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On Friday May 15, the Senate passed an e-bike and motorized bicycle safety bill to update state law in response to the rising use of these vehicles and to help protect Minnesotans from injuries. …
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By Senator Judy Seeberger
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5/20/26
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Wayne Schlicht has shared another update in his cancer treatment journey. Readers can follow Schlicht’s journey and assist with treatment costs at his Go Fund Me entitled “Stage 4 Cancer Took …
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12/25/25
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I made it. Thank God — I made it. This year, I will be sitting at the table with a heart that’s fuller than any plate in front of me. 2025 has been a year of highs and lows, hope and …
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12/5/25
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I proclaimed Saturday as Loser Day. It needs a little explaining. My first job out of college, I wrote sports in a town of about 10,000 residents. It was a grind of a job. I would start Monday at …
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By John McLoone
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11/12/25
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There’s a guy in the grocery store who is really mad at a guy he works with. It seems the other guy is getting the “cake” jobs, and it really bugs him. This I know because we …
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By John McLoone
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11/6/25
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From time to time, as I get older – an older I am getting – I need a break of a few weeks from my weekly message to you fine readers. The inspiration isn’t what it used to be. In …
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By John McLoone
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10/29/25
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Before last Wednesday, it had been decades since I’d had something like that happen to me. There’s no doubt at all, it was my fault, and I had to live with the consequences. I headed into …
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By John McLoone
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8/28/25
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Dave musky After jumping in behind my friend’s tangled lure, the musky he’d been chasing hit my lure. Photo courtesy of Dave Beck
Last week I told you about the start of my summer …
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By Dave Beck
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8/27/25
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There’s nothing like a peaceful night. Often, they aren’t as peaceful as they used to be. And many nights are more tranquil. Back in the day, which was a lot of days ago, my darling bride …
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By John McLoone
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8/20/25
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I’m going to let you guys in on a secret.
I want to try eating avocado.
I feel like all the cool people eat avocado, and it’s cutting me out of some things, at least in my …
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By John McLoone
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8/13/25
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Forgive me if this is difficult to read this week. I seem to be writing it within a haze. Our entire summer seems to be playing out this year in a stinky fog, courtesy of our neighbors to the north. …
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By John McLoone
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8/10/25
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The antlers on the white-tailed deer have now grown to the point where I can tell a buck from a doe. It makes it way more interesting checking on those cell cam photos every morning to see how much …
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By Dave Beck
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7/30/25
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My wife and I toured the state on a recent Saturday, as we often do. I learned something on this journey that greatly upset me. In fact, I was downright mad. We left our humble home at 4:45 a.m. and …
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By John McLoone
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7/30/25
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I’ve always felt I was a bit more mature than my driver’s license says I am. I’m talking appearance, not actions. I always looked older than my peer group growing up. It came in …
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By John McLoone
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7/24/25
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Hello friends, This week I spent three days camped on an island on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage with my golden retriever Red. This trip was a bit unique as I hit some pretty harsh weather but still …
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By Mark Walters
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6/20/25
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One morning each week, my alarm goes off much earlier than usual, and I leave the house early for work. The best thing about getting going at that time is the great AM radio that you can dial in from …
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By John McLoone
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6/18/25
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I think I’m actually being too good of a husband. I may have gone above and beyond my husbandly duties. Problem is, I’m hoping I don’t have a hard time getting things back to the …
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By John McLoone
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6/12/25
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I’m envious of people who have artistic talents.
A few software versions ago, I felt I could hold my own in graphic design. A few years back, however, I alerted anyone who needed to know …
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By John McLoone
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5/28/25
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I lived through the heart attack that, thankfully, wasn’t. Some background: By virtue of winning, or losing, the genetic lottery, I landed firmly on the McLoone side. Men are bald, carry a …
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By John McLoone
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5/20/25
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I don’t know how it happened, but somewhere in the last couple months, I turned into an old man. Winter, I believe, aged me. I feel like I went into it with at least a little vim and vigor. …
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By John McLoone
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5/13/25
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