Matt McMillan Special to the Dispatch Minnesota is home to 14,000 lakes, 12,000 loons, 135,000 seasonal lake cabins and 3.9 million newspaper readers. Really?  Really. Every month, 86 percent of Minnesota adults read newspapers’ print and online issues, according to a new Minnesota Market Study conducted by Coda Ventures. The study measures media usage and purchase behavior… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Here’s some stuff from: “Quackery–A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything.” This continues last week’s column which dealt with the fact that, once upon a time, tobacco could cure just about everything. Tobacco did have a brief run as a disinfectant, which, time would prove, wasn’t a complete mistruth…. Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: A while back you wrote an article on the different driver license classifications. Can you talk about restrictions and endorsements? Thanks! Answer: A Minnesota driver’s license can have additional restrictions or endorsements based on the person and their license classification. Endorsements • Motorcycle • Hazardous Materials • Passenger Transport • School Bus • Tank Vehicle •… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener The University of Minnesota has developed a new apple that should be in your local nursery next spring. Triumph -Malus MN80 PP3, 756- to be exact. Unlike SweeTango, which is so difficult to grow that only professionals can successfully grow it, Triumph has been developed for the home gardener. Triumph is a… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Sports are a big part of the lives of my children. Whether it’s playing softball in the summer, volleyball in the fall, basketball in the winter, or just coming up with random games in the yard, we always seem to find ourselves getting into our competitive spirit for fun. As our… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Since Rainbowe has gotten into poison ivy here on the farm–and in the process, rubbed some of it off on me–this is going to be about medical treatment. She got into it bad enough that tomorrow she’s going to the doctor. But now, judging by the apocalyptic pustules erupting on her… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I have a question as a dad who wants to alert other drivers that my newly licensed daughter is on the road. I would like to put a “student driver” decal on the vehicle. Can I do that? If so, does a student need to be driving? Answer: First of all,… Read More

Governor  Tim Walz Office of the Governor  130 State Capitol  75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.  St. Paul, MN 55155 Telephone: 651-201-3400  Toll Free: 800-657-3717 District 8B  Representative Mary Franson 303 State Office Building  St. Paul, MN 55155  651-296-3201  E-mail: rep.mary.franson@house.mn District 8 Senate Bill Ingebrigtsen 95 University Avenue W. Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3207 St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 297-8063 Email Address: sen.bill.ingebrigtsen@senate.mn

To the Editor, I read a Letter to the Editor that caused me to question the writers call to vote Democrat. There were no facts documented, only drivel to my estimation. And yes, there was proven election fraud. The so-called Trump carnage was a “booming economy.” The alleged criminality will never be proven, it didn’t exist! Why would… Read More

Question: How many classes of drivers’ licenses are there and what do they mean? Answer: Minnesota has four different classes of drivers’ licenses. Class D is valid for:   • Single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less;  • Recreational vehicles;  • Certain farm vehicles; • Towing vehicles, regardless of weight, provided the GVW of the combination… Read More