Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It was nice to see all the activity in Glenwood and Starbuck on Friday.  The highways were busy and many vehicles were pulling boats and pontoons on their way to area lakes. It is the unofficial start of the summer season with the opening of the… Read More

Laker Foundation’s Taste on the Lake Event, Thank You! From Bill Mills, Laker Foundation President and Greg Uhde, Laker Foundation Vice President This marks the 12th year of the Minnewaska Laker Foundation’s Taste on the Lake which was recently held on May 8 with a full house in attendance at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood!… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone If you look through the U.S. Constitution you won’t find anything about presidential immunity for acts a person would take as president. Congress does have the power to impeach and remove the president after a trial if it felt it was necessary. Presidential immunity hit the Supreme Court in 1867… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist For whatever reason I awake every morning between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. My coffee pot is in my garage and as the coffee is brewing, I let out the herd of dogs at my house and then we spend the next two hours getting ready for work and paying… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist Syttende mai is coming this Friday and I always write a column about it. Writing about how Norway struggled for 400+ years with being ruled by a foreign nation for us to emerge to what our nation is today, is one of my passions. I love stories about… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist “God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.” Jewish proverb Now that my Kate and Andy are grown, having children of their own, I’ve been wondering what my kids remember about their childhood. What do they remember about their childhood with Mom and Dad in the eighties?… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It seems like it has been “spring” for months.  Lake Minnewaska was officially ice free on Wednesday, March 13, making it the earliest ice-out date since records began in 1906. Although we’ve had cooler weather in April, the spring-like weather started in late February and March…. Read More

Reminded of the difference between hero and counterfeit From Todd Guggisberg, Starbuck We tend to throw the word, ‘Hero’ around a lot lately in America. John R. Stone’s editorial about Senator John McCain in the April 22nd edition, should remind all of us of what a genuine person of character, commitment and patriotism looks like…. Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Most of you probably haven’t been paying much attention to what is going on with professional golf but there have been some changes and more may be on the way. I’m not sure I like them. The Professional Golf Association (PGA) has been the leading organization in professional golf for… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Minnesota fishing opener is just right around the corner. This special day will have more Minnesotan’s out and about than any other outdoor opening day. The season opens at 12:01 on May 11. The season for pan fish stays open year-round but for walleyes and other game fish, there… Read More