Peter Galzki – Candidate for the Medina City Council 2020 Election
Four candidates are running for two open seats this fall for Medina's City Council. Every day this week (September 14-17) we'll meet one of those four individuals who have indicated an interest in serving...
A Call for Change
When you hear the word school, what thoughts and feelings do you have? What memories and associations does your mind conjure up? If you were or currently are a student of color, no doubt,...
Faith to Persevere
The Halversons on Business, Homeschooling & Culture Over Color
Photo credit: Justin Cox Photography
It is said our hardest experiences are the best lessons in preparing us for life’s challenges. Significant highs and lows in business...
Rules for Retail Have Changed
COVID has changed everything. Into the garbage go my marketing books from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. In fact, most of the marketing books in my library are irrelevant because the old rules...
Ditter Cooling & Heating
From the time Chuck Winkler of Ditter Cooling & Heating, Inc. was five years old, he has had a driven personality and been an outside the box thinker. As a mite hockey player in...
Oh my aching back!
This time of the year can be tough on your back if you have a yard and like to garden. There is really no ergonomically correct way to do planting and weeding! You have to bend...
My Fulbright Abroad Experience
In May of 2019 I attended the Fulbright Scholar Awards and Honors Ceremony at the University of Minnesota-Morris. As I walked across the stage to receive my award, I envisioned my upcoming life in...
Unique Lives
Photo credit: Michelle Schmidt, Michelle’s Portrait Design
In mid-March when COVID-19’s stay-at-home orders came down from Governor Tim Walz, a paradigm shift occurred that this generation had never before experienced. The streets were virtually empty....
No Holes Barred: The Minnesota Engineer Who Changed the Solar Game
A Founder’s History
Mouli Vaidyanathan is the founder and president of SolarPod, an 11 year old Minnesota based solar company specializing in residential and commercial solar system design, engineering and installation. Mouli, pronounced Mau-Lee, immigrated...
Looking Ahead to the Hamel Rodeo 2021
Forty years ago the original crew who put on the first Hamel Rodeo had no idea it would be just the beginning of a long and prosperous event that would generate over $2 million...