Theology in the Trenches: Retreat Recap
I attended an on-line retreat and wanted to share a take away or two. What I learned combed out a few snarls in my mind and I am hoping it will snag a few snarls out of yours as well.
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An Exchange with the Easter Bunny
Early one morning, Rob and the Easter Bunny met in a sunny, dew-pearled meadow. The rabbit had a basket of Easter eggs at his side.
Who wins and who loses with CO2 pipelines?
Duane Ninneman, Executive Director, CURE Have you heard about the new pipeline projects being developed in southwest and west central Minnesota? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Even Minnesotans who live, work, and own land in the communities where these pipelines will cross are just beginning to hear about them in drips and drops—maybe in a brief mention in the local paper or a bullet-point item in the minutes of a county board meeting.
Division. Polarities. Oppositions. Torn.
How many times have you heard these words in the past few years? Incessant blaming. Anger flares up on pavement and Facebook posts. Not just disagreements—but diatribes demanding others to bend and bow to what is “the right way.”
A night of gratitude
I had a delightful time celebrating Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism's 25th Annual Chamber Gala with the CherryRoad Media team over the weekend. I joined the Gazette right at a time when the paper was transitioning ownership over to CherryRoad Media. The Gala was the perfect opportunity to get to know CEO, Jeremy Gulban, and six other team members.
Consequences of weakness
To the Editor: How much more damage will President Biden How much more damage will President Biden do for his climate change and open border policies? After one year, President Biden being weak and wrong on almost every foreign policy decisions has lead Russia into Ukraine. Now his weak stance with NATO countries is keeping them at war.
Fair Housing Month
April is National Fair Housing Month! Fair housing is a growing need and concern within all communities. This is especially true for the victim/ survivors that WRAP works with. WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. (WRAP) provides advocacy for victim/survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking/exploitation in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties.
The Madness of March
This column takes pride in bringing to light the truest truth. Saint Patrick was no saint.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor: In February, there was a column published in this paper that stated that a man was shot by the Minneapolis police due to the color of his skin. Even though I agree with the argument that this should not have happened the way it did, I do not agree with this writer pushing the race card.
Sun, clouds and volcanoes are the big climate movers; not man
To the Editor: This in response to the "Strategic Farming: Let's talk crops! Storing Carbon in production Ag systems" article in the Gazette that implies we need to stop increasing the amount of CO2 we humans are putting into the atmosphere so that we lessen the probability of extreme weather events. About 3.2% of all CO2 in the atmosphere is man-made.