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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...

EDITORS NOTE: Reframing Reality

It’s time to challenge the conventional wisdom about our ‘faltering’ housing market. March 2015 - As someone who lives and breathes this industry, I’m more...

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