A son of Norway
I’m feeling like I belong in Hudson these days. When I came to the Star-Observer in late summer of 1997, my youngest sister mentioned to me that Hudson was the first stop for my grandfather O. Edward...
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The rest of the story
Dave Glasspoole wears his University of Minnesota cap and a Gophers men's basketball T-shirt on a visit to a prison in Kenya. I meet interesting people during the course of my work. Sometimes, their...
View Article‘Thanks a million!’ the governor says
Gov. Scott Walker reminds me of the central character in an ancient morality play. A hero of great promise succumbs to hubris, “exaggerated pride and self-confidence,” which leads to his downfall. I’m...
View ArticleThe myth of ever-increasing taxes
Gov. Scott Walker did it. Tuesday morning, April 26, his office e-mailed an opinion piece to state newspapers saying: “We need property tax relief. For too long, middle-class taxpayers have been stuck...
View ArticleThere’s a lot to be learned from raising chickens
On warm summer mornings, I often awoke to the sound of cans clanging in Bud Pedersen’s milk house across the street. During the evening milking, an occasional beller would come through the open barn...
View ArticleBear hunting story upsetting to a reader
Not everyone enjoyed reading about a 648-pound (or more) black bear being killed near North Hudson. Julie Irving, a resident of Krattley Lane in the town of Hudson, called the Star-Observer to dispute...
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Visit to St. Croix Off Broadway was a revelation
Hudson native Kelsey Hansen, top left, plays a flight hostess from Atlanta in St. Croix Off Broadway's production of "Boeing Boeing." The other actors, clockwise from Hansen, are Lydia Orvis, Augusta...
View ArticleThe real economy vs. the stock market
The buzz about the release of the Hollywood film version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” on Dec. 21, plus the lingering Occupy Wall Street movement, reminded me of my favorite passage in the novel...
View ArticleSchool plan has a hurdle to cross with the city
Getting the city of Hudson to rezone the former St. Croix Meadows dog track for a new secondary school won’t be a slam dunk, if the discussion at the Jan. 23 City Council meeting is any indication. I...
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Little Free Library founder is a storyteller
Little Free Library founder Todd Bol It’s been said that a prophet doesn’t get much honor in his hometown or his own household. OK. Jesus said that, according to the gospels of Matthew and Mark, after...
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