Editor’s Note: The Time is Now
No question about it: change is scary. It’s also a primary element of reality, so we’d better get used to it. Beyond merely accepting...
Editor’s Note: Lessons Learned
Our third-grade son begins each month with an ever-larger reading assignment. This month, the goal was 222 pages. For a sports-and-Nerfgun obsessed kid, let’s...
Editor’s Note: True Stories
Yesterday, I stopped by the local trophy shop to see about getting a part for my son’s soccer trophy. The tiny “showroom,” if you...
Editor’s Note: Making Hay
Having grown up in South Dakota, and spent most of my adult life in Minnesota, I have no illusions about Midwestern winters. They can...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Optimizing the Journey
There are moments that define our times. A peak of my existence (so far), happened at my son’s kindergarten graduation. The kids were asked...
EDITOR’S NOTE: What I Know
EDITOR'S NOTE
Shortly after Donald Trump declared his candidacy, I referred to him as “possible future president” in my September 2015 Editor’s Note. While I could...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Looking Forward, Together
EDITOR'S NOTE
As I write this on November 4, Minnesota is one day away from setting a new record for the longest growing season in...
EDITORS NOTE: Lessons In Growth
Our job, as parents and/or business-people, is to do our best to navigate the road ahead—and to somehow know when to say no, when...
EDITORS NOTE: Strength by Association
A lot of things have changed in the past quarter century, but I remain a firm believer in the unique role that our associations...
EDITORS NOTE: The Waiting is Over
The Waiting is Over
One week ago today, my town was hammered with 10 inches of snow. Today, the temperatures are forecast to enter the...