multiple side effects. Of course, we don’t know what ingredients these drugs might contain and whether or not we have some unknown allergy to worry about.
Did you know: Cats
I’ve been digging deeper into why my cats do what they do and thought you may be as fascinated as I was in what I found. Putting their rear end in your face and exposing their bellies is a sign of trust and security.
Big Sam’s adventure
Chapter 1 “The Danes have to stick together.” Those words were often heard by the folks living in Loman, Minn., and most heard from Sam Bjerre. By the late 1940s Mr.
@ Your Library
One week of summer reading programming left. Don’t miss out on career exploration on Tuesday, Libratory on Wednesday, storytime on Thursday and Big Play on Friday. Next week will be their last week for the summer. We will continue to hand out books for finishing four reading activities through the end of the month. So even if you haven’t read much this summer, there is still time to grab a book and take a look at our summer reading categories and read for free books!
JOIN UWNEMN’S ‘FOOD FIGHT’
Ah, summer in northern Minnesota! How remarkable, that each year warm, sunny weather replaces the frigid winters we endure. However, while there is much to enjoy this time of year, we at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) also know that summer can be tough for many local families.
ASK AMY
Ask Amy: This loving couple must learn to talk Dear Amy: I have been married to my husband for 10 years. We have a 5-year-old son.
ASK AMY
Dear Amy: My wife of over 25 years is foreign-born. She travels to her home country for an extended period almost every year.
Loman, Minnesota – Part II
George and Mary Loman were pioneers but very progressive for their means and how they operated in those early days without funds was viewed as a real accomplishment to the local historians. One can postulate why the community was eventually named after the Lomans and apparently just being one of the first homesteaders in the area along with a stellar reputation became the basis for its affirmation.
Beyond Reason
In hip hop culture, a grill is dental jewelry for inside your mouth so your teeth can sparkle with gold or diamonds. In a car, a grille covers an opening in the body of a vehicle to allow air flow. If someone is up in your grill, they’re confrontational. If you’re getting grilled, someone’s asking you a lot of intense questions.