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The 2025 Fourth of July finds us in a serious situation where we see many issues that need fixing. Can we do it in time before they become unfixable?
It’s not just the loss of a tree, but the memories. After a fallen tree is cut and moved, you might see little tracks where the ground was worn because children had used a swing that hung from it.
Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.
Did June use up all the severe weather for 2025? Or perhaps this is just the beginning of more intense weather to come? History shows us that it's not likely over yet, but it could be worse.

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Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.
Here's a way you can help stop the spread of pests on your farm and across the region.
If we want to secure the future of rural health care, we need to create meaningful opportunities for people to become nurses, grow their skills and stay rooted in the communities they care about.
Jenny Schlecht reflects on why we as a population have let fearmongers scare people about “chemicals” and why we need to do more funding, understanding and believing science to counteract ignorance.
Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.
Any further delay by the county in approving the funds could have serious implications for our ability to respond effectively to opioid-related emergencies.
Hot May weather almost fooled Ann Bailey into planting warm-season plants early. But she knew from her own experience and the experience of those before her that it’s safer to wait for Memorial Day.
Let’s make a deliberate commitment and never quit until every student can hold a diploma in their hands and say, "I did it."
As we celebrate graduation and approach the end of the school year, I want to reflect on this past year. This has been a year of success and challenge as we position the district for future success.
Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.
Michael Johnson finds that while it may not be a cost savings or time savings to “do it yourself,” at least you will learn something

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