One of the first jobs I ever had was working for a local landscaper in the sleepy little hamlet of North Boston.G.R. Thompson's Landscaping was...

Question: I am interested in getting an E-Bike, but I do not know what the laws are. Can you get me some more information?Answer: Under Minnesota...

Let’s talk bonsai. Not the language. I’m not sure anyone speaks bonsai. I’m taking about miniature trees.Tiny trees. Shaped over years –  decades –...

Once again, I lost the war.Several years ago I ran across a posting on everyone's highest-quality news source, Facebook, about "No Mow May."Basically, the post claimed —...

It’s 2026. I didn’t realize the importance of the numbers until recently.We are in the last five years of the ‘20s. In the midst of it, really....

Question: Did I hear something about a new law about stopping for school buses? Answer: In March 2026, Minnesota law changed to require drivers to...

Recently, my son gave me a bouquet of fresh flowers for my birthday. Or maybe it was another occasion. It doesn’t matter.The sentiment is what...

 Let's take a little bit of a trip down memory lane: The first Polk County Newsletter was published in the summer of 1996. That was 30 years ago!  It was just a four-page...

Few songs put a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye like Taps as it rises from a trumpet. I’ve heard Taps many times. Most recently it was...

Question: Like most people I travel everyday for work and I know that construction season is upon us. Can you write about getting people to understand the zipper merge? I...

Question: In my community and on my daily commute I encounter two roundabouts each morning, others that I work with will encounter three...

I found myself with some unexpected windshield time the other night so I started dialing the kids in order of succession. Sometimes it is the most...

The combination of a blank page and a column deadline should be motivating. Should be. However, I’ve heard this duo can provoke a person to employ...

The following "Best " of Rabbit Hole Ramblin' first appeared in The Exponent December 28, 2022.Just when I thought it was safe to start working on...

It's time once again for the annual tradition that marks the unofficial start of spring. No, I'm not talking about Mother's Day, when all the local...