The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda In the process of apprenticing my way toward geezerdom, I got up early Saturday morning and found my way into town to the GossipBox Café. The GossipBox Café is where made geezers hang out, much the same way that the Mafia hung out in Italian restaurants and bars. I want to be… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I have been thinking about getting a dash camera for my vehicle. If I do, where can I place it?   Answer: When it comes to placing things up in the windshield or dashboard area Minnesota has restrictions as a concern for obstructed vision and safety. Dash cameras are allowed if… Read More

To the Editor, One thing about having a critical mind is always trying to understand why other people see things differently. In these times of powerful corporate media, group survival and happiness has been so greatly manipulated that too many people are giving money and power to others who use it against all of us. Sunday school… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda “It seems to me,” said Trugood the Kitchen Table to me just now, “that you could find time in your retirement to pay some attention to me.” (Yes. I know. A talking kitchen table. It was bad enough that all the appliances could speak, but now this.  You  can see the problem,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I thought I heard about 911 being able to find accurate locations even when people don’t know exactly where they are. Can you talk about that? Answer: Yes, we shared some information on this very subject on our Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s blog just recently. I will share the article. “As… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Last week our family took a long-awaited trip to Florida. We had been planning the trip for quite some time as a way to break up winter, and wouldn’t you know, the year we plan a winter getaway has been one of the nicest winters we have seen in Minnesota in… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda It’s time to write my New Year’s resolutions.  First: I’m not going to raise any more kids. Sure you’re not, you say, because you’re too old anyway. To which I say: That’s not strictly true, because you can look around and see movie star guys older than I am who are starting… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Why are the builders and developers allowed to place their advertising signs on the shoulders of the state highways and ramps on the weekends? This happens every weekend throughout the state, especially in the Twin Cities Metro Area. This also involves having their vehicles, often hauling trailers, stopping on the… Read More

Rod Bernu Special to the Dispatch The 1930’s were tough times in our small town with a population of about six hundred people.  One of the most vivid memories that I have is of a childhood experience that took place on a hot July summer day in 1938.  Cousin Lloyd had just turned eight and he… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Due to my increasing age—and a direct inverse relationship between my age and my memory—I’ve decided to do something about living forever before I forget about it. I wish that I had asked more older people what might have helped them live longer. There might have been some tips there that would… Read More