Opinion

This past week was my last week with my seniors. Well, my last week with seniors physically in my classroom. They’ve been mentally checked out for months now, and I don’t blame them one bit. How can one concentrate on the right now when the exciting unknown is right around the corner?

Lab grown or synthetic meat is apparently the new thing. Several years ago, I heard about someone saying that it was better to buy meat from the grocery store than the farmer because then no animals were harmed. At the time, my eyes almost didn’t return from facing the back of my skull, I rolled them so hard.

I’m not even going to begin to talk like I know what the answer is to the Israel and Palestinian conflict. Deep rooted angst surrounding politics, land and religion have made the pot boil hot for a long time. That pot boiled over last week.

Every father loves to see some of their traits reflected in their children.

The apple not falling far from the tree.

Chips off the old block. Cut from the same cloth.

Last week alone, I saw myself in all three of my kids, and it brought a tear to my eye.

It is really surreal to be looking at the end of a journey that, when it began, felt like it would be so long.

Summer is right around the corner! Can you even stand it?  Well … I can. We have my sweet nephew’s wedding, and I came to a hard realization. I need to shed some weight.  I hear people say all the time, “ugh, I have to lose the pounds I gained over the winter.”  Well, I have to lose weight from a lot of winters. Yep.

Dear Neighbor,

With adjournment from the 2021 session looming, House Democrats’ should abandon their push to raise taxes by billions of dollars amid a historic state surplus.

State Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, issued the following statement Friday after a state administrative law judge signed off on Gov. Tim Walz’s California cars initiative he is seeking to implement via administrative rulemaking, bypassing the legislative process.