Hello from St. Paul,Budget bills continued arriving on the Minnesota House floor this week. Several have already been approved, and only a small handful remain...

 Margret and her sister, who was visiting from Minneapolis, went out for a summer evening walk when her sister heard the sound of a  saxophone...

 Natatia, a young, mature white-tailed doe, bared her first fawn. She was proud of her offspring and nurtured it to health and strength. But with...

Ancient Egyptians viewed napping, or sleep in general, as a way to connect with the afterlife and their gods, believing that during sleep, the soul ("ba") could temporarily...

Today marks somewhat of a milestone for me. Today, I figuratively pen my 300th column. Of course, I'm not really penning; it's more of a hunt and...

Hello from St. Paul,With Minnesota soon facing a $6 billion budget deficit, lawmakers are going to need to find ways to reduce spending.To me, one of the easiest ways would...

My son-in-law decided it was time for a boys' weekend. Well, originally it was going to be a family weekend, but with three of the grands in...

By: Ryan BergeronAt 8 pm on Friday, Feb. 28, I surely was sitting in a seat at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul preparing to take photos or taking photos at the end of...

This past weekend looked like the perfect weekend on paper, but like your favorite sports team that looks unbeatable on paper only to disappoint,...

 Spring is officially en route! Despite waking up to a chilling "feels like" temperature of -40 degrees today, I am buoyed by the belief that...

One of the joys of growing up pre-internet was that you didn't have to live with arguments 24-7. Sure, we would have our debates on who was the...

Valentine’s day is Friday, in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks. It’s a holiday that’s a great boost for the restaurant,...

Every year I like to remind my husband that it was Valentine’s day when we first met and I knew from that first day that he would be my forever...

February was always the start of the hum-drum season when I was growing up in the hills of North Boston. The sun’s rays were starting to change...

I was perusing the internet the other day and I came across a meme that was a picture of a cake with frosting on top that said, "Did it hurt when I...